Yext granted CEO 11 million options before shareholder vote on Yext stock

Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The award spans 14 tranches from USD 21.00 to USD 88.08. Yext stock needs shareholder approval within 12 months of the October 11, 2026 grant.

Executive pay and operating scale

Yext approved 11,000,000 CEO options on October 11, 2026.
Second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue reached USD 111.1 million.
Yext had a USD 683.0 million market capitalization on October 16, 2026.

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Yext (ISIN US98585N1063) approved an option covering 11,000,000 shares for CEO Michael Walrath on October 11, 2026, according to StockTitan. Yext announced the long-term performance equity award on October 14, 2026, with exercise targets ranging from USD 21.00 to USD 88.08, Yahoo Finance reported.

What does the award require?

The option carries a USD 7.00 exercise price and is divided into 14 tranches. Each tranche requires the relevant stock-price target to hold for 180 consecutive calendar days, followed by a second 30-day average-price test, while Walrath remains CEO.

Shareholder approval is required within 12 months of the grant. The award is intended to be Walrath's sole new equity compensation for the following ten years, giving the package a direct link to sustained share-price performance rather than a time-based vesting schedule.

Three milestones carry figures

On September 1, 2026, Yext reported USD 111.1 million of revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 and USD 0.21 in non-GAAP earnings per share, according to Yext. The company also reported USD 34.0 million of adjusted EBITDA and USD 440.8 million of annual recurring revenue for that period.

On September 30, 2026, Yext signed an agreement to acquire Flamel.ai, extending its agentic marketing platform into local paid media, according to StockTitan. The October 11, 2026 option grant is the latest of the three dated milestones and covers 11,000,000 shares.

Which dates come next?

Yext's next earnings announcement is listed for December 14, 2026, according to MarketBeat. The calendar identifies the event as the third-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings announcement.

Operating scale and market value

The latest reported quarter paired USD 111.1 million of revenue with USD 440.8 million of annual recurring revenue, while non-GAAP earnings per share reached USD 0.21. Those figures give the compensation plan an operating backdrop as Yext shifts its platform toward agentic marketing.

Yext had a USD 683.0 million market capitalization on October 16, 2026. The company is listed on the NYSE under ticker YEXT and operates in software infrastructure.

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