54/100BEquinix company profile
- CEO
- Adaire Rita Fox-Martin
- Employees
- 13,716
- Headquarters
- One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065-1562, US
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Specialty
- IPO date
- 11 Aug 2000
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US29444U7000
Website:equinix.com
About the company
Equinix, Inc. shortens the path to boundless connectivity anywhere in the world. Its digital infrastructure, data center footprint and interconnected ecosystems empower innovations that enhance our work, life and planet. Equinix connects economies, countries, organizations and communities, delivering seamless digital experiences and cutting-edge AI quickly, efficiently and everywhere. Equinix, Inc. was established on June 22, 1998 and is based in Redwood City, United States.
Employees
Equinix had about 13,716 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 0.8% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Equinix
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 99.4% of Equinix's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,408 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
How Equinix pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 22.65M USD for fiscal 2025, 95% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Cash incentive | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaire Fox-Martin Chief Executive Officer & President | 1.00M USD | — | 21.42M USD | 43.00 USD | 237.89K USD | 22.65M USD |
| Keith Taylor Chief Financial Officer | 680.00K USD | — | 9.53M USD | 713.00 USD | 33.79K USD | 10.25M USD |
| Shane Paladin Chief Customer & Revenue Officer | 320.72K USD | 250.00K USD | 7.06M USD | 568.00 USD | 18.28K USD | 7.65M USD |
| Raouf Abdel EVP, Global Operations | 572.92K USD | — | 6.58M USD | 767.00 USD | 31.83K USD | 7.19M USD |
| Jon Lin Chief Business Officer | 620.62K USD | — | 6.17M USD | 622.00 USD | 122.44K USD | 6.92M USD |
FY2025 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about Equinix
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings