PEGASYSTEMS INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $6.02B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.8
- Dividend yield
- 0.30%
About Pegasystems
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation, SIC 7374
Pegasystems Inc. develops, licenses, hosts, and supports enterprise software centered on artificial intelligence decision-making and business workflow automation. The company provides the Pega Infinity software suite, which includes the Pega Platform for low-code application development and workflow orchestration, the Pega Customer Decision Hub for real-time customer engagement, and applications for customer service, sales automation, and legacy system modernization. Additionally, it delivers cloud hosting, consulting, and educational services. Its primary clients comprise global corporations and government bodies in financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, insurance, manufacturing, and consumer industries.
The company maintains an international workforce of 5,598 employees across several geographic regions, including 2,002 staff members in the Americas, 1,982 in India, 1,272 in Europe, and 342 throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Pegasystems was incorporated in Massachusetts, and it distributes its technology and consulting offerings globally through direct channels as well as third-party alliances.
Summary of the business section of Pegasystems's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PEGASYSTEMS INC
- Founded
- 1983
- Headquarters
- Waltham, MA
- Address
- 225 Wyman Street, Ste 300 02451-1293
- Phone
- (617) 374-9600
- Website
- pega.com
- Employees
- 5,598, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Incorporated in
- Massachusetts
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PEGA
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jul 19, 1996
- Shares outstanding
- 164M, Jul 13, 2026
- Public float
- $5.00B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jul 22, 2025; 2-for-1, Jun 23, 2025; 2-for-1, Apr 2, 2014; 2-for-1, Apr 1, 2014
- SEC CIK
- 1013857
- CUSIP
- 705573103
- ISIN
- US7055731035
- LEI
- 549300FMCOKPL06FYN26
- EIN
- 04-2787865
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Trefler | C.E.O. & Chairman, Director | 76,852,285 |
| Efstathios A. Kouninis | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | 1,009 |
| Rifat Kerim Akgonul | Chief Product Officer | 104,804 |
| Kenneth Stillwell | COO, CFO | 97,133 |
| John Gerard Higgins | Chief, Client &Partner Success | 60,110 |
| Leon Trefler | Chief of Clients and Markets | 131,651 |
| Dianne Ledingham | Director | 39,280 |
| Rohit Ghai | Director | 7,266 |
| Larry Weber | Director | 14,500 |
| Peter Gyenes | Director | 30,586 |
| Christopher Lafond | Director | 25,548 |
| Sharon T. Rowlands | Director | 71,598 |
| Richard H. Jones | Director | 963,460 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr. Trefler | $8.33M | $21.54M | $4.73M | $90 | $155 |
| FY2024 Mr. Trefler | $7.68M | $26.29M | $4.36M | $70 | $147 |
| FY2023 Mr. Trefler | $5.55M | $9.28M | $3.17M | $37 | $118 |
| FY2022 Mr. Trefler | $7.45M | -$8.42M | $6.09M | $26 | $74 |
| FY2021 Mr. Trefler | $7.52M | $4.00M | $2.05M | $84 | $115 |
| FY2020 Mr. Trefler | $5.90M | $17.62M | $3.67M | $167 | $152 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 30, 2026, we had 5,598 employees: 2,002 in the Americas, 1,272 in Europe, 1,982 in India, and 342 across Asia-Pacific.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings