Tyler Technologies management check
TYL · Information Technology · Application Software · CEO H. Lynn Moore, Jr.
Filings as of
2 good · 4 to watch · 1 flagged, across the seven questions below.
- Flag
Have owners done well?
Trailed its chosen peers$100 invested at the start of fiscal 2021 grew to $104, against $157 for the peer group the company picked itself.
- Good
Does pay follow performance?
Pay rose and fell with returnsOver 5 years, the CEO's pay actually paid (equity valued at the share price) had a correlation of 0.87 with shareholder return. 1 means pay moved in step; below 0, the opposite way.
- Watch
What does the CEO cost owners?
2.8% of net income$8.9m of reported pay in fiscal 2025, against $315.6m of net income.
- Watch
Do they own the stock?
CEO stake ≈ 4.6 years of payThe CEO holds 109,641.839 shares, directly or through trusts (unvested awards not counted): about 4.6 years of pay. 2 insiders sold $6.5m in the last six months and none bought.
- Watch
Are owners being diluted?
Share count growingDiluted shares changed +1.2% a year over the last three fiscal years. Stock-based pay was 6.5% of revenue in the latest year.
- Good
Is leadership stable?
2 leadership filings in 3 yearsCEO in the pay table: H. Lynn Moore, Jr.. 2 filings under 8-K item 5.02 (officers or directors leaving or joining, or new pay arrangements) in the last 3 years.
- Watch
Are the books clean?
An annual report was amendedNo restatements, auditor changes or late filings since 2021. 1 amended annual report.
Against the S&P 500
Each check's score (0–100) and how it compares: the share of ranked S&P 500 companies it matches or beats, and the median in Information Technology.
| Check | Score | At or above | Sector median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner returns | 8 | 33 | |
| Pay for performance | 94 | 87 | |
| CEO cost | 13 | 35 | |
| Skin in the game | 48 | 47 | |
| Dilution | 35 | 56 | |
| Stable leadership | 100 | 85 | |
| Clean books | 70 | 100 |
Closest peers
Others in Application Software, by management score. Tyler Technologies is 57th of 73 in its sector.
- 72PLTRPalantir Technologies78
- 186FICOFair Isaac70
- 202CRMSalesforce68
- 264ADBEAdobe Inc.64
- 343DDOGDatadog59
- 350INTUIntuit58
- 405TYLTyler Technologies52
- 430ORCLOracle Corporation49
- 445CDNSCadence Design Systems47
- 456ADSKAutodesk44
Pay versus performance
From the proxy statement filed March 23, 2026. "Actually paid" values stock awards at the share price, so it rises and falls with the stock.
| Fiscal year | CEO | CEO pay | Actually paid | Other executives (avg) | $100 became | Peers | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | H. Lynn Moore, Jr. | $8.9m | $5.4m | $2.6m | $104 | $157 | $315.6m |
| 2024 | — | $8.9m | $19.5m | $2.9m | $132 | $162 | $263.0m |
| 2023 | — | $9.0m | $14.2m | $2.9m | $96 | $118 | $165.9m |
| 2022 | — | $6.2m | −$3.4m | $2.3m | $74 | $69 | $164.2m |
| 2021 | — | $5.6m | $14.9m | $2.4m | $123 | $97 | $161.5m |
The board says pay is tied most to Non-GAAP Recurring Revenue. Its other key measures: Non-GAAP Operating Margin, Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share.
Insiders and the CEO's stake
H Lynn Jr Moore (President and CEO) held 109,641.839 shares directly after their latest Form 4 on Aug 28, 2026, roughly $40.9m at that filing's price.
2 insiders sold $6.5m in the last six months and none bought.
- SoldH Lynn Jr MoorePresident and CEO$3.4mAug 28, 2026
- SoldJeffrey David PuckettChief Operating Officer$3.0mAug 24, 2026
Leadership and governance on file
- Jul 23, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- May 9, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Feb 27, 2024Annual report amended10-K/A
- May 18, 2022Leadership change8-K 5.02
Latest shareholder vote results: May 5, 2026, including the say-on-pay vote.
Where the money went
Over 2021–2025: $187.6m returned to owners in buybacks and dividends, 18% of net income, and $590.1m of pay in stock.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6bn | $1.9bn | $2.0bn | $2.1bn | $2.3bn |
| Net income | $161.5m | $164.2m | $165.9m | $263.0m | $315.6m |
| Stock-based pay | $104.7m | $103.0m | $108.3m | $122.8m | $151.3m |
| Buybacks | $13.0m | $0 | $0 | $0 | $174.7m |
| Dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diluted shares | 42m | 42m | 43m | 43m | 44m |
Educational only, not investment advice. Figures are as filed with the SEC: pay from the proxy's pay-versus-performance table, capital allocation from 10-K XBRL data, insider trades from Form 4s over the last six months, events from the last 5 years of filings. The peer group is the one the company chose. See the method.