Alkermes (ALKS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Richard F. Pops, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was paid $7.9M in 2025, down 22% from $10.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 30:1, on median employee pay of $266,757.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.9M-22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
30:1median $266,757
CEO pay in equity
84%$6.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,915,081Decreased from prior year
CEO Pay Ratio
30:1Includes healthcare benefits
Median Employee Pay
$266,757Includes healthcare benefits
Say-on-Pay Support
98.7%Prior year approval rate

How Pops was paid

$7.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Stock awards63%Option awards21%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Richard F. PopsChief Executive Officer and Chairman$7,915,081
Joshua ReedSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,797,074
Blair C. JacksonExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$4,030,905
David J. GaffinExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$3,470,083
Craig C. Hopkinson, M.D.Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer$3,617,908
C. Todd NicholsSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$2,790,694

What changed and why

  • $7.9MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $7,915,081 in fiscal year 2025 from $10,131,193 in the prior year.
  • 98.7%Shareholders approved the previous say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% support at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation of the chief executive officer to the median employee was 30 to 1.
  • 130%Named executive officers received performance cash payouts ranging from 130% to 140% of target levels for 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.