Ardelyx (ARDX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Raab, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $7.8M in 2025, down 19% from $9.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $311,004.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.8M-19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $311,004
CEO pay in equity
82%$6.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$797,000Annual base salary for fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$627,638Earned annual cash performance bonus
Say-on-Pay Support
92%Approval at 2025 annual meeting

How Raab was paid

$7.8M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards38%Option awards44%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael RaabPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$7,796,171
Susan HohenleitnerChief Financial Officer$3,437,372
John Bishop, Ph.D.Chief Technical and Quality Officer$2,512,522
Edward Conner, M.D.Former Chief Medical Officer$3,623,910
Elizabeth Grammer, Esq.Former Chief Legal and Administrative Officer$2,303,617
Justin RenzFormer Chief Financial and Operations Officer$3,551,684

What changed and why

  • $9.6MCEO total compensation decreased from $9,606,165 in 2024 to $7,796,171 in 2025.
  • Stock and option awards represented the vast majority of executive compensation.
  • Annual cash incentives were earned based on the achievement of company and individual performance objectives.

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.