Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher S. Boerner, Ph.D., Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.9M in 2025, up 16% from $18.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 131:1, on median employee pay of $167,191.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$21.9M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
131:1median $167,191
CEO pay in equity
73%$16.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
Growth Portfolio Revenue
$26.4B17% increase over 2024
CEO Target Bonus
150%percentage of annual base salary
Say-on-Pay Support
94%approval from shareholders

How Ph.D. was paid

$21.9M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards73%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher S. Boerner, Ph.D.Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer$21,879,919
David V. ElkinsEVP and Chief Financial Officer$9,177,590
Cristian Massacesi, M.D.EVP, Chief Medical Officer, Head of Development$10,072,950
Adam LenkowskyEVP, Chief Commercialization Officer$9,340,352
Greg MeyersEVP, Chief Digital and Technology Officer$7,181,173
Samit Hirawat, M.D.Former EVP, Chief Medical Officer, Head of Development$10,334,233

What changed and why

  • $21.9MCEO total compensation increased to $21,879,919 in 2025 from $18,787,618 in 2024.
  • 35%Growth portfolio revenue contributed 35% to annual incentive plan metrics.
  • 30%Non-GAAP operating income accounted for 30% of the annual incentive plan metrics.
  • 94%Shareholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 94% support.

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.