Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph K. Belanoff, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $15.3M in 2025, up 55% from $9.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 46:1, on median employee pay of $334,040.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15.3M+55% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
46:1median $334,040
CEO Target Bonus %
100%Percentage of base salary
Revenue
$761.4MIncreased from $675.0M in 2024
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Support at 2025 annual meeting

How M.D. was paid

$15.3M 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.

Salary8%Bonus8%Option awards84%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph K. Belanoff, M.D.Chief Executive Officer and President$15,303,551
William Guyer, Pharm.D.Chief Development Officer$6,340,445
Sean MaduckPresident, Corcept Endocrinology$6,208,642
Atabak MokariChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$6,135,667
Charles RobbChief Business Officer and Secretary$6,380,500

What changed and why

  • $15.3MCEO total compensation increased to $15,303,551 in 2025 due to higher option award values and discretionary bonus amounts.
  • $761.4MRevenue grew 13 percent to $761.4 million driven by a 37 percent increase in Korlym shipments.
  • The FDA approved an NDA for relacorilant in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer more than 3 months ahead of schedule.
  • 4%Base salaries for named executive officers increased by approximately 4 percent to 8.8 percent effective February 1, 2025.
  • 94%Stockholders controlling 94 percent of voted shares approved the 2024 executive compensation program at the prior annual meeting.

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.