Gilead Sciences (GILD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Daniel P. O’Day, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $28.4M in 2025, up 20% from $23.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 119:1, on median employee pay of $238,979.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$28.4M+20% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
119:1median $238,979
CEO pay in equity
69%$19.7M in awards
Total Product Sales
$28.9BUp 1% from 2024
HIV Product Sales
$20.8B6% year-over-year growth
Non-GAAP Operating Margin
45%Reflects disciplined expense management
Shareholder Returns
$5.9BDividends and share repurchases
Total Shareholder Return
37%For fiscal year 2025

How O’Day was paid

$28.4M 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.

Salary6%Stock awards54%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Daniel P. O’DayChairman and Chief Executive Officer$28,437,198
Andrew D. DickinsonChief Financial Officer$8,765,616
Johanna MercierChief Commercial and Corporate Affairs Officer$9,300,643
Dietmar Berger, M.D., Ph.D.Chief Medical Officer$13,922,878
Deborah H. TelmanFormer Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel$5,004,669

What changed and why

  • $28.4MCEO total compensation increased to $28,437,198 in 2025 compared to $23,689,392 in 2024.
  • $28.9BTotal product sales reached $28.9 billion, representing a 1% increase from 2024.
  • $3MDr. Berger received a $3,000,000 sign-on bonus upon commencing employment as Chief Medical Officer in 2025.
  • 37%Shareholders returned 37% in total shareholder return for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • $20.8BGilead achieved record HIV product sales of $20.8 billion, driven by Biktarvy growth and the Yeztugo launch.

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.