Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael S. Exton, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $3.6M in 2025, up 25% from $2.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 13:1, on median employee pay of $282,707.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.6M+25% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
13:1median $282,707
CEO pay in equity
68%$2.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
70%Of base salary
Pay Ratio
13:1CEO to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
96%At prior annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$282,707Annual total compensation

How Ph.D. was paid

$3.6M 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.

Salary18%Bonus14%Stock awards30%Option awards38%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael S. Exton, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer and Director$3,553,953
Scott M. CoianteSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,558,246
Brian T. CrumSenior Vice President and General Counsel$1,500,384
Craig B. Granowitz, M.D., Ph.D.Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer$1,755,909
Wendy E. McDermottSenior Vice President, Human Resources$1,270,346

What changed and why

  • $3.6MMichael S. Exton received total compensation of $3,553,953 as chief executive officer in 2025.
  • Stock and option awards represented a significant portion of executive compensation aligned with long-term stockholder value.
  • 96%Over 96% of the votes cast at the 2025 annual meeting approved the named executive officer compensation.
  • Pearl Meyer served as the independent compensation consultant to assess executive and director compensation competitiveness.

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.