Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.4M in 2025, down 17% from $13.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 38:1, on median employee pay of $302,376.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.4M-17% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
38:1median $302,376
CEO pay in equity
90%$10.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
68%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$688,800Target bonus for 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
68%At the 2025 Annual Meeting
Outreach Shares Reached
70%Of outstanding shares as of June 30, 2025

How Ph.D. was paid

$11.4M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards73%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D.President and Chief Executive Officer$11,405,535
Howard HornChief Financial Officer, Corporate Strategy and Executive Vice President$3,750,607
Erik HarrisChief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President$4,045,072
Eric Crombez, M.D.Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President$4,002,173
Karah ParschauerChief Legal Officer and Corporate Affairs, Executive Vice President$3,509,313

What changed and why

  • $13.7MCEO total compensation decreased from $13,717,687 in 2024 to $11,405,535 in 2025.
  • 68%The company received 68% support for its say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • 70%Stockholder outreach reached holders of approximately 70% of outstanding shares as of June 30, 2025.
  • Enhanced transparency of the annual incentive program was adopted in response to stockholder feedback.

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.