Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David P. Meeker, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $17.5M in fiscal 2025, up 20% from $14.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 36:1, on median employee pay of $484,876.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 24, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$17.5M+20% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
36:1median $484,876
CEO pay in equity
91%$16M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
69%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$17.5MFor fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
36:1Versus median employee
Net Product Revenue Growth
50%Increase from 2024 to 2025
Bonus Achievement Factor
120%Approved for 2025 annual bonus

How Meeker was paid

$17.5M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards47%Option awards44%Non-equity incentive4%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David P. MeekerChief Executive Officer$17,544,525
Hunter C. SmithChief Financial Officer$6,228,429
Jennifer LeeExecutive Vice President, Head of North America$5,602,816
Yann MazabraudExecutive Vice President, Head of International$6,118,455
Alastair GarfieldChief Scientific Officer$4,427,024

What changed and why

  • $194.8MGlobal net product revenues increased by approximately 50% year-over-year to reach $194.8 million in 2025.
  • 120%The Board approved a 120% corporate achievement factor for the 2025 annual bonus plan.
  • 100%The CEO's 2026 bonus award will be calculated based on 100% corporate achievement with no individual performance component.
  • 50%The executive long-term incentive grant mix consists of 50% stock options and 50% restricted stock units.
  • The FDA approved an expanded indication for IMCIVREE to treat patients living with acquired hypothalamic obesity.

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.