VERU (VERU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mitchell S. Steiner, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.6M in 2025, down 17% from $2M the year before.

Filed
January 28, 2026
Annual meeting
March 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.6M-17% vs prior year
CEO Option Awards
$163,296Fiscal 2025 grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$636,156Based on corporate and individual goals
Net Loss
$(22,726)KFor fiscal 2025

How Steiner was paid

$1.6M 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.

Salary51%Option awards10%Non-equity incentive39%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mitchell S. SteinerChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$1,649,663
K. Gary BarnetteChief Scientific Officer$941,007
Harry FischVice Chairman and Chief Corporate Officer$769,416

What changed and why

  • $1.6MMitchell S. Steiner received total compensation of $1,649,663 for fiscal 2025.
  • $2MCEO total compensation decreased from $1,977,203 in fiscal 2024 to $1,649,663 in fiscal 2025.
  • $163KOption awards for the CEO were $163,296 in fiscal 2025 compared to $516,774 in the prior year.
  • $636KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $636,156 for fiscal 2025.
  • $14,000All other compensation for the CEO consisted of $14,000 in retirement plan matching contributions.

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.