Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Reshma Kewalramani, CEO and President, was paid $21.1M in 2025, down 2% from $21.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 80:1, on median employee pay of $264,487.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$21.1M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
80:1median $264,487
CEO pay in equity
71%$15M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
2025 Total Revenue
$12.0B9% growth versus 2024
CEO Target Bonus
150%Percentage of base salary
Say-on-Pay Support
92%Previous annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$264,487Annual total compensation

How Kewalramani was paid

$21.1M 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 awards71%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Reshma KewalramaniCEO and President$21,144,261
Charles F. Wagner, Jr.EVP & Chief Operating and Financial Officer$8,241,809
Carmen BozicEVP & Chief Medical Officer$6,646,321
Amit SachdevEVP & Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer$6,777,243
Nia TatsisEVP & Chief Regulatory and Quality Officer$6,974,920
Stuart A. ArbuckleFormer EVP & Chief Operating Officer$9,996,347

What changed and why

  • $12BTotal revenues reached $12 billion in 2025, representing a 9% increase compared to 2024.
  • $21.1MCEO Reshma Kewalramani received total compensation of $21,144,261 in fiscal year 2025.
  • 131%The company achieved a leading performance rating of 131% for the 2025 annual bonus program.
  • 92%The advisory vote on executive compensation received approximately 92% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • Target equity levels were increased for the CEO and executive vice presidents based on peer group analysis.

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.