Biopharma & Life Sciences
Bio-Rad Laboratories Executive Compensation (FY25)
BIO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Norman Schwartz | Latest say-on-pay support = April 21, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 18, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 24, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Norman Schwartz: $8,289,471 → $7,995,841 (3.5% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 108:1 → 97:1 (10.2% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Bio-Rad Laboratories' chief executive and what were they paid?
Norman Schwartz was paid $7,995,841 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for fiscal 2025. Schwartz's total was 3.5% lower than the $8,289,471 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Bio-Rad Laboratories' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.1% support at the meeting held April 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Bio-Rad Laboratories' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Agilent Technologies Inc., Bruker Corporation, Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Dentsply Sirona, Inc. and Haemonetics Corporation, among others.
What is Bio-Rad Laboratories' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 97:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $82,784.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Schwartz President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Last Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ilan Daskal Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dara Wright Executive Vice President, President, Clinical Diagnostics Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon May Executive Vice President, President, Life Science Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Crowley Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Schwartz President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Last Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ilan Daskal Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dara Grantham Wright Executive Vice President, President, Clinical Diagnostics Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon May Executive Vice President, President, Life Science Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Crowley Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Schwartz Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan DiVincenzo President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Roop Lakkaraju Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Crowley Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eva Engelhardt Executive Vice President, President, Clinical Diagnostics Group | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Schwartz Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan DiVincenzo President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Roop Lakkaraju Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rajat Mehta Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Barry Executive Vice President and President, Life Science Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Barry | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| James Barry | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan P. DiVincenzo | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jonathan P. DiVincenzo | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Norman Schwartz | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Norman Schwartz | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Rajat Mehta | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rajat Mehta | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Roop K. Lakkaraju | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Roop K. Lakkaraju | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Schwartz | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/8/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Rajat Mehta | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| James Barry | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/8/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2035 | |
| Jonathan DiVincenzo | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Roop Lakkaraju | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2035 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory K. Hinckley Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Melinda Litherland | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey L. Edwards | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Arnold A. Pinkston | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Allison Schwartz and Norman Schwartz served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Agilent Technologies Inc. A
- Bruker Corporation BRKR
- Charles River Laboratories, Inc. CRL
- Dentsply Sirona, Inc. XRAY
- Haemonetics Corporation HAE
- Hologic, Inc. HOLX
- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX
- Illumina, Inc. ILMN
- Integer Holdings Corporation ITGR
- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation IART
- Lantheus Holdings LNTH
- LivaNova PLC LIVN
- Mettler-Toledo International Inc. MTD
- Qiagen N.V. QGEN
- QuidelOrtho Corporation QDEL
- ResMed Inc. RMD
- Revvity, Inc. RVTY
- Sotera Health Company SHC
- Steris Corporation STE
- Teleflex Incorporated TFX
- The Cooper Companies Inc. COO
- Waters Corporation WAT
- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. WST
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 28, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | April 25, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Documents cited
- 0000012208-26-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000012208-26-000020DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END · and 2 more sections
- 0001308179-25-000235SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001308179-24-000313SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000012208-23-000041
- 0001308179-23-000427SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001193125-20-131076Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000012208-17-000019
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Peers Bio-Rad Laboratories discloses
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Agilent Technologies Inc.Bruker CorporationCharles River Laboratories, Inc.Dentsply Sirona, Inc.Haemonetics CorporationHologic, Inc.IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.Illumina, Inc.Integer Holdings CorporationIntegra LifeSciences Holdings CorporationLantheus HoldingsLivaNova PLCMettler-Toledo International Inc.QuidelOrtho CorporationResMed Inc.Revvity, Inc.Sotera Health CompanySteris CorporationTeleflex IncorporatedThe Cooper Companies Inc.Waters CorporationWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}