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Cytokinetics Executive Compensation (FY25)

CYTK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 27, 2026
215 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Robert Blum was paid $11,881,456 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Blum's total moved 17.3% lower from the $14,363,456 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ascendis Pharma A/S, among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Robert Blum
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 27, 2026
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 — Robert Blum: $14,363,456 → $11,881,456 (17.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.5% → 97.2% (1.7 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cytokinetics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Blum was paid $11,881,456 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Blum's total moved 17.3% lower from the $14,363,456 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cytokinetics' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cytokinetics' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ascendis Pharma A/S, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Blum
Principal Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fady Malik
Executive Vice President, Research and Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew Callos
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Blum
Principal Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sung Lee
Principal Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fady Malik
Executive Vice President, Research and Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew Callos
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Blum
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Hessekiel
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fady Malik
Executive Vice President, Research and Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew Callos
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sung Lee
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andrew M. CallosRSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew M. CallosOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fady I. MalikOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fady I. MalikRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey HessekielRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert I. BlumRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert I. BlumOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Sung H. LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Sung H. LeeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Sung LeeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Andrew CallosRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Robert BlumOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Jeffrey HessekielRSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert E. Landry
◇◇◇———◇
Robert E. Daly
◇—◇———◇
B. Lynne Parshall
◇◇◇———◇
Fiona Bhanji
◇◇◇———◇
Wendell Wierenga
◇◇◇———◇
Nancy J. Wysenski
◇◇◇———◇
John T. Henderson
◇◇◇———◇
Edward M. Kaye
◇◇◇———◇
Robert A. Harrington
◇◇◇———◇
Robert I. Blum 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.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as RSUs and Options.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual cash retainer (committee retainers excluded) for non-executive directors

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. ACAD
  • Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. FOLD
  • Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. APLS
  • Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ARWR
  • Ascendis Pharma A/S ASND
  • Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. AXSM
  • Blueprint Medicines Corporation BPMC
  • BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. BBIO
  • Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CRNX
  • Denali Therapeutics Inc. DNLI
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. HALO
  • ImmunityBio, Inc. IBRX
  • Immunovant, Inc. IMVT
  • INSMED Inc. INSM
  • Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. ITCI
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. IONS
  • Legend Biotech Corp LEGN
  • Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MDGL
  • Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. SRPT
  • Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. RARE
  • Vaxcyte, Inc. PCVX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
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215 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
209 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-241840
  2. 0001140361-26-015364
    Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table for 2025 · Executive Summary Compensation Table for 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0000950170-25-072965
  4. 0001140361-25-013167
    Executive Summary Compensation Table for 2024
  5. 0000950170-24-061275
  6. 0001140361-24-018628
    Executive Summary Compensation Table for 2023
  7. 0000950170-23-020843
  8. 0001171843-22-003569
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001171843-21-003496
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cytokinetics discloses

The companies named in CYTK's own disclosed peer group.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Denali Therapeutics Inc.Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.INSMED Inc.Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.Vaxcyte, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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}
}
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