MedTech & Diagnostics

DexCom Executive Compensation (FY25)

DXCM · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jacob Leach
Median of the other named officers
$6,745,295
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 27, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Jacob Leach: $5,922,271 → $7,985,960 (34.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.6% → 88.3% (1.3 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 139:1 → 278:1 (100.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DexCom's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jacob Leach was paid $7,985,960 in total compensation as President & Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Leach's total was 34.8% higher than the $5,922,271 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was DexCom's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026.
Which companies are in DexCom's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilent Technologies, Inc., Align Technology, Inc., Amgen Inc., BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and Boston Scientific Corporation, among others.
What is DexCom's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 278:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $58,663.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Sayer
Chairperson, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Brown
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jacob Leach
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Girish Naganathan
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jereme Sylvain
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Sayer
Chairperson, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Teri Lawver
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jacob Leach
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Brown
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jereme Sylvain
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Sayer
Executive Chairman
◇—◇———◇◇
Teri Lawver
Former EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jacob Leach
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Jereme Sylvain
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Brown
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
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Sadie Stern
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Sayer
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jacob Leach
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jereme Sylvain
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jon Coleman
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Brown
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sadie Stern
EVP, Chief Human Resources 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
Jacob LeachRSU◇——◇——◇
Jacob LeachRSU◇——◇——◇
Jereme SylvainRSU◇——◇——◇
Jereme SylvainRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin SayerRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Sadie SternRSU◇——◇——◇
Sadie SternRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jereme SylvainRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Jacob LeachPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael BrownRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kevin SayerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sadie SternRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jon ColemanRSU◇◇——
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
Bridgette Heller
—◇—————
Rimma Driscoll
—◇—————
Steven Altman
—◇—————
Richard Collins
—◇—————
Nicholas Augustinos
—◇—————
Mark Foletta
Lead independent director
—◇—————
Kyle Malady
—◇—————
Euan Ashley
—◇—————
Renée Galá
—◇—————
Kevin Sayer, Rick Osterloh, Karen Dahut, Eric Topol and Jacob Leach 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 equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance 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
  • Align Technology, Inc. ALGN
  • Amgen Inc. AMGN
  • BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. BMRN
  • Boston Scientific Corporation BSX
  • Docusign, Inc. DOCU
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW
  • Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS
  • Hologic, Inc. HOLX
  • IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX
  • Illumina, Inc. ILMN
  • Insulet Corporation PODD
  • Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG
  • Moderna, Inc. MRNA
  • ResMed Inc. RMD
  • Veeva Systems Inc. VEEV
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY
  • Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 30, 2019=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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264 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
256 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001093557-26-000105
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  2. 0001093557-26-000061
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2025 · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001093557-25-000129
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  4. 0001093557-25-000100
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001093557-24-000101
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001093557-24-000070
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-149463
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001093557-23-000099
  9. 0001193125-22-155671
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-169442
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-150279
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001093557-19-000137
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}
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