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Guardant Health Executive Compensation (FY25)

GH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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AmirAli Talasaz
Median of the other named officers
$3,489,039
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 17, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — AmirAli Talasaz: $11,613,545 → $8,661,227 (25.4% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 54:1 → 44:1 (18.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Guardant Health's chief executive and what were they paid?
AmirAli Talasaz was paid $8,661,227 in total compensation as Co-Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Talasaz's total was 25.4% lower than the $11,613,545 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Guardant Health's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 90.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Guardant Health's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Dexcom, Inc. and Exact Sciences Corporation, among others.
What is Guardant Health's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 44:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $198,418.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Terilyn Monroe
Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Bell
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Darya Chudova
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
John Saia
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Bell
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Darya Chudova
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
John Saia
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Craig Eagle
Chief Medical 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
AmirAli TalasazPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
AmirAli TalasazRSU◇——◇——◇
AmirAli TalasazPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
AmirAli TalasazRSU◇——◇——◇
Craig EagleOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Craig EaglePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Craig EagleRSU◇——◇——◇
Darya ChudovaRSU◇——◇——◇
Darya ChudovaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Darya ChudovaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Helmy EltoukhyRSU◇——◇——◇
Helmy EltoukhyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Helmy EltoukhyRSU◇——◇——◇
Helmy EltoukhyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John SaiaRSU◇——◇——◇
John SaiaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John SaiaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael BellOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael BellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael BellRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Darya ChudovaRSU◇◇——
Michael BellRSU◇◇——
Helmy EltoukhyRSU◇◇——
John SaiaRSU◇◇——
AmirAli TalasazRSU◇◇——
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
Alex M. Azar II
—◇◇———◇
Ian Clark
Lead independent director
—◇◇———◇
Steve Krognes
—◇◇———◇
Manuel Hidalgo Medina
—◇◇———◇
Roberto Mignone
—◇◇———◇
Meghan Joyce
—◇◇———◇
Myrtle Potter
—◇◇———◇
Musa Tariq
—◇◇———◇
Vijaya Gadde
—◇◇———◇
AmirAli Talasaz and Helmy Eltoukhy 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◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

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
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ALNY
  • BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. BMRN
  • Dexcom, Inc. DXCM
  • Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS
  • Exelixis, Inc. EXEL
  • IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX
  • Illumina, Inc. ILMN
  • Insulet Corporation PODD
  • iRhythm Technologies, Inc. IRTC
  • Masimo Corporation MASI
  • Natera, Inc. NTRA
  • NeoGenomics, Inc. NEO
  • Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX
  • Tempus AI, Inc. TEM
  • United Therapeutics Corp UTHR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 17, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 15, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 16, 2021=◇◇◇

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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221 figures on this page: 215 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
215 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-275864
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-187403
    2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-143681
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-103890
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-161223
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-23-170137
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-22-177030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-21-195040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Guardant Health discloses

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

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Dexcom, Inc.Exact Sciences CorporationExelixis, Inc.IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.Illumina, Inc.Insulet CorporationiRhythm Technologies, Inc.Masimo CorporationNatera, Inc.NeoGenomics, Inc.Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.Tempus AI, Inc.United Therapeutics Corp

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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
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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