Biopharma & Life Sciences
Xencor Executive Compensation (FY25)
XNCR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 18, 2026
247 figures on this page: 237 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
The disclosed peer group names Agenus, Inc., Alector, Inc., Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., Arcus Biosciences, Inc. and Arvinas, Inc., among others. Separately, total compensation for Bassil Dahiyat, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $5,521,205 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $6,811,829 reported for fiscal 2024, Dahiyat's total was 18.9% lower, while shareholders recorded 96.6% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
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 — Bassil Dahiyat: $6,811,829 → $5,521,205 (18.9% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Xencor's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bassil Dahiyat, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $5,521,205 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,811,829 reported for fiscal 2024, Dahiyat's total was 18.9% lower.
What was Xencor's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 96.6% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Xencor's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Agenus, Inc., Alector, Inc., Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., Arcus Biosciences, Inc. and Arvinas, Inc., among others.
What is Xencor's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 22:1, against median employee compensation of $251,539.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bassil Dahiyat President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Desjarlais Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Celia Eckert General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bassil Dahiyat President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bart Jan Cornelissen Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nancy Valente Former Chief Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Desjarlais Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Celia Eckert General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bassil Dahiyat President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Desjarlais Executive Vice President, Research and Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bart Jan Cornelissen Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Celia Eckert Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nancy Valente Former Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Jan Cornelissen | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Bart Jan Cornelissen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D. | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D. | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Celia E. Eckert | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Celia E. Eckert | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| John R. Desjarlais, Ph.D. | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| John R. Desjarlais, Ph.D. | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Desjarlais | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/2/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/5/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| Bassil Dahiyat | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/5/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/2/2033 | |
| Nancy Valente | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/5/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/1/2033 | |
| Celia Eckert | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/5/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/3/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/2/2033 | |
| Bart Cornelissen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/9/2034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd E. Simpson | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raymond J. Deshaies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
A. Bruce Montgomery | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard J. Ranieri | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ellen G. Feigal | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kurt A. Gustafson | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Barbara Klencke | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin C. Gorman | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dagmar Rosa-Bjorkeson | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bassil I. Dahiyat 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 | ◇ |
| 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 Options and RSUs.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Agenus, Inc. AGEN
- Alector, Inc. ALEC
- Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. ALLO
- Arcus Biosciences, Inc. RCUS
- Arvinas, Inc. ARVN
- Denali Therapeutics Inc. DNLI
- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. IDYA
- IGM Biosciences, Inc. IGMS
- Inhibrx, Inc. INBX
- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. IOVA
- Kura Oncology, Inc. KURA
- Relay Therapeutics, Inc. RLAY
- SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. SWTX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 13, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 14, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 23, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 24, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 25, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 26, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 26, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 22, 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Xencor disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Xencor sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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247 figures on this page: 237 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
237 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001326732-26-000045
- 0001326732-26-000031Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
- 0001326732-25-000057
- 0001326732-25-000043Summary Compensation Table
- 0001326732-24-000036Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001326732-24-000017Summary Compensation Table
- 0001326732-23-000007
- 0001558370-22-010382Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-21-008651Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-20-007794Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-19-005963Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-18-042788Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-17-041529Item 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
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}
}