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IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC

IONS · FY2024

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$10.7M

Pay Ratio

Brett P. Monia

CEO collected $10.7M in board pay while the stock delivered 35% gains but trailed peers by 60 percentage points.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

JNJ · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$32.8M

Pay Ratio

J. Duato

Returns outran pay growth by +16.0 pts

ELI LILLY & Co

LLY · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$30.2M

Pay Ratio

David A. Ricks

Returns outran pay growth by +3.5 pts

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

IONS$10.7MJNJ$32.8MLLY$30.2M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

JNJ carries the largest package at $32.8M, about 3.1x IONS.
IONS reads misaligned, while JNJ looks aligned.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

IONS

Brett P. Monia

$10.7M

base salary9%
stock awards53%
option awards28%
other compensation0%

JNJ

J. Duato

$32.8M

base salary5%
stock awards46%
option awards18%
non-equity incentive compensation13%
other compensation2%

LLY

David A. Ricks

$30.2M

base salary6%
stock awards77%
other compensation2%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC(IONS)Brett P. Monia2024$10.7M
JOHNSON & JOHNSON(JNJ)J. Duato2025$32.8M
ELI LILLY & Co(LLY)David A. Ricks2025$30.2M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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