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Duke Energy CORP

DUK · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.7M

Pay Ratio

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Harry K. Sideris

Pay fell roughly in step with TSR

EXELON CORP

EXC · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$15.6M

Pay Ratio

—

Calvin G. Butler Jr.

Returns outran pay growth by +4.6 pts

XCEL ENERGY INC

XEL · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$16.0M

Pay Ratio

—

Bob Frenzel

Pay and TSR both rose, but not in lockstep

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

DUK$13.7MEXC$15.6MXEL$16.0M

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.

XEL carries the largest package at $16.0M, about 1.2x DUK.
XEL reads mixed, while DUK 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.

DUK

Harry K. Sideris

$13.7M

base salary9%
stock awards74%
non-equity incentive compensation14%
other compensation2%

EXC

Calvin G. Butler Jr.

$15.6M

base salary9%
stock awards70%
non-equity incentive compensation17%
other compensation2%

XEL

Bob Frenzel

$16.0M

base salary9%
stock awards70%
non-equity incentive compensation19%
other compensation1%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
Duke Energy CORP(DUK)Harry K. Sideris2025$13.7M
EXELON CORP(EXC)N/A2025N/A
XCEL ENERGY INC(XEL)Bob Frenzel2025$16.0M

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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