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Duke Energy CORP

DUK · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.7M

Pay Ratio

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Harry K. Sideris

Pay rose +117% while TSR fell -2.2 pts

UNITIL CORP

UTL · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$3.2M

Pay Ratio

—

Thomas P. Meissner Jr.

Pay rose +24.0% while TSR fell -13.7 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$13.7MUTL$3.2MXEL$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 5.0x UTL.
DUK reads misaligned, while XEL looks mixed.

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%

UTL

Thomas P. Meissner Jr.

$3.2M

base salary23%
stock awards24%
non-equity incentive compensation21%
other compensation5%

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
UNITIL CORP(UTL)Thomas P. Meissner Jr.2025$3.2M
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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