CVR Energy (CVI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David L. Lamp, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.6M in 2025, up 84% from $4.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 59:1, on median employee pay of $147,026.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.6M+84% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
59:1median $147,026
CEO pay in equity
20%$1.7M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,200,000Under 2024 Employment Agreement
CEO Target Bonus %
150%Of annual base salary
Median Employee Pay
$147,026Annual total compensation
Total Employees
1,531Excluding CEO as of year-end

How Lamp was paid

$8.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards20%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation43%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David L. LampFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$8,602,449
Dane J. NeumannExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary$2,211,893
Mark A. PytoshPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President—Corporate Services$3,176,693
Melissa M. BuhrigExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,629,614
Michael H. Wright, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,919,188

What changed and why

  • $8.6MDavid L. Lamp received a total compensation of $8,602,449 in fiscal 2025 prior to his resignation.
  • David L. Lamp received severance-related payments including a cash payment for unvested incentive units upon resignation.
  • Executive compensation is tied to financial and non-financial performance including environmental, health and safety metrics.
  • Majority of executive compensation is at-risk under performance-based plans and long-term incentives.
  • $147KThe CEO to median employee pay ratio was 59 to 1 based on an employee median pay of $147,026.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.