Excelerate Energy (EE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Steven M. Kobos, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.1M in 2025, up 12% from $5.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 52:1, on median employee pay of $118,448.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.1M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
52:1median $118,448
CEO pay in equity
65%$4M in awards
Net Income
$167MRecord net income for fiscal 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$449MRecord adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025
CEO Target Salary
$850,000Unchanged base salary for CEO
CEO STIP Payout
$1,250,350Short-term incentive earned for 2025
Median Employee Pay
$118,448Annual total compensation

How Kobos was paid

$6.1M 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 awards65%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Steven M. KobosPresident and Chief Executive Officer$6,104,814
Dana A. ArmstrongEVP & Chief Financial Officer$2,378,990
David A. LinerEVP & Chief Operating Officer$2,114,365
Oliver L. SimpsonEVP & Chief Commercial Officer$1,788,922
Alisa Newman HoodEVP & General Counsel$1,688,240

What changed and why

  • $167MNet income reached record levels at $167 million in fiscal 2025.
  • $449MAdjusted EBITDA rose to $449 million, reflecting an increase of approximately $100 million over fiscal 2024.
  • $6.1MCEO total compensation increased to $6,104,814 in fiscal 2025 from $5,438,007 in fiscal 2024.
  • Short-term incentives were earned based on Incentive Adjusted EBITDA, business development, safety, and strategic goals.
  • Long-term incentives consisted of RSUs and PSUs tied to absolute and relative total shareholder return.

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.