Eversource Energy (ES) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15M in fiscal 2025, up 10% from $13.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 104:1, on median employee pay of $144,330.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
104:1median $144,330
CEO pay in equity
60%$9M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$2,019,000Target annual incentive opportunity
CEO Stock Awards
$9,020,890Granted in 2025
TSR Performance
22.7%Total shareholder return for 2025
Non-GAAP EPS
$4.76Exceeded earnings per share goal
Median Employee Pay
$144,330Annual total compensation

How Jr. was paid

$15M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive20%Pension and deferred comp10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph R. Nolan, Jr.Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$14,987,168
John M. MoreiraExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$5,757,862
Paul W. Chodak IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$4,217,111
Gregory B. ButlerExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$2,969,012
James W. Hunt, IIIExecutive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability and Secretary$2,638,583

What changed and why

  • $15MCEO total compensation was $14,987,168 in 2025 compared to $13,578,154 in 2024.
  • 22.7%Total shareholder return was up 22.7 percent for 2025.
  • $4.76Non-GAAP earnings per share equaled $4.76, exceeding the goal by $0.05.
  • 70%Annual incentive payouts were determined using a 70 percent financial and 30 percent operational weighting.
  • Long-term incentives represent the majority of executive compensation opportunity.

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.