Alliant Energy (LNT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lisa Barton, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9M in 2025, up 29% from $7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 51:1, on median employee pay of $177,645.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9M+29% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
51:1median $177,645
CEO pay in equity
61%$5.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,999,073For fiscal year 2025
Pay Ratio
51:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$177,645Annual total compensation
New Hire Bonus
$220,000Paid to Antonio Smyth

How Barton was paid

$9M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive20%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lisa BartonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,999,073
Robert DurianExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,421,906
Raja SundararajanExecutive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer$3,229,307
Antonio SmythExecutive Vice President$4,711,479
David de LeonSenior Vice President$1,721,063

What changed and why

  • $9MLisa Barton received a total compensation of $8,999,073 in 2025, representing an increase from $6,971,735 in 2024.
  • 96%Shareholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with more than 96% of the votes cast in favor.
  • $220KAntonio Smyth received a cash signing bonus of $220,000 upon his appointment as Executive Vice President.
  • $178KThe CEO to median employee pay ratio for 2025 was 51 to 1 based on median employee pay of $177,645.

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.