MDU Resources Group (MDU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nicole A. Kivisto, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.8M in 2025, down 15% from $5.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 42:1, on median employee pay of $113,619.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.8M-15% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
42:1median $113,619
CEO pay in equity
54%$2.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
100%$925,000 target annual incentive
Say-on-Pay Support
93%At the 2025 annual meeting
Stockholders Engagement
30%Individual meetings with top shares
CEO Base Salary
$925,000For fiscal 2025

How Kivisto was paid

$4.8M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards54%Non-equity incentive24%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nicole A. KivistoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,812,252
Jason L. VollmerChief Financial Officer$2,272,126
Garret SengerChief Utilities Officer$1,431,427
Anthony D. FotiChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,419,577
Rob L. JohnsonPresident, WBI Energy, Inc.$1,199,759

What changed and why

  • $5.6MCEO total compensation decreased from $5,628,905 in 2024 to $4,812,252 in 2025 following the company's full year operating as a pure-play regulated energy business.
  • 93%Nearly 93% of shares voted on the say-on-pay proposal supported the executive compensation program at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  • The Compensation Committee returned to granting a mix of performance share awards and restricted stock units in 2025.
  • Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations served as the predominant performance metric linking compensation to performance for the 2025 executive incentive cash plan.

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.