Nextera Energy (NEE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John W. Ketchum, Chairman, President and CEO of NextEra Energy and Chairman of FPL, was paid $24.2M in 2025, up 12% from $21.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 147:1, on median employee pay of $164,555.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$24.2M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
147:1median $164,555
CEO pay in equity
66%$16M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
CEO Performance-Based Compensation
93%Of actual direct 2025 compensation
Corporate Scorecard Achievement
189%For annual incentive plan payout
Performance Share Payout
158%After relative TSR downward adjustment
Say-on-Pay Support
88%Votes cast in favor previously

How Ketchum was paid

$24.2M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards53%Option awards13%Non-equity incentive21%Pension and deferred comp4%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John W. KetchumChairman, President and CEO of NextEra Energy and Chairman of FPL$24,192,607
Michael H. DunneExecutive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of NextEra Energy and FPL$5,352,343
Brian W. BolsterPresident and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Resources$9,168,701
Armando Pimentel, Jr.Chief Executive Officer of FPL$12,235,768
Charles E. SievingExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal, Environmental and Federal Regulatory Affairs Officer of NextEra Energy and Executive Vice President of FPL$7,781,167
Terrell Kirk Crews IIFormer Executive Vice President Chief Risk Officer of NextEra Energy$4,889,357
Rebecca J. KujawaFormer President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Resources$26,105,632

What changed and why

  • $24.2MCEO total compensation increased to $24,192,607 in 2025 due to higher equity and incentive payouts.
  • 189%Strong financial and operational performance resulted in a 189% corporate scorecard achievement for annual incentives.
  • 20%Performance share payouts were adjusted downward by 20% to 158% based on relative total shareholder return.
  • Target levels of performance in the financial matrix for short-term and long-term incentives will increase to the 55th percentile starting in 2026.
  • The individual performance modifier will be removed from performance share awards beginning in 2026.

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.