Nisource (NI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lloyd Yates, President and CEO, was paid $13.2M in 2025, up 3% from $12.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 106:1, on median employee pay of $125,021.

Filed
March 30, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.2M+3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
106:1median $125,021
CEO pay in equity
73%$9.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,560,000Excluding individual modifiers
2025 Say-on-Pay Support
97%Stockholder support percentage
Median Employee Pay
$125,021Annual total compensation

How Yates was paid

$13.2M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards73%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lloyd YatesPresident and CEO$13,197,800
Shawn AndersonEVP and CFO$3,296,423
Melody BirminghamEVP and Group President, Utilities$3,167,807
William JeffersonEVP, Chief Operating and Safety Officer$2,998,480
Michael LuhrsEVP, Technology, Customer and Chief Commercial Officer$5,296,363

What changed and why

  • $13.2MChief executive officer Lloyd Yates received total compensation of $13,197,800 for fiscal 2025.
  • 97%Stockholder support for the advisory say-on-pay vote reached approximately 97% in 2025.
  • The ratio of the CEO total compensation to the median employee annual total compensation was 106 to 1.
  • $125KMedian employee total compensation was determined to be $125,021 for the year.
  • Executive compensation programs continue to align pay with performance through variable at-risk incentive components.

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.