Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert Piconi, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.4M in 2025, down 9% from $7M the year before.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
May 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$6.4M-9% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
37%$2.4M in awards
CEO Target Bonus %
100%Expressed as percentage of base salary
Corporate Achievement
108.9%Based on pre-determined objective metrics

How Piconi was paid

$6.4M 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.

Salary14%Bonus24%Stock awards37%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert PiconiChief Executive Officer$6,432,731
Michael BeerChief Financial Officer$890,955
Akshay LadwaChief Development and Operations Officer$1,844,163

What changed and why

  • $7MCEO total compensation decreased from $7,042,895 in 2024 to $6,432,731 in 2025.
  • 108.9%Corporate objectives were achieved at 108.9% of target.
  • $734KCEO received retention bonuses totaling $733,503 and a discretionary bonus component of $840,126.
  • Named executive officer equity awards in 2025 consisted of restricted stock units.

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.