Southwest Gas Holdings (SWX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Karen S. Haller, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10M in 2025, up 23% from $8.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 68:1, on median employee pay of $147,777.

Filed
March 23, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$10M+23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
68:1median $147,777
CEO pay in equity
58%$5.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
89%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$1.9 billionSouthwest Gas Corporation
2025 Net Income
$300.3 millionSouthwest Gas Corporation
Utility Return on Equity
8.8%For 2025
Estimated Rate Base
$6.7 billionAs of December 31, 2025

How Haller was paid

$10M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards58%Non-equity incentive19%Pension and deferred comp11%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Karen S. HallerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,029,409
Robert J. StefaniFormer Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer$4,199,562
Justin S. ForsbergSenior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,086,694
Justin L. BrownPresident, Southwest Gas Corporation$3,039,904
Randall P. GabeSenior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, Southwest Gas Corporation$1,686,975
Catherine M. MazzeoSenior Vice President/Chief Legal, Safety & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,809,946

What changed and why

  • $10MCEO total compensation increased to $10,029,409 in fiscal 2025 from $8,153,592 in fiscal 2024.
  • The Company completed the separation of Centuri Holdings, Inc. during 2025.
  • 89%Stockholder support for the say-on-pay vote reached 89% at the prior annual meeting.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation for the CEO to the median employee pay was 68 to 1.

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.