SunCoke Energy (SXC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Katherine T. Gates, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.4M in 2025, down 4% from $4.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 38:1, on median employee pay of $109,998.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.4M-4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
38:1median $109,998
CEO pay in equity
47%$2M in awards
CEO Salary
$975,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$2,047,011Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,028,706AIP and long-term cash
Say-on-Pay Support
96.0%Prior annual meeting vote
Median Employee Pay
$109,998Fiscal 2025 annual total

How Gates was paid

$4.4M 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.

Salary22%Stock awards47%Non-equity incentive23%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Katherine T. GatesPresident & Chief Executive Officer$4,401,365
Mark MarinkoFormer SVP & CFO$1,471,294
P. Michael HardestySVP, Com Ops, BD Int’l Coke & Terminals$1,546,899
Sarah E. AlbertSVP, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer$1,146,773
John F. QuanciVP, Chief Technology Officer$1,348,766

What changed and why

  • $4.4MKatherine T. Gates received total compensation of $4,401,365 in fiscal 2025.
  • 96.0%The prior year Say-on-Pay proposal received 96.0% support from stockholders.
  • Mark Marinko retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective March 13, 2026.
  • Sarah E. Albert was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 38.3 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.