Xcel Energy (XEL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bob Frenzel, Chairman, President and CEO, was paid $16M in 2025, up 24% from $12.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 108:1, on median employee pay of $147,664.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$16M+24% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
108:1median $147,664
CEO pay in equity
70%$11.2M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$11.2MGrant date fair value
Ongoing EPS Growth
8.6%From 2024 to 2025
Electric Reliability
99.98%Achieved across service area

How Frenzel was paid

$16M 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 awards70%Non-equity incentive19%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bob FrenzelChairman, President and CEO$15,998,859
Brian Van AbelEVP, Chief Financial Officer$4,493,810
Amanda RomeEVP, Group President, Utilities and Chief Customer Officer$3,798,977
Ryan LongEVP, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer$2,562,733
Michael LambEVP, Chief Delivery Officer$2,637,659
Tim O'ConnorFormer EVP, Chief Operations Officer$3,165,265

What changed and why

  • $16MCEO Bob Frenzel total compensation increased to $15,998,859 in 2025 compared to $12,932,063 in 2024.
  • $11.2MStock awards for the CEO increased to $11,244,160 in 2025 from $10,000,015 previously.
  • 99.98%The company achieved 99.98% electric reliability across its service area in 2025.
  • $3.80Ongoing EPS grew to $3.80 in 2025 from $3.50 in 2024.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was established at 108:1 for the year.

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.