Xos (XOS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dakota Semler, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.5M in 2025, down 8% from $2.7M the year before.

Filed
May 4, 2026
Annual meeting
June 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.5M-8% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
78%$1.9M in awards
CEO target bonus
$450,0002025 annual bonus target
CEO austerity salary
$300,000Temporary 2025 salary level
CEO target salary
$450,000Target 2025 salary level
CFO actual bonus
$127,1762025 annual cash incentive
COO total compensation
$2,428,794Most recent fiscal year
CFO total compensation
$886,109Most recent fiscal year

How Semler was paid

$2.5M 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 awards78%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dakota SemlerChief Executive Officer$2,480,274
Giordano SordoniChief Operating Officer$2,428,794
Liana PogosyanChief Financial Officer$886,109

What changed and why

  • $2.5M$2,480,274 CEO total compensation decreased from $2,690,833 in 2024.
  • $1.9M$1,938,474 CEO stock awards represented the largest component of 2025 compensation.
  • 51.91%51.91% was the actual payout percentage under the 2025 annual bonus plan.
  • $234K$233,589 was the CEO's 2025 annual cash incentive payout.
  • Four metrics determined 2025 bonuses: operating cash flow, revenue, gross margin and unit deliveries.
  • No discretionary bonuses were awarded for 2025 performance.

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.