Companies Expand Energy Corp
Expand Energy (CHES): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO vs. named peers33rd pct.Of 15 peer CEOs
CEO pay, last three years
- $7,404,561FY2023
- $8,974,550FY2024
- $9,879,106FY2025
CEO total pay was $9,879,106 in fiscal 2025, up from $8,974,550 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $947,346 · bonus $0 · stock awards $8,890,444 · option awards $0
Frequently asked questions
Who was the highest-paid executive at Expand Energy Corp in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Domenic Dell'Osso (Former President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Expand Energy Corp in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $9,879,106.
How does Expand Energy Corp's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Domenic Dell'Osso's total compensation ranked at the 33rd percentile of Expand Energy Corp's disclosed peer group.
What is Expand Energy Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Expand Energy Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 62:1.
How much does Expand Energy Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Expand Energy Corp reported total board compensation of $0 for fiscal 2025.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenic Dell'Osso | $947,346 | $0 | $8,890,444 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41,316 | $9,879,106 |
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Mohit Singh | 393,488 | 0 | 3,036,619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,432,282 | 5,862,389 |
| Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Daniel Turco | 413,783 | 875,000 | 3,232,442 | 0 | 772,500 | 0 | 400,049 | 5,693,774 |
| Executive Vice President, Marketing and Commercial | ||||||||
| Joshua Viets | 599,004 | 0 | 3,854,150 | 0 | 1,050,000 | 0 | 41,516 | 5,544,670 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Chris Lacy | 480,682 | 0 | 2,219,086 | 0 | 650,000 | 0 | 316,378 | 3,666,146 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Brittany Raiford | 320,000 | 54,000 | 663,440 | 0 | 331,063 | 0 | 38,192 | 1,406,695 |
| Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domenic Dell'Osso | $9,879,106 | $8,974,550 | $7,404,561 | ↑ +904,556 |
| Mohit Singh | 5,862,389 | 4,189,844 | 3,336,049 | ↑ +1,672,545 |
| Daniel Turco | 5,693,774 | — | — | — |
| Joshua Viets | 5,544,670 | 4,608,711 | 3,493,808 | ↑ +935,959 |
| Chris Lacy | 3,666,146 | 2,438,110 | — | ↑ +1,228,036 |
| Brittany Raiford | 1,406,695 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Expand Energy’s compensation program is designed to align management incentives with shareholder interests by linking pay to rigorous financial, operational, and strategic metrics. The program emphasizes long-term incentives, with 100% of LTI paid in equity and 70% subject to performance hurdles related to absolute and relative shareholder returns, while targeting total direct compensation at the 50th percentile of the peer group.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Raiford | RSU | 2025-08-13 | — | — | — | — | $200,000 |
| Daniel Turco | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 8,427 | — | 875,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Raiford | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Daniel Turco | 875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.P. “Chip” Johnson IVIndependent · CEO Search · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | — | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Brian SteckIndependent · CEO Search (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Environmental and Social Governance · Marketing and Commercial | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Catherine A. KehrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · CEO Search · Marketing and Commercial | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Benjamin C. Duster IVIndependent · Audit · Compensation | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Shameek KonarIndependent · Marketing and Commercial (Chair) | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Sarah A. EmersonIndependent · Environmental and Social Governance (Chair) · Marketing and Commercial | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Timothy S. DuncanIndependent · Compensation · Environmental and Social Governance · Nominating and Corporate Governance | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Matthew M. GallagherIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| John D. GassIndependent · Not standing for re-election | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| Michael A. WichterichEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $80,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | Reviewed policies and programs, including the Company’s stock ownership guidelines |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Expand Energy as a peer
Companies that benchmark against CHES
No companies currently name CHES as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy, which names it the “Compensation Peer Group” and “TSR Peer Group” — the reference set behind the percentile above.
CHRD Chord Energy CorporationCIVI Civitas Resources, Inc.CTRA Coterra Energy Inc.DVN Devon Energy CorporationFANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.EOG EOG Resources, Inc.EQT EQT CorporationMRO Marathon Oil CorporationMUR Murphy Oil CorporationAPA APA CorporationOVV Ovintiv Inc.RRC Range Resources CorporationAR Antero Resources CorporationCNX CNX Resources CorporationCRK Comstock Resources, Inc.
Peer reciprocity
The companies Expand Energy Corp names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comstock Resources, Inc. | 2025 | M. Jay Allison | $1,039,500 | $16,549,171 | $0 | $2,013,512 | $21,934,257 |
| 2 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 2025 | Ezra Yacob | 1,434,615 | 12,729,628 | 0 | 2,718,800 | 17,576,636 |
| 3 | EQT Corporation | 2025 | Toby Rice | 1 | 13,552,232 | 0 | 2,535,000 | 16,087,233 |
| 4 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 2025 | Kaes Van t Hof | 1,109,500 | 11,101,462 | 0 | 2,676,350 | 14,931,423 |
| 5 | Coterra Energy Inc. | 2024 | Thomas Jorden | 1,198,558 | 10,628,850 | 0 | 2,500,000 | 14,748,960 |
| 6 | Ovintiv Inc. | 2025 | Brendan McCracken | 1,185,000 | 9,900,005 | 0 | 2,136,750 | 13,693,140 |
| 7 | APA Corporation | 2025 | John Christmann IV | 1,300,000 | 6,018,436 | 1,897,996 | 3,454,360 | 13,202,517 |
| 8 | Marathon Oil Corporation | 2023 | Lee Tillman | 1,200,000 | 8,668,144 | — | 1,980,000 | 12,830,222 |
| 9 | Devon Energy Corporation | 2025 | Clay Gaspar | 938,125 | 9,633,689 | 0 | 1,612,000 | 12,566,384 |
| 10 | Expand Energy Corp | 2025 | Domenic Dell'Osso | 947,346 | 8,890,444 | 0 | 0 | 9,879,106 |
| 11 | Chord Energy Corporation | 2025 | Daniel Brown | 850,000 | 6,362,910 | 0 | 1,275,000 | 8,567,235 |
| 12 | Civitas Resources, Inc. | 2024 | M. Christopher Doyle | 1,431,150 | 6,933,919 | 0 | 0 | 8,385,769 |
| 13 | Range Resources Corporation | 2025 | Dennis Degner | 932,500 | 6,143,877 | 0 | 1,128,000 | 8,375,421 |
| 14 | Murphy Oil Corporation | 2025 | Eric Hambly | 950,000 | 4,917,315 | 0 | 1,324,063 | 7,651,445 |
| 15 | CNX Resources Corporation | 2025 | Nicholas DeIuliis | 800,000 | 3,000,024 | 0 | 2,396,000 | 7,420,318 |
| 16 | Antero Resources Corporation | 2025 | Michael Kennedy | 655,470 | 4,325,734 | 0 | 1,678,307 | 6,687,656 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expand Energy Corp | not disclosed | PSU 70 · RSU 30 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Antero Resources Corporation | 157.2% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Absolute TSR | CBIZ Compensation Consulting |
| APA Corporation | 189.8% | PSU 60 · Options 20 · RSU 20 | Yes — Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Chord Energy Corporation | not disclosed | PSU 67 · RSU 33 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Civitas Resources, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 70 · RSU 30 | Yes — Absolute TSR | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| CNX Resources Corporation | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 40 · ESG PSU 10 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Comstock Resources, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Coterra Energy Inc. | 174% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | F.W. Cook and Zayla Partners |
| Devon Energy Corporation | 124% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 161% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (relative to TSR performance peer group) | Meridian |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 125% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR vs Performance Peer Group | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| EQT Corporation | 169% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Marathon Oil Corporation | 110% | RSU 40 · FCF PSU 30 · TSR PSU 30 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners LLC |
| Murphy Oil Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners LLC |
| Ovintiv Inc. | 140% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook |
| Range Resources Corporation | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 62 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $9,879,106 |
| Median employee compensation | $158,503 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (39 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Domenic Dell'Osso. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 9,879,106. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Mohit Singh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,862,389. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Daniel Turco. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,693,774. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Joshua Viets. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,544,670. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Chris Lacy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,666,146. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Brittany Raiford. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,406,695. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Brittany Raiford RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Daniel Turco RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 62 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, S.P. “Chip” Johnson IV. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Brian Steck. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Catherine A. Kehr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Benjamin C. Duster IV. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Shameek Konar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Sarah A. Emerson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Timothy S. Duncan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Matthew M. Gallagher. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John D. Gass. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael A. Wichterich. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Comstock Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Comstock Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 21,934,257. View filing ↗
- EOG Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in EOG Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 17,576,636. View filing ↗
- EQT Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-26. CEO total compensation as printed in EQT Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 16,087,233. View filing ↗
- Diamondback Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,931,423. View filing ↗
- Coterra Energy Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Coterra Energy Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,748,960. View filing ↗
- Ovintiv Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Ovintiv Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,693,140. View filing ↗
- APA Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in APA Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 13,202,517. View filing ↗
- Marathon Oil Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Marathon Oil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,830,222. View filing ↗
- Devon Energy Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Devon Energy Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,566,384. View filing ↗
- Expand Energy Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Expand Energy Corp's own proxy. As printed: 9,879,106. View filing ↗
- Chord Energy Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Chord Energy Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,567,235. View filing ↗
- Civitas Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Civitas Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,385,769. View filing ↗
- Range Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Range Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,375,421. View filing ↗
- Murphy Oil Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Murphy Oil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,651,445. View filing ↗
- CNX Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in CNX Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,420,318. View filing ↗
- Antero Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Antero Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,687,656. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Marathon Oil Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Marathon Oil Corporation names Expand Energy Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗