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CVR Energy (CVI): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,698,945FY2023
- $3,027,246FY2024
- $3,176,693FY2025
CEO total pay was $3,176,693 in fiscal 2025, up from $3,027,246 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $670,837 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,294,183 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lamp | $1,200,000 | $0 | $1,678,683 | $0 | $2,034,000 | $0 | $3,689,766 | $8,602,449 |
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Mark Pytosh | 670,837 | 0 | 1,294,183 | 0 | 1,171,500 | 0 | 40,173 | 3,176,693 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President--Corporate Services | ||||||||
| Michael Wright Jr. | 551,681 | 0 | 617,385 | 0 | 726,800 | 0 | 23,322 | 1,919,188 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lamp | $8,602,449 | $4,685,477 | $4,500,834 | ↑ +3,916,972 |
| Mark Pytosh | 3,176,693 | 3,027,246 | 2,698,945 | ↑ +149,447 |
| Michael Wright Jr. | 1,919,188 | 1,925,134 | 1,794,241 | ↓ −5,946 |
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
In establishing named executive officer compensation, our Compensation Committee generally seeks to: Incentivize important business priorities such as safety, reliability, environmental performance, and earnings growth through variable compensation earned based on the achievement of related performance goals; Align the named executive officers interests with those of our stockholders and stakeholders, including providing long-term economic benefits to the stockholders; Provide competitive financial incentives in the form of salary, bonuses, and benefits with the goal of retaining and attracting talented and highly motivated executive officers; and Maintain a compensation program whereby the named executive officers, through exceptional performance and incentive awards, have the opportunity to realize economic rewards commensurate with appropriate gains of other stockholders and stakeholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 150% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | None (not engaged in 2025) |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | false |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lamp | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 52,972 | — | $1,678,683 |
| Dane J. Neumann | PSU | 2025-04-29 | — | 28,395 | — | 681,425 | 1,533,206 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 8,482 | — | 793,576 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 15,797 | — | 500,607 |
| Melissa M. Buhrig | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 24,249 | — | 768,451 |
| Michael Wright Jr. | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 19,482 | — | 617,385 |
| Dane J. Neumann | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 20,041 | — | 635,099 |
| Melissa M. Buhrig | PSU | 2025-04-29 | — | 34,339 | — | 824,065 | 1,854,147 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lamp | $1,678,683 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dane J. Neumann | 635,099 | 1,533,206 | 0 | 70.7% |
| Mark Pytosh | 1,294,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Melissa M. Buhrig | 768,451 | 1,854,147 | 0 | 70.7% |
| Michael Wright Jr. | 617,385 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 3,688 | — | $446,654 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 5,307 | — | 142,971 |
| Michael Wright Jr. | RSU | 6,544 | — | 176,295 |
| Neumann | RSU | 6,607 | — | 177,993 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 6,840 | — | 782,633 |
| Buhrig | RSU | 7,988 | — | 215,197 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 8,482 | — | 869,405 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 15,797 | — | 401,876 |
| Mark Pytosh | RSU | 18,287 | — | 465,221 |
| Michael Wright Jr. | RSU | 19,482 | — | 495,622 |
| Neumann | RSU | 20,041 | — | 509,843 |
| Michael Wright Jr. | RSU | 22,561 | — | 573,952 |
| Neumann | RSU | 22,982 | — | 584,662 |
| Buhrig | RSU | 24,249 | — | 616,895 |
| Buhrig | RSU | 27,789 | — | 706,952 |
| David Lamp | RSU | 77,341 | — | 2,716,981 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen MongilloIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Governance · Special | $57,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $57,000 |
| Julia Heidenreich VolivaIndependent · Audit · Governance (Chair) | 56,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 56,000 |
| Mark J. SmithIndependent | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 55,000 |
| Jaffrey (Jay) A. FirestoneIndependent | 54,255 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 54,255 |
| Colin KwakIndependent · Compensation · Governance · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Brett IcahnNot independent · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| David L. LampEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mark A. PytoshEmployee director · Special · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin DeMariaIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Robert E. FlintNot independent · Board Chair · Special | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 5,000 / 5,000 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $222,255 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $222,255 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names CVR Energy as a peer
Companies that benchmark against CVI
12 companies name CVI as a compensation peer
- Andersons, Inc.ANDEFY2025
- Calumet, Inc. /DECLMTFY2025
- Core Natural Resources, Inc.CNRFY2025
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.DARFY2025
- Delek US Holdings, Inc.DKFY2025
- Green Plains Inc.GPREFY2025
- HF Sinclair CorpDINOFY2025
- PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC.PARRFY2025
- PBF Energy Inc.PBFFY2025
- PEABODY ENERGY CORPBTUFY2025
Each company listed discloses CVI in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CVI in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
The companies CVR Energy Inc 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 | Valero Energy Corp. | 2025 | R. Lane Riggs | $1,720,000 | $15,760,536 | $0 | $5,482,810 | $34,228,523 |
| 2 | Marathon Petroleum Co. | 2025 | Maryann Mannen | 1,400,000 | 13,391,322 | 0 | 3,303,300 | 19,016,261 |
| 3 | HF Sinclair Corporation | 2025 | Timothy Go | 1,204,615 | 9,977,382 | 0 | 2,668,968 | 14,278,553 |
| 4 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | W. Anthony Will | 1,400,000 | 7,726,174 | 0 | 4,200,000 | 13,711,938 |
| 5 | PBF Energy, Inc. | 2025 | Matthew Lucey | 1,250,000 | 5,767,000 | 0 | 0 | 7,887,020 |
| 6 | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Avigal Soreq | 900,000 | 4,832,195 | 0 | 1,895,544 | 7,683,786 |
| 7 | AdvanSix Inc. | 2025 | Erin Kane | 1,019,700 | 3,747,900 | 0 | 785,400 | 5,647,438 |
| 8 | The Andersons, Inc. | 2025 | William Krueger | 1,000,000 | 3,063,337 | 0 | 1,183,800 | 5,472,539 |
| 9 | LSB Industries, Inc. | 2025 | Mark Behrman | 785,731 | 3,448,209 | 0 | 1,073,600 | 5,327,795 |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | William Monteleone | 806,731 | 2,249,998 | 0 | 1,336,325 | 4,414,054 |
| 11 | CVR Energy Inc | 2025 | Mark Pytosh | 670,837 | 1,294,183 | 0 | 1,171,500 | 3,176,693 |
| 12 | Flotek Industries, Inc. | 2025 | Ryan Ezell | 561,994 | 1,356,750 | 0 | 662,805 | 2,604,376 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVR Energy Inc | 113% | RSU 100 | not disclosed | None (not engaged in 2025) |
| AdvanSix Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 200% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Exequity LLP |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Pay Governance LLC |
| Flotek Industries, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian, Pay Governance |
| HF Sinclair Corporation | 151.8% | not disclosed | No | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| LSB Industries, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Compensation Strategies |
| Marathon Petroleum Co. | 143% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook |
| Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| PBF Energy, Inc. | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 40 · Performance Share Units 30 · Performance Units 30 | Yes — Relative TSR | Pay Governance LLC |
| The Andersons, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Valero Energy Corp. | 199.23% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | Exequity |
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
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-04 | 83,749,654 | 7,644,864 | 118,281 | 91.64% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 83,305,684 | 6,607,174 | 204,686 | 92.65% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-04 | 91.64%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 92.65%b |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 59 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $8,602,449 |
| Median employee compensation | $147,026 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (45 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, David Lamp. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 8,602,449. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Mark Pytosh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,176,693. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Wright Jr.. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,919,188. View filing ↗
- Section 03, David Lamp RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dane J. Neumann PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Mark Pytosh RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Mark Pytosh RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Melissa M. Buhrig RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Wright Jr. RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dane J. Neumann RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Melissa M. Buhrig PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 59 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen Mongillo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Julia Heidenreich Voliva. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 56,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark J. Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 55,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jaffrey (Jay) A. Firestone. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 54,255. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Colin Kwak. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Brett Icahn. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David L. Lamp. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark A. Pytosh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dustin DeMaria. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robert E. Flint. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.64% (votes for as printed: 83,749,654). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.65% (votes for as printed: 83,305,684). 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 222,255 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 222,255, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Valero Energy Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Valero Energy Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 34,228,523. View filing ↗
- Marathon Petroleum Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Marathon Petroleum Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,016,261. View filing ↗
- HF Sinclair Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in HF Sinclair Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 14,278,553. View filing ↗
- CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,711,938. View filing ↗
- PBF Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in PBF Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,887,020. View filing ↗
- Delek US Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Delek US Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,683,786. View filing ↗
- AdvanSix Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in AdvanSix Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,647,438. View filing ↗
- The Andersons, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in The Andersons, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,472,539. View filing ↗
- LSB Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in LSB Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,327,795. View filing ↗
- Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,414,054. View filing ↗
- CVR Energy Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in CVR Energy Inc's own proxy. As printed: 3,176,693. View filing ↗
- Flotek Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Flotek Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,604,376. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Valero Energy Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Valero Energy Corp. names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, The Andersons, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Andersons, Inc. names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, PBF Energy, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. PBF Energy, Inc. names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Delek US Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Delek US Holdings, Inc. names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, HF Sinclair Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. HF Sinclair Corporation names CVR Energy Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗