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Expand Energy (EXE): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$9,879,106Former CEO Domenic Dell'Osso · source
Say-on-pay support97.15%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers33rd pct.Of 27 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio62:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $9,879,106FY2025

CEO total pay was $9,879,106 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.

FY2025: salary $947,346 · stock awards $8,890,444

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Expand Energy in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Domenic Dell'Osso (Former President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Expand Energy in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $9,879,106.
How does Expand Energy'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's disclosed peer group.
What is Expand Energy's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Expand Energy's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 62:1.
How did shareholders vote on Expand Energy's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.15% of shareholders supported Expand Energy's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Expand Energy spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Expand Energy reported total board compensation of $3,241,761 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.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Domenic Dell'Osso$947,346—$8,890,444———$41,316$9,879,106
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Mohit Singh393,488—3,036,619———2,432,2825,862,389
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Turco413,783875,0003,232,442—772,500—400,0495,693,774
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Commercial
Joshua Viets599,004—3,854,150—1,050,000—41,5165,544,670
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Chris Lacy480,682—2,219,086—650,000—316,3783,666,146
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Brittany Raiford320,00054,000663,440—331,063—38,1921,406,695
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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Domenic Dell'Osso$9,879,106———
Mohit Singh5,862,3894,189,8443,336,049↑ +1,672,545
Daniel Turco5,693,774———
Joshua Viets5,544,6704,608,7113,493,808↑ +935,959
Chris Lacy3,666,1462,438,110—↑ +1,228,036
Brittany Raiford1,406,695———

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 attract and retain world-class talent by aligning executive incentives with rigorous operational, financial, and strategic priorities that drive superior, lasting shareholder value. The program emphasizes a pay-for-performance philosophy, targeting total direct compensation at the 50th percentile of the peer group, with a significant portion of compensation (90% for CEO, 85% for other NEOs) at risk and 100% of long-term incentives paid in equity.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Brittany RaifordRSU2025-08-13————$200,000
Daniel TurcoRSU2025-02-18——8,427—875,000

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Brittany Raiford$200,000$0$00.0%
Daniel Turco875,000000.0%

% 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

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Brittany RaifordOption31110.36—
Brittany RaifordPSU2,025—31
Brittany RaifordRSU2,025——
Brittany RaifordPSU462,629——
Daniel TurcoPSU651,455—13,772
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Michael A. WichterichEmployee director · Board Chair$80,000$364,854——$0$444,854
Brian SteckIndependent · CEO Search (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Environmental and Social Governance · Marketing and Commercial86,786245,008——0331,794
Catherine A. KehrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · CEO Search · Marketing and Commercial113,750208,488——0322,238
Shameek KonarIndependent · Marketing and Commercial (Chair)105,000208,488——0313,488
Sarah A. EmersonIndependent · Environmental and Social Governance (Chair) · Marketing and Commercial105,000208,488——0313,488
Matthew M. GallagherIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)105,000208,488——0313,488
Benjamin C. Duster IVIndependent · Audit · Compensation96,250208,488——0304,738
Timothy S. DuncanIndependent · Compensation · Environmental and Social Governance · Nominating and Corporate Governance76,607224,090——0300,697
S.P. “Chip” Johnson IVIndependent · CEO Search · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance90,000208,488——0298,488
John D. GassIndependent · Environmental and Social Governance · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election90,000208,488——0298,488
Domenic J. Dell'Osso JrNot independent · Departed during FY—————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—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$948,393
Equity awards (grant-date value)$2,293,368
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$3,241,761

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 EXE

18 companies name EXE as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name EXE as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

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 Expand Energy 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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Comstock Resources, Inc.2025M. Jay Allison$1,039,500$16,549,171$0$2,013,512$21,934,257
2EOG Resources, Inc.2025Ezra Yacob1,434,61512,729,62802,718,80017,576,636
3EQT Corporation2025Toby Rice113,552,23202,535,00016,087,233
4Diamondback Energy, Inc.2025Kaes Van t Hof1,109,50011,101,46202,676,35014,931,423
5Coterra Energy Inc.2024Thomas Jorden1,198,55810,628,85002,500,00014,748,960
6Ovintiv Inc.2025Brendan McCracken1,185,0009,900,00502,136,75013,693,140
7APA Corporation2025John Christmann IV1,300,0006,018,4361,897,9963,454,36013,202,517
8Marathon Oil Corporation2023Lee Tillman1,200,0008,668,144—1,980,00012,830,222
9Devon Energy Corporation2025Clay Gaspar938,1259,633,68901,612,00012,566,384
10Expand Energy2025Domenic Dell'Osso947,3468,890,444——9,879,106
11Chord Energy Corporation2025Daniel Brown850,0006,362,91001,275,0008,567,235
12Civitas Resources, Inc.2024M. Christopher Doyle1,431,1506,933,919008,385,769
13Range Resources Corporation2025Dennis Degner932,5006,143,87701,128,0008,375,421
14Murphy Oil Corporation2025Eric Hambly950,0004,917,31501,324,0637,651,445
15CNX Resources Corporation2025Nicholas DeIuliis800,0003,000,02402,396,0007,420,318
16Antero Resources Corporation2025Michael Kennedy655,4704,325,73401,678,3076,687,656
17Range Resources Corporation2025Stuart Bodden639,4232,534,702003,722,785

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

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Expand Energynot disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Absolute TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Antero Resources Corporation157.2%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Absolute TSRCBIZ Compensation Consulting
APA Corporation189.8%PSU 60 · Options 20 · RSU 20Yes — Relative TSRPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Chord Energy Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Civitas Resources, Inc.not disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Absolute TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
CNX Resources Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 40 · ESG PSU 10not disclosednot disclosed
Comstock Resources, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Coterra Energy Inc.174%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRF.W. Cook and Zayla Partners
Devon Energy Corporation124%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Diamondback Energy, Inc.161%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Stockholder Return (relative to TSR performance peer group)Meridian
EOG Resources, Inc.125%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSR vs Performance Peer GroupMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
EQT Corporation169%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Marathon Oil Corporation110%RSU 40 · FCF PSU 30 · TSR PSU 30NoMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Murphy Oil Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Ovintiv Inc.140%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
Range Resources Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Range Resources Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Consultants, 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
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-04178,548,1945,243,424204,26897.15%Passed
20252025-06-05188,140,0985,868,346124,30396.98%Passed
20242024-06-06106,404,2982,388,292183,80997.8%Passed
20232023-06-08113,764,894889,603411,13299.22%Passed
20222022-06-09101,508,570704,5373,099,25099.31%Passed
20192019-05-17652,151,042345,726,4316,144,11265.35%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 yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-06-0497.15%a
20252025-06-0596.98%b
20242024-06-0697.8%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes either FOR or AGAINST the director.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes either FOR or AGAINST the director.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes: For Proposal 4, abstentions will not be counted as a vote for or against and no broker non-votes are expected.”.

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)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 (55 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, Michael A. Wichterich. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 444,854. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Brian Steck. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 331,794. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Catherine A. Kehr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 322,238. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Shameek Konar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 313,488. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sarah A. Emerson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 313,488. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Matthew M. Gallagher. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 313,488. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Benjamin C. Duster IV. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 304,738. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Timothy S. Duncan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,697. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, S.P. “Chip” Johnson IV. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 298,488. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, John D. Gass. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 298,488. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Domenic J. Dell'Osso Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-04. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.15% (votes for as printed: 178,548,194). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.98% (votes for as printed: 188,140,098). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.8% (votes for as printed: 106,404,298). 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 948,393 + equity 2,293,368 + all other 0 = 3,241,761, 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 (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Expand Energy'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 ↗
  • Range Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Range Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,722,785. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Murphy Oil Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Murphy Oil Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, APA Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. APA Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Coterra Energy Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Coterra Energy Inc. names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ovintiv Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ovintiv Inc. names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Diamondback Energy, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Diamondback Energy, Inc. names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, EOG Resources, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. EOG Resources, Inc. names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, EQT Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. EQT Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Range Resources Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Range Resources Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Devon Energy Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Devon Energy Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Antero Resources Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Antero Resources Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CNX Resources Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. CNX Resources Corporation names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Comstock Resources, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Comstock Resources, Inc. names Expand Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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