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CVR Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)

CVI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark Pytosh
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 5, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Mark Pytosh: $3,027,246 → $3,176,693 (4.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 92.7% → 91.6% (1.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is CVR Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Mark Pytosh was paid $3,176,693 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President--Corporate Services for fiscal 2025. Pytosh's total moved 4.9% higher from the $3,027,246 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was CVR Energy's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026.
Which companies are in CVR Energy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AdvanSix Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Delek US Holdings, Inc., Flotek Industries, Inc. and HF Sinclair Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lamp
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Pytosh
Executive Vice President—Corporate Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Buhrig
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Wright Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dane Neumann
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lamp
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Pytosh
Executive Vice President--Corporate Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Buhrig
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Dane Neumann
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Wright Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lamp
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Pytosh
Executive Vice President--Corporate Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Buhrig
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dane Neumann
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Wright Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lamp
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Pytosh
President and Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President--Corporate Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Wright Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Dane J. NeumannPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Dane J. NeumannRSU◇——◇——◇
David L. LampRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark A. PytoshRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark A. PytoshRSU◇——◇——◇
Melissa M. BuhrigRSU◇——◇——◇
Melissa M. BuhrigPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Michael H. Wright JrRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David LampRSU◇◇——
Melissa BuhrigRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dane NeumannRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael WrightRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark PytoshRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Mongillo
◇—————◇
Julia Heidenreich Voliva
◇—————◇
Mark J. Smith
◇—————◇
Jaffrey (Jay) A. Firestone
◇—————◇
Robert E. Flint, Dustin DeMaria, Colin Kwak, Brett Icahn, David L. Lamp and Mark A. Pytosh served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AdvanSix Inc. ASIX
  • CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF
  • Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK
  • Flotek Industries, Inc. FTK
  • HF Sinclair Corporation DINO
  • LSB Industries, Inc. LXU
  • Marathon Petroleum Co. MPC
  • Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. PARR
  • PBF Energy, Inc. PBF
  • The Andersons, Inc. ANDE
  • Valero Energy Corp. VLO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇

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- Mark Pytosh (President and Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President--Corporate Services), FY2025 total compensation $3,176,693 (base salary $670,837) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001376139-26-000022, filed 2026-04-21]

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174 figures on this page: 172 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
172 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001376139-26-000032
    Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation by the following vote
  2. 0001376139-26-000022
    2025 Director Compensation Table · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001376139-25-000033
    Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation by the following vote
  4. 0001376139-25-000025
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Peers CVR Energy discloses

The companies named in CVI's own disclosed peer group.

AdvanSix Inc.CF Industries Holdings, Inc.Delek US Holdings, Inc.Flotek Industries, Inc.HF Sinclair CorporationLSB Industries, Inc.Marathon Petroleum Co.Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.PBF Energy, Inc.The Andersons, Inc.Valero Energy Corp.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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