Utilities
Duke Energy Corporation Executive Compensation (FY25)
DUK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 13, 2026
310 figures on this page: 302 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Harry Sideris, President and CEO, received $13,652,630 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Sideris' total moved 117.0% higher from the $6,291,239 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 106:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $132,604. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025, while companies named in the disclosed peer group include 3M Company, American Electric Power, Deere & Co., Dominion Energy and Eaton Corporation, among others.
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 — Harry Sideris: $6,291,239 → $13,652,630 (117.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.0% → 95.0% (2.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 165:1 → 106:1 (35.8% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Duke Energy Corporation's chief executive and what were they paid?
Harry Sideris, President and CEO, received $13,652,630 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Sideris' total moved 117.0% higher from the $6,291,239 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Duke Energy Corporation's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Duke Energy Corporation's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include 3M Company, American Electric Power, Deere & Co., Dominion Energy and Eaton Corporation, among others.
What is Duke Energy Corporation's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 106:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $132,604.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynn Good Former Chair and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Janson Former Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas and Natural Gas Business | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Savoy Executive Vice President and CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynn Good Former Chair and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry Sideris President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Janson Former Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas and Natural Gas Business | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Savoy Executive Vice President and CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Sideris President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Lynn Good Former Chair and CEO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Janson Former Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Carolinas and Natural Gas Business | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Savoy Executive Vice President and CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
T. Preston Gillespie Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer and Enterprise Operational Excellence | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Louis Renjel Executive Vice President and CEO, Duke Energy Florida and Midwest and Chief Corporate Affairs 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian D. Savoy | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Brian D. Savoy | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Harry K. Sideris | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Harry K. Sideris | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia S. Janson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Julia S. Janson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Louis E. Renjel | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Louis E. Renjel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Louis E. Renjel | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Louis E. Renjel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lynn J. Good | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lynn J. Good | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| T. Preston Gillespie | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| T. Preston Gillespie | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Julia Janson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| T. Preston Gillespie | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Harry Sideris | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Brian Savoy | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lynn Good | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Louis Renjel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theodore F. Craver, Jr Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Theodore F. Craver Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas C. Fanandakis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John T. Herron | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert M. Davis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
E. Marie McKee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael J. Pacilio | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William E. Webster, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William E. Webster Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Annette K. Clayton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Caroline Dorsa | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
W. Roy Dunbar | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Idalene F. Kesner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Derrick Burks | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas E. Skains | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey B. Guldner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry K. Sideris 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.
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 | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock (fully vested shares).
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($675,000)
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- 3M Company MMM
- American Electric Power AEP
- Deere & Co. DE
- Dominion Energy D
- Eaton Corporation ETN
- Edison International EIX
- Exelon EXC
- General Dynamics GD
- Honeywell International HON
- NextEra Energy NEE
- RTX Corporation RTX
- Texas Instruments TXN
- The Southern Company SO
- UPS UPS
- Waste Management WM
- Xcel Energy XEL
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 7, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 1, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 9, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 4, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 5, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 6, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 7, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 2, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
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Where Duke Energy Corporation sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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310 figures on this page: 302 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
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8 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-060251
- 0001104659-26-032443Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001104659-25-044364
- 0001104659-25-023754SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001140361-24-025705
- 0001104659-24-037589SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001104659-23-057738
- 0001326160-22-000213
- 0001104659-21-064570
- 0001104659-20-060467Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001326160-19-000147Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}