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Cheniere Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)

LNG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jack Fusco
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 15, 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 — Jack Fusco: $24,188,539 → $25,647,769 (6.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.2% → 90.7% (1.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 105:1 → 110:1 (4.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cheniere Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jack Fusco, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,647,769 in fiscal 2025. Fusco's total was 6.0% higher than the $24,188,539 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cheniere Energy's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 90.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Cheniere Energy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Baker Hughes Company, EOG Resources, Inc., Halliburton Company and Hess Corporation, among others.
What is Cheniere Energy's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 110:1, against median employee compensation of $232,953.

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
Jack Fusco
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Markowitz
EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anatol Feygin
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Zach Davis
EVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jack Fusco
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Corey Grindal
Former EVP and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Zach Davis
EVP and CFO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Markowitz
EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anatol Feygin
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jack Fusco
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Corey Grindal
Former EVP and Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Zach Davis
EVP and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anatol Feygin
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Markowitz
EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Maas Hinz
SVP, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jack Fusco
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Zach Davis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anatol Feygin
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Markowitz
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Maas Hinz
Senior Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Anatol FeyginPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anatol FeyginRSU◇——◇——◇
Jack A. FuscoRSU◇——◇——◇
Jack A. FuscoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Maas HinzRSU◇——◇——◇
Maas HinzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean N. MarkowitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean N. MarkowitzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Zach DavisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Zach DavisRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 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
Jack FuscoPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Zach DavisPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sean MarkowitzPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anatol FeyginPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Maas HinzPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Jack Fusco
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
G. Andrea Botta
Board chair
◇◇————◇
W. Benjamin Moreland
—◇————◇
Donald A. Robillard, Jr
◇◇————◇
Patricia K. Collawn
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Neal A. Shear
◇◇————◇
Denise Gray
◇◇————◇
Lorraine Mitchelmore
◇◇————◇
Brian E. Edwards
◇◇————◇
Matthew Runkle, Jack A. Fusco and Scott Peak 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◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD
  • Baker Hughes Company BKR
  • EOG Resources, Inc. EOG
  • Halliburton Company HAL
  • Hess Corporation HES
  • LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB
  • Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY
  • ONEOK, Inc. OKE
  • Phillips 66 PSX
  • Targa Resources Corp. TRGP
  • The Williams Company WMB
  • Valero Energy Corporation VLO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 17, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 2016=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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287 figures on this page: 276 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
276 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000003570-26-000019
    ITEM 2: ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2025 Number of Votes For Number of Votes Against Number of Abstentions Number of Broker
  2. 0001193125-26-144572
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 000119312526144572
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0000003570-25-000064
    ITEM 2: ADVISORY AND NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2024 Number of Votes For Number of Votes Against Number of Abstentions Number of Broker
  5. 0001193125-25-075115
    COMPENSATION TABLES
  6. 0000003570-24-000069
  7. 0001193125-24-095542
    COMPENSATION TABLES
  8. 0000003570-23-000076
  9. 0000003570-22-000067
  10. 0000003570-21-000059
  11. 0001193125-20-147321
  12. 0000003570-19-000060
  13. 0000003570-18-000071
  14. 0000003570-17-000083
  15. 0000003570-16-000326
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Peers Cheniere Energy discloses

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

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Baker Hughes CompanyEOG Resources, Inc.Halliburton CompanyHess CorporationLyondellBasell Industries N.V.Marathon Petroleum CorporationOccidental Petroleum CorporationONEOK, Inc.Phillips 66Targa Resources Corp.The Williams CompanyValero Energy Corporation

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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
BibTeX
@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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