Utilities
Alliant Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)
LNT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 21, 2026
384 figures on this page: 373 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Lisa Barton, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,999,073 in fiscal 2025, and Barton's total was 29.1% higher than the $6,971,735 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 51:1, against median employee compensation of $177,645. The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Avista Corporation, Black Hills Corporation and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 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 — Lisa Barton: $6,971,735 → $8,999,073 (29.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.4% → 95.7% (0.7 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Alliant Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Lisa Barton, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,999,073 in fiscal 2025. Barton's total was 29.1% higher than the $6,971,735 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Alliant Energy's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Alliant Energy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Avista Corporation, Black Hills Corporation and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., among others.
What is Alliant Energy's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 51:1, against median employee compensation of $177,645.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Larsen Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy; Board Chair of IPL and WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Durian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Luhrs Senior Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Gallegos Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David de Leon Senior Vice President and President of WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Terry Kouba Senior Vice President and President of IPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Larsen Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy; Board Chair of IPL and WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Barton President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliant Energy; Chief Executive Officer of IPL and WPL | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Durian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Raja Sundararajan Executive Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David de Leon Senior Vice President and President of WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Terry Kouba Senior Vice President and President of IPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Barton President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy; Chief Executive Officer of IPL and WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
John Larsen Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Durian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Raja Sundararajan Executive Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David de Leon Senior Vice President; President of WPL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Barton President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Antonio Smyth Executive Vice President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Durian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Raja Sundararajan Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David de Leon Senior Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Smyth | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Antonio Smyth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David de Leon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David de Leon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David de Leon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David de Leon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Barton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Barton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Barton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Barton | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Raja Sundararajan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Raja Sundararajan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Raja Sundararajan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Raja Sundararajan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Durian | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Durian | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert Durian | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert Durian | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Smyth | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lisa Barton | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Raja Sundararajan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David de Leon | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Robert Durian | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Allen Board chair | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carol Sanders | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joy Falotico | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Garcia | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephanie Cox | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas O'Toole | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Christie Raymond | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Roger Newport | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ignacio Cortina | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Larsen | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Barton and Manu Asthana 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.
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| 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
- Ameren Corporation AEE
- Atmos Energy Corporation ATO
- Avista Corporation AVA
- Black Hills Corporation BKH
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP
- CMS Energy Corporation CMS
- Evergy, Inc. EVRG
- Eversource Energy ES
- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE
- IDACORP, Inc. IDA
- MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU
- NiSource Inc. NI
- OGE Energy Corporation OGE
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW
- Portland General Electric Co. POR
- PPL Corp PPL
- Public Service Enterprise Group PEG
- Southwest Gas Holdings Inc SWX
- TXNM Energy, Inc. TXNM
- WEC Energy Group, Inc. WEC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 20, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 23, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 19, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 21, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 16, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 17, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 23, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 13, 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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Peer benchmarking
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Documents cited
- 0000352541-26-000036Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000352541-26-0000252025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 Director Compensation · 2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0000352541-25-000055Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000352541-25-000036SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000352541-24-000064Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000352541-24-000038SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000352541-23-000061Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000352541-23-000042SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000352541-22-000060Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000352541-21-000058
- 0000352541-20-000068
- 0000352541-19-000059
- 0000352541-18-000056
- 0000352541-17-000063
- 0000352541-16-000129
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Peers Alliant Energy discloses
The companies named in LNT's own disclosed peer group.
Ameren CorporationAvista CorporationBlack Hills CorporationCenterPoint Energy, Inc.CMS Energy CorporationEvergy, Inc.Eversource EnergyHawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.IDACORP, Inc.NiSource Inc.OGE Energy CorporationPinnacle West Capital CorporationPortland General Electric Co.PPL CorpPublic Service Enterprise GroupTXNM Energy, Inc.WEC Energy Group, Inc.
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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}
}