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Spire Executive Compensation (FY25)
SR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Scott Doyle | Median of the other named officers $1,022,998 6 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = January 29, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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 — Scott Doyle: $1,841,561 → $3,328,340 (80.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 98.4% (0.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 30:1 → 32:1 (6.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Spire's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Scott Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,328,340 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,841,561 reported for fiscal 2024, Doyle's total was 80.7% higher.
What was Spire's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held January 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Spire's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ALLETE, Inc., Ameren Corp., Essential Utilities, Inc., Evergy, Inc. and General Electric Company, among others. The additional disclosed peer group names Alliant Energy Corp., American, Atmos Energy Corp., Avista Corp. and Black Hills Corp., among others.
What is Spire's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 32:1, against median employee compensation of $107,562.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suzanne Sitherwood President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Lindsey President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Rasche Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Darrell Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Geiselhart Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suzanne Sitherwood President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Lindsey President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Rasche Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Darrell Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Geiselhart Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Lindsey President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Doyle Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Rasche Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Geiselhart Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Hyman Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Information Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Lindsey Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Doyle President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Rasche Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Woodard Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Aplington Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Hyman Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Information Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Mills Senior Vice President, President, Spire Missouri Inc. | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Woodard | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Aplington | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ryan Hyman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott Doyle | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott Doyle | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen Mills | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steven Lindsey | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steven Rasche | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Lindsey | RSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Steven Rasche | PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Ryan Hyman | PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Adam Woodard | RSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Matthew Aplington | RSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Scott Doyle | RSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| Stephen Mills | RSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rob L. Jones Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark A. Borer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Maria V. Fogarty | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Brenda D. Newberry | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Vinny J. Ferrari | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John P. Stupp Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sheri S. Cook | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul D. Koonce | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carrie J. Hightman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott E. Doyle 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 | ◇ |
| 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
- ALLETE, Inc. ALE
- Ameren Corp. AEE
- Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG
- Evergy, Inc. EVRG
- General Electric Company GE
- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE
- IDACORP, Inc. IDA
- MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU
- MGE Energy, Inc. MGEE
- National Fuel Gas Company NFG
- OGE Energy Corp. OGE
- Pinnacle West Capital Corp. PNW
- PNM Resources, Inc. TXNM
- Portland POR
- South Jersey Industries, Inc. SJI
- Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. SWX
- UGI Corporation UGI
- Water Works Company, Inc. AWK
Additional disclosed peer group
- Alliant Energy Corp. LNT
- American AMT
- Atmos Energy Corp. ATO
- Avista Corp. AVA
- Black Hills Corp. BKH
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP
- New Jersey Resources Corp. NJR
- NiSource Inc. NI
- NorthWestern Corp. NWE
- ONE Gas, Inc. OGS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 29, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | January 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | January 25, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | January 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | January 30, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | January 31, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | January 25, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | January 26, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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282 figures on this page: 258 cited to the filing that reported them, 24 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-031837Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote: Number of Votes For Against Abstai
- 0001308179-25-000657CEO Pay Ratio · Directors’ compensation · Executive compensation tables
- 0000950170-25-011755Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following vote: Number of Votes For Against Abstai
- 0001308179-24-000822Executive compensation tables
- 0001437749-24-002694Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001308179-23-001074Executive compensation tables
- 0001564590-21-003535Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-20-002933Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-19-001935Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001126956-18-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001126956-17-000003Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Spire discloses
The companies named in SR's own disclosed peer group.
ALLETE, Inc.Ameren Corp.Essential Utilities, Inc.Evergy, Inc.General Electric CompanyHawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.IDACORP, Inc.MDU Resources Group, Inc.MGE Energy, Inc.National Fuel Gas CompanyOGE Energy Corp.Pinnacle West Capital Corp.PNM Resources, Inc.PortlandSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc.UGI CorporationWater Works Company, Inc.Alliant Energy Corp.AmericanAtmos Energy Corp.Avista Corp.Black Hills Corp.CenterPoint Energy, Inc.New Jersey Resources 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}
}