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Southwest Gas Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

SWX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Karen Haller
Median of the other named officers
$1,809,946
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Karen Haller: $8,153,592 → $10,029,409 (23.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.8% → 97.7% (8.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 79:1 → 68:1 (13.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Southwest Gas Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Karen Haller was paid $10,029,409 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Haller's total moved 23.0% higher from the $8,153,592 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Southwest Gas Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026.
Which companies are in Southwest Gas Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alliant Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Avista Corporation and Black Hills Corporation, among others. Companies named in the additional disclosed peer group include Alliant Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Avista Corporation and Black Hills Corporation, among others.
What is Southwest Gas Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 68:1, against median employee compensation of $147,777.

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
John Hester
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Karen Haller
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Paul Daily
President and Chief Executive Officer, Centuri Group, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Stefani
Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Gregory Peterson
Former Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Justin Brown
President, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Julie Williams
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Karen Haller
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Justin Brown
President, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Robert Stefani
Former Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Gabe
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Karen Haller
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Justin Brown
President, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Robert Stefani
Former Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Gabe
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Karen Haller
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Robert Stefani
Former Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Justin Brown
President, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Catherine Mazzeo
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal, Safety and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Randall Gabe
Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, Southwest Gas Corporation
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Justin Forsberg
Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Catherine M. MazzeoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Catherine M. MazzeoRSU◇——◇——◇
Justin L. BrownPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Justin L. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Justin S. ForsbergPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Justin S. ForsbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Karen S. HallerRSU◇——◇——◇
Karen S. HallerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karen S. HallerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karen S. HallerRSU◇——◇——◇
Randall P. GabeRSU◇——◇——◇
Randall P. GabePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert J. StefaniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert J. StefaniRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022 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
Karen HallerRSU◇◇——
Robert StefaniRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Justin BrownPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Randall GabePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Catherine MazzeoRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Justin ForsbergRSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Anne L. Mariucci
◇◇——◇◇◇
Andrew W. Evans
◇◇———◇◇
E. Renae Conley
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Leslie T. Thornton
◇◇——◇◇◇
Jane Lewis-Raymond
◇◇———◇◇
Carlos A. Ruisanchez
◇◇———◇◇
Andrew J. Teno
◇◇———◇◇
Henry P. Linginfelter
◇◇———◇◇
Ruby Sharma
◇◇———◇◇
A. Randall Thoman
◇◇——◇◇◇
Brian E. Sandoval
◇◇——◇◇◇
Molly R. Carson, Justin L. Brown, Leezie Kim and Karen S. Haller 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◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Common Stock (shares).
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alliant Energy Corporation LNT
  • Ameren Corporation AEE
  • Atmos Energy Corporation ATO
  • Avista Corporation AVA
  • Black Hills Corporation BKH
  • CMS Energy Corporation CMS
  • Evergy, Inc. EVRG
  • Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HEI
  • IDACORP, Inc. IDA
  • MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU
  • New Jersey Resources Corporation NJR
  • NiSource Inc. NI
  • NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. NWE
  • OGE Energy Corporation OGE
  • ONE Gas, Inc. OGS
  • Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW
  • Portland General Electric Company PGE
  • Spire, Inc. SR
Additional disclosed peer group
  • Alliant Energy Corporation LNT
  • Ameren Corporation AEE
  • Atmos Energy Corporation ATO
  • Avista Corporation AVA
  • Black Hills Corporation BKH
  • CMS Energy Corporation CMS
  • Evergy, Inc. EVRG
  • Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE
  • IDACORP, Inc. IDA
  • MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU
  • New Jersey Resources Corporation NJR
  • NiSource Inc. NI
  • NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. NWE
  • OGE Energy Corporation OGE
  • ONE Gas, Inc. OGS
  • Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW
  • Portland General Electric Company POR
  • Spire, Inc. SR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 1, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 2, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 4, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 6, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 2, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 3, 2018=◇◇◇

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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299 figures on this page: 290 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
290 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001692115-26-000090
  2. 0001692115-26-000080
    2025 Director Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards (2025) · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001692115-25-000107
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001692115-24-000074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001692115-23-000112
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001692115-23-000079
    Summary Compensation Table (2022, 2021 and 2020)
  7. 0001692115-22-000013
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001692115-21-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001692115-20-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001692115-19-000038
  11. 0001692115-18-000025
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Peers Southwest Gas Holdings discloses

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

Alliant Energy CorporationAmeren CorporationAtmos Energy CorporationAvista CorporationBlack Hills CorporationCMS Energy CorporationEvergy, Inc.Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.IDACORP, Inc.MDU Resources Group, Inc.New Jersey Resources CorporationNiSource Inc.NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.OGE Energy CorporationONE Gas, Inc.Pinnacle West Capital CorporationSpire, Inc.Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.Portland General Electric Company

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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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