Executive Long-Term Incentive Plans 2023

Executive Long-Term Incentive Plans, an Equilar publication, examines the performance metrics and periods associated with long-term incentive awards granted to CEOs and other NEOs at companies in the Equilar 500 over the last five fiscal years.  The publication also features a more in-depth examination of the most recent long-term incentive awards granted to CEOs at Equilar 100 companies, including performance metrics, weightings and performance ranges as a percentage of target performance and as a percentage of target payout.

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Key Findings

• 69.5% of Equilar 500 CEO LTIPs used relative TSR in 2022, up 21.5% from 2018
• 100% of Equilar 500 CEO LTIPs at utilities companies employed relative TSR —the highest in the study
• 104 Equilar 100 CEO LTIP metrics featured possible performance ranges extending to 100% and above
• The most common maximum payout range for Equilar 100 CEO LTIPs was 200% of the target, with 127 metrics including the parameter as the high mark