Evergy management check
EVRG · Utilities · Electric Utilities · CEO Mr. Campbell
Filings as of
3 good · 4 to watch · 0 flagged, across the seven questions below.
- Good
Have owners done well?
Beat its chosen peers$100 invested at the start of fiscal 2021 grew to $164, against $160 for the peer group the company picked itself.
- Good
Does pay follow performance?
Pay rose and fell with returnsOver 5 years, the CEO's pay actually paid (equity valued at the share price) had a correlation of 0.87 with shareholder return. 1 means pay moved in step; below 0, the opposite way.
- Watch
What does the CEO cost owners?
1.1% of net income$9.5m of reported pay in fiscal 2025, against $867.9m of net income.
- Watch
Do they own the stock?
Insiders are selling2 insiders sold $1.1m in the last six months, against $134k bought.
- Watch
Are owners being diluted?
Share count growingDiluted shares changed +0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years. Stock-based pay was 0.4% of revenue in the latest year.
- Watch
Is leadership stable?
2 CEOs in the pay tableCEOs in the pay table: Mr. Campbell, Terry Bassham. 7 filings under 8-K item 5.02 (officers or directors leaving or joining, or new pay arrangements) in the last 3 years.
- Good
Are the books clean?
No red flags on fileNo restatements, auditor changes or late filings since 2021.
Against the S&P 500
Each check's score (0–100) and how it compares: the share of ranked S&P 500 companies it matches or beats, and the median in Utilities.
| Check | Score | At or above | Sector median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner returns | 53 | 53 | |
| Pay for performance | 93 | 81 | |
| CEO cost | 47 | 50 | |
| Skin in the game | — | — | 45 |
| Dilution | 42 | 37 | |
| Stable leadership | 50 | 80 | |
| Clean books | 100 | 100 |
Closest peers
Others in Electric Utilities, by management score. Evergy is 14th of 30 in its sector.
- 30CEGConstellation Energy84
- 62VSTVistra Corp.79
- 143EIXEdison International72
- 145PPLPPL Corporation72
- 252EVRGEvergy64
- 254PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group64
- 270ETREntergy63
- 285LNTAlliant Energy62
- 338EXCExelon59
- 354ESEversource Energy58
Pay versus performance
From the proxy statement filed March 26, 2026. "Actually paid" values stock awards at the share price, so it rises and falls with the stock.
| Fiscal year | CEO | CEO pay | Actually paid | Other executives (avg) | $100 became | Peers | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mr. Campbell | $9.5m | $16.6m | $2.7m | $164 | $160 | $867.9m |
| 2024 | Mr. Campbell | $7.3m | $10.0m | $2.5m | $130 | $135 | $885.8m |
| 2023 | Mr. Campbell | $7.1m | $1.1m | $2.5m | $105 | $110 | $743.6m |
| 2022 | Mr. Campbell | $6.9m | $5.9m | $2.3m | $122 | $121 | $765.0m |
| 2021 | Mr. Campbell, Terry Bassham | $11.1m | $14.5m | $3.5m | $128 | $119 | $891.9m |
The board says pay is tied most to percentile rank of the Company’s TSR relative to the companies included in the EEI Index. Its other key measures: TSR versus companies in the EEI Index, Adjusted EPS for Incentive Compensation, Adjusted NFOM Expense for Incentive Compensation, Three Year Cumulative Adjusted EPS.
Insiders and the CEO's stake
2 insiders sold $1.1m in the last six months, against $134k bought.
- BoughtJonathan D RolphDirector$134kSep 11, 2026
- SoldCharles A. CaisleyEVP & CHIEF CUST OFFCR$900kJun 15, 2026
- SoldSandra Aj LawrenceDirector$162kJun 3, 2026
Leadership and governance on file
- Sep 3, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Mar 27, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Nov 8, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Sep 24, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Aug 26, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jun 10, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Mar 8, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jul 25, 2023Leadership change8-K/A 5.02
- Jun 12, 2023Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Feb 17, 2023Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jul 1, 2022Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Dec 20, 2021Leadership change8-K 5.02
Where the money went
Over 2021–2025: $2.8bn returned to owners in buybacks and dividends, 69% of net income, and $88.0m of pay in stock.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3bn | $5.6bn | $5.3bn | $5.7bn | $5.7bn |
| Net income | $879.7m | $752.7m | $731.3m | $873.5m | $855.6m |
| Stock-based pay | $15.6m | $18.8m | $17.7m | $15.2m | $20.7m |
| Buybacks | $0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends | $497.9m | $534.8m | $569.6m | $596.7m | $613.1m |
| Diluted shares | 230m | 230m | 231m | 231m | 234m |
Educational only, not investment advice. Figures are as filed with the SEC: pay from the proxy's pay-versus-performance table, capital allocation from 10-K XBRL data, insider trades from Form 4s over the last six months, events from the last 5 years of filings. The peer group is the one the company chose. See the method.