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Archrock Executive Compensation (FY25)

AROC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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D. Bradley Childers
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 30, 2026

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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.
Say-on-pay support: 95.2% → 98.4% (3.2 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Archrock's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for D. Bradley Childers, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,037,610 in fiscal 2025.
What was Archrock's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 30, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Archrock's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Cactus, Inc., ChampionX Corporation, DNOW Inc., EnLink Midstream, LLC and Equitrans Midstream Corporation, among others. Companies named in the 2025 Performance Peer Group include Kinetik Holdings Inc. and ProPetro Holding Corp.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Bradley Childers
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Aron
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephanie Hildebrandt
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Thode
Senior Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Ingersoll
Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations Support
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Bradley Childers
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Aron
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephanie Hildebrandt
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Thode
Senior Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Ingersoll
Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations Support
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Bradley Childers
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Aron
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephanie Hildebrandt
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Thode
Senior Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Ingersoll
Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations Support
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
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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
Gordon T. Hall
Board chair
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Frances Powell Hawes
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James H. Lytal
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Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth
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Leonard W. Mallett
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J.W.G. Honeybourne
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Jason C. Rebrook
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Edmund P. Segner III
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D. Bradley Childers 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.
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◇
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Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock/RSUs.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Cactus, Inc. WHD
  • ChampionX Corporation CHX
  • DNOW Inc. DNOW
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC symbol not shown
  • Equitrans Midstream Corporation symbol not shown
  • Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. HLX
  • Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
  • Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
  • Oil States International, Inc. OIS
  • Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. PTEN
  • Select Water Solutions, Inc. WTTR
  • USA Compression Partners, LP USAC
2025 Performance Peer Group
  • Kinetik Holdings Inc. KNTK
  • ProPetro Holding Corp. PUMP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 30, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 24, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 26, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 27, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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198 figures on this page: 187 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
187 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001389050-26-000012
    Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Our stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers for 2025, as disclosed in our proxy statement.
  2. 0001104659-26-029581
    Compensation Tables · Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
  3. 0001558370-25-005591
    Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Our stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers for 2024, as disclosed in our proxy statement.
  4. 0001104659-24-054175
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001104659-23-054639
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001389050-22-000013
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001389050-21-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001389050-20-000056
  9. 0001389050-19-000036
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001104659-18-026649
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001389050-17-000058
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001389050-16-000067
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Peers Archrock discloses

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

Cactus, Inc.DNOW Inc.Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Oceaneering International, Inc.Oil States International, Inc.Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.Select Water Solutions, Inc.Kinetik Holdings Inc.ProPetro Holding Corp.

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APA
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}
}
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