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Comstock Resources Executive Compensation (FY25)

CRK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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M. Jay Allison
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 2, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — M. Jay Allison: $12,535,532 → $21,934,257 (75.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 70:1 → 142:1 (102.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Comstock Resources' chief executive and what were they paid?
M. Jay Allison, Chief Executive Officer, received $21,934,257 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Allison's total was 75.0% higher than the $12,535,532 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Comstock Resources' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Comstock Resources' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Antero Resources Corporation, Chord Energy Corporation, CNX Resources Corporation, Coterra Energy Inc. and Daniel S. Harrison, Chief Operating Officer, among others. The Compensation Peer Group includes Antero Resources Corporation, Chord Energy Corporation, CNX Resources Corporation, Coterra Energy Inc. and EQT Corporation, among others. Companies named in the Natural Gas Producer Peer and Index Group include BKV Corporation and Infinity Natural Resources, Inc.
What is Comstock Resources' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 142:1.

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
M. Jay Allison
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Roland Burns
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Harrison
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Clifford D. "Trey" Newell
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Presley
Vice President of Accounting
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Patrick McGough
Vice President of Operations
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
M. Jay Allison
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Roland Burns
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Harrison
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Clifford D. "Trey" Newell
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Patrick McGough
Vice President of Operations
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
M. Jay Allison
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Roland Burns
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Harrison
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Clifford D. "Trey" Newell
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Patrick McGough
Vice President of Operations
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Daniel S. HarrisonRSU———◇——◇
Daniel S. HarrisonPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel S. HarrisonPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel S. HarrisonRSU———◇——◇
M. Jay AllisonPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
M. Jay AllisonRSU———◇——◇
Patrick H. McGoughPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick H. McGoughRSU———◇——◇
Roland O. BurnsPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Roland O. BurnsRSU———◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 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
Roland BurnsRSU◇◇——
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Daniel HarrisonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick McGoughRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
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RSU◇◇——
M. Jay AllisonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
Clifford D. "Trey" NewellRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
Jim L. Turner
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth B. Davis
◇◇————◇
Morris E. Foster
◇◇————◇
M. Jay Allison and Roland O. Burns 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Antero Resources Corporation AR
  • Chord Energy Corporation CHRD
  • CNX Resources Corporation CNX
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • Daniel S. Harrison, Chief Operating Officer symbol not shown
  • EQT Corporation EQT
  • Expand Energy Corporation EXE
  • Gulfport Energy Corporation GPOR
  • Matador Resources Corporation MTDR
  • Range Resources Corporation RRC
  • SM Energy Company SM
Compensation Peer Group
  • Antero Resources Corporation AR
  • Chord Energy Corporation symbol not shown
  • CNX Resources Corporation CNX
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • EQT Corporation EQT
  • Expand Energy Corporation EXE
  • Gulfport Energy Corporation GPOR
  • Matador Resources Corporation MTDR
  • Range Resources Corporation RRC
  • SM Energy Company SM
Natural Gas Producer Peer and Index Group
  • BKV Corporation BKV
  • Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. INR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2022June 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2016May 16, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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242 figures on this page: 233 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
233 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-254873
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-170561
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000950170-24-049932
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0000023194-23-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001564590-20-028225
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001564590-17-011225
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Comstock Resources discloses

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

Antero Resources CorporationChord Energy CorporationCNX Resources CorporationCoterra Energy Inc.EQT CorporationExpand Energy CorporationGulfport Energy CorporationMatador Resources CorporationRange Resources CorporationSM Energy CompanyBKV CorporationInfinity Natural Resources, Inc.

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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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