Diversified Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)
DEC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 20, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 12, 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.
Chief executive total compensation — Robert Hutson: $4,609,862 → $4,996,277 (8.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Diversified Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Hutson was paid $4,996,277 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,609,862 reported for fiscal 2024, Hutson's total was 8.4% higher.
What was Diversified Energy's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 6, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Diversified Energy's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Amplify Energy Corp., Berry Corporation, CNX Resources Corp., Granite Ridge Resources and Highpeak Energy, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Hutson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bradley Gray President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Benjamin Sullivan Senior EVP, Chief Legal and Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Ridgway EVP of Energy Marketing | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Hutson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bradley Gray President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Benjamin Sullivan Senior EVP, Chief Legal and Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Ridgway EVP of Energy Marketing | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Gideon Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Hutson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bradley Gray President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Benjamin Sullivan Senior EVP, Chief Legal and Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Ridgway EVP of Energy Marketing | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Sullivan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Benjamin Sullivan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Bradley Gray | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bradley Gray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Richard Gideon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Richard Gideon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Richard Gideon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Russell Hutson Jr. | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Russell Hutson Jr. | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ronald Ridgway | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ronald Ridgway | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Ridgway | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Benjamin Sullivan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Richard Gideon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Bradley Gray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Robert Hutson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandy Stash | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David E. Johnson Board chair | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David J. Turner Jr | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathryn Z. Klaber | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Martin K. Thomas | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Randall Wade | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sylvia Kerrigan | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Russell Hutson Jr 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Amplify Energy Corp. AMPY
- Berry Corporation BERY
- CNX Resources Corp. CNX
- Granite Ridge Resources GRNT
- Highpeak Energy symbol not shown
- Northern Oil and Gas NOG
- Ring Energy REI
- Talos Energy Inc. TALO
- Vital Energy VTLE
- W&T Offshore WTI
- Weight symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 6, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Diversified Energy disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Diversified Energy sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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Documents cited
- 0001922446-26-000045
- 0001140361-26-010918COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2025 · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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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}
}