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Diamondback Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)

FANG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kaes Van t Hof
Median of the other named officers
$5,970,311
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 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 — Kaes Van t Hof: $9,451,613 → $14,931,423 (58.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.2% → 98.6% (1.4 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 117.2:1 → 89:1 (24.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Diamondback Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Kaes Van t Hof was paid $14,931,423 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,451,613 reported for fiscal 2024, Van t Hof's total was 58.0% higher.
What was Diamondback Energy's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Diamondback Energy's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include APA Corporation, Cheniere Energy, Inc., ConocoPhillips Company, Coterra Energy Inc. and Devon Energy Corporation, among others.
What is Diamondback Energy's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 89:1, against median employee compensation of $168,095.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Travis Stice
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kaes Van t Hof
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Zmigrosky
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Wesson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Teresa Dick
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Travis Stice
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kaes Van t Hof
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Wesson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Zmigrosky
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jere Thompson III
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Teresa Dick
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 N. WessonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jere W. Thompson IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kaes Van t HofPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matt ZmigroskyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Teresa L. DickPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 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
Teresa DickRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
Matt ZmigroskyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
Daniel WessonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
Travis SticeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
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PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Jere Thompson IIIRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Daniel Wesson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Matt Zmigrosky
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Teresa Dick
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Travis Stice
Executive Chairman · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Darin G. Holderness
◇◇————◇
Melanie M. Trent
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Vincent K. Brooks
◇◇————◇
Stephanie K. Mains
◇◇————◇
Steven E. West
◇◇————◇
Robert K. Reeves
◇◇————◇
Mark L. Plaumann
◇◇————◇
Rebecca A. Klein
◇◇————◇
Frank D. Tsuru
◇◇————◇
Charles A. Meloy
◇◇————◇
Lance W. Robertson
◇◇————◇
David L. Houston
◇—————◇
Travis D. Stice and Kaes Van t Hof 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◇
Audit committee member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • APA Corporation APA
  • Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG
  • ConocoPhillips Company COP
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • Devon Energy Corporation DVN
  • EOG Resources EOG
  • EQT Corporation EQT
  • Expand Energy Corporation EXE
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY
  • Ovintiv Inc. OVV
  • Phillips 66 PSX
  • SLB Limited SLB
  • The Williams Companies WMB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2021June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2016June 7, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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256 figures on this page: 239 cited to the filing that reported them, 17 calculated from figures it prints.
239 cited to the filing
17 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001539838-26-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-26-000242
    2024 Director Compensation Table* · 2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE VIPER LTIP · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS UNDER THE VIPER LTIP AT FISCAL 2025 YEAR-END · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001539838-25-000072
  4. 0001308179-25-000434
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001539838-24-000137
  6. 0001539838-22-000102
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001539838-21-000095
  8. 0001539838-20-000085
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001539838-19-000073
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001539838-17-000088
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Peers Diamondback Energy discloses

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

APA CorporationCheniere Energy, Inc.ConocoPhillips CompanyCoterra Energy Inc.Devon Energy CorporationEOG ResourcesEQT CorporationExpand Energy CorporationOccidental Petroleum CorporationOvintiv Inc.Phillips 66SLB LimitedThe Williams Companies

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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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