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Kinetik Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

KNTK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jamie Welch
Median of the other named officers
$2,209,826
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Jamie Welch: $7,243,604 → $6,156,243 (15.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 99.8% → 99.7% (0.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 50:1 → 39:1 (22.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kinetik Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Jamie Welch was paid $6,156,243 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Welch's total was 15.0% lower than the $7,243,604 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Kinetik Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026.
Which companies are in Kinetik Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Antero Midstream Corporation, Delek US Holdings, Inc., DT Midstream, Inc., EnLink Midstream, LLC and Equitrans Midstream Corporation, among others.
What is Kinetik Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 39:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $156,492.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Anne Psencik
Chief Strategy Officer
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Jamie Welch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Matthew Wall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Steven Stellato
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
R. Todd Carpenter
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Clay Bretches
Former Chief Executive Officer and President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ben Rodgers
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jamie Welch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
R. Todd Carpenter
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Stellato
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Anne Psencik
Chief Strategy Officer
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Matthew Wall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jamie Welch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Stellato
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Wall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
R. Todd Carpenter
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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Anne Psencik
Chief Strategy Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jamie Welch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
R. Todd Carpenter
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Anne Psencik
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Matthew Wall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Steven Stellato
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
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Trevor Howard
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Lindsay Ellis
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
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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. 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
Anne PsencikPSU◇—————◇
Anne PsencikRSU◇——◇——◇
Jamie WelchPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jamie WelchRSU◇——◇——◇
Jamie WelchRSU◇——◇——◇
Lindsay EllisRSU◇——◇——◇
Lindsay EllisRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew WallRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew WallRSU◇——◇——◇
R. Todd CarpenterPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
R. Todd CarpenterPSU——◇—◇—◇
Steven StellatoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven StellatoRSU◇——◇——◇
Steven StellatoRSU◇——◇——◇
Trevor HowardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Trevor HowardRSU◇——◇——◇
Trevor HowardRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 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
Jamie WelchRSU◇◇——
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R. Todd CarpenterRSU◇◇——
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Lindsay EllisRSU◇◇——
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Matthew WallRSU◇◇——
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Steven StellatoRSU◇◇——
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Anne PsencikRSU◇◇——
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Trevor HowardRSU◇◇——
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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
Laura A. Sugg
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Deborah L. Byers
◇◇————◇
Kevin S. McCarthy
◇◇————◇
D. Mark Leland
◇◇————◇
William Ordemann
◇◇————◇
John-Paul (JP) Munfa, Karen Putterman, David I. Foley, Jamie Welch and Michael Kumar 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 stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Antero Midstream Corporation AM
  • Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK
  • DT Midstream, Inc. DTM
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC symbol not shown
  • Equitrans Midstream Corporation ETRN
  • Genesis Energy, L.P. GEL
  • Global Partners LP GPN
  • Holly Frontier symbol not shown
  • National Fuel Gas Company NFG
  • NuStar Energy L.P. symbol not shown
  • Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA
  • Sunoco LP SUN
  • Western Midstream Partners, LP WES.AX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 19, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 20, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 31, 2023=◇◇◇

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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- Jamie Welch (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $6,156,243 (base salary $276,923) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001692787-26-000086, filed 2026-04-08]

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Citations

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332 figures on this page: 328 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
328 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001692787-26-000095
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001692787-26-000086
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards for the 2025 Fiscal Year · LEAD DIRECTOR · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001628280-25-026935
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001692787-25-000013
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-146079
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0001692787-24-000022
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-159191
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  8. 0001140361-23-019499
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Peers Kinetik Holdings discloses

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

Antero Midstream CorporationDelek US Holdings, Inc.DT Midstream, Inc.Equitrans Midstream CorporationGlobal Partners LPNational Fuel Gas CompanyPlains All American Pipeline, L.P.

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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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