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Matador Resources Executive Compensation (FY25)

MTDR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Joseph Foran
Median of the other named officers
$4,419,268
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

More on Matador Resources

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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 — Joseph Foran: $8,437,049 → $9,775,611 (15.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.9% → 95.8% (1.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 37:1 → 43:1 (16.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Matador Resources' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Joseph Foran, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,775,611 in fiscal 2025. Foran's total moved 15.9% higher from the $8,437,049 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Matador Resources' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026.
Which companies are in Matador Resources' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names APA Resources Corp., Chord Energy Corporation, Civitas Resources, Inc., Comstock Resources Corp. and Coterra Energy Inc., among others. The additional disclosed peer group names APA Resources Corp., Civitas Resources, Inc., Coterra Energy Inc., Devon Energy Corp. and Expand Energy Corp., among others.
What is Matador Resources' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 43:1, against median employee compensation of $225,777.

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
Joseph Foran
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Van Singleton
Co-President - Land, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Planning
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Willey
Executive Vice President-Midstream
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Foran
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Van Singleton
Co-President - Land, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Planning
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
G. Gregg Krug
Former Executive Vice President - Marketing and Midstream Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Willey
Executive Vice President-Midstream
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Erman
Co-President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of M&A, Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Foran
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Van Singleton
Co-President - Land, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Planning
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
G. Gregg Krug
Former Executive Vice President - Marketing and Midstream Strategy
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Erman
Co-President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of M&A, Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Willey
Executive Vice President-Midstream
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Macalik
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Lambert
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
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
Brian J. WilleyPSU◇—◇———◇
Brian J. WilleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Bryan A. ErmanPSU◇—◇———◇
Bryan A. ErmanRSU◇——◇——◇
G. Gregg KrugPSU◇—◇———◇
G. Gregg KrugRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph Wm. ForanRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph Wm. ForanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Robert T. MacalikRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert T. MacalikPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Van H. Singleton IIPSU◇—◇———◇
Van H. Singleton IIRSU◇——◇——◇
William D. LambertRSU◇——◇——◇
William D. LambertPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
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
Brian WilleyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Bryan ErmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Robert MacalikRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
G. Gregg KrugPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Van SingletonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
  • APA Resources Corp. symbol not shown
  • Chord Energy Corporation CHRD
  • Civitas Resources, Inc. CIVI
  • Comstock Resources Corp. CRK
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • Devon Energy Corp. DVN
  • Expand Energy Corp. EXE
  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. MGY
  • Murphy Oil Corp. MUR
  • Ovintiv Inc. OVV
  • Permian Resources Corp. PR
  • Range Resources Corp. RRC
  • SM Energy Co. SM
  • Vital Energy, Inc. VTLE
Additional disclosed peer group
  • APA Resources Corp. APA
  • Civitas Resources, Inc. CIVI
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • Devon Energy Corp. DVN
  • Expand Energy Corp. EXE
  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. MGY
  • Murphy Oil Corp. MUR
  • Ovintiv Inc. OVV
  • Permian Resources Corp. PR
  • Vital Energy, Inc. VTLE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 7, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 1, 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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191 figures on this page: 181 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
181 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001520006-26-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001520006-26-000013
    Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0001520006-25-000176
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001520006-24-000150
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001520006-23-000158
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001520006-22-000164
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001520006-21-000160
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001520006-20-000175
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001520006-19-000096
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001520006-18-000093
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001520006-17-000170
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Matador Resources discloses

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

Chord Energy CorporationCivitas Resources, Inc.Comstock Resources Corp.Coterra Energy Inc.Devon Energy Corp.Expand Energy Corp.Murphy Oil Corp.Ovintiv Inc.Permian Resources Corp.Range Resources Corp.SM Energy Co.APA Resources Corp.

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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
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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