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NexPoint Residential Trust Executive Compensation (FY25)

NXRT · Dallas, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 2, 2026
105 figures on this page: 98 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
James Dondero was paid $3,329,980 in total compensation as President and Chairman for fiscal 2025, and Dondero's total moved 3.5% lower from the $3,452,019 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 11:1, against median employee compensation of $303,338. The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 4 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Dondero
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 — James Dondero: $3,452,019 → $3,329,980 (3.5% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 94.0% → 95.4% (1.4 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 15:1 → 11:1 (26.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is NexPoint Residential Trust's chief executive and what were they paid?
James Dondero was paid $3,329,980 in total compensation as President and Chairman for fiscal 2025. Dondero's total moved 3.5% lower from the $3,452,019 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was NexPoint Residential Trust's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is NexPoint Residential Trust's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 11:1, against median employee compensation of $303,338.

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
Matt McGraner
Chief Investment Officer & Executive Vice President
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James Dondero
Chief Executive Officer
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Brian Mitts
Chief Financial Officer, EVP-Finance and Treasurer
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Daniel Sauter
General Counsel and Secretary
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Dondero
Chief Executive Officer
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Matt McGraner
Chief Investment Officer & Executive Vice President
——◇————◇
Brian Mitts
Chief Financial Officer, EVP-Finance and Treasurer
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Daniel Sauter
General Counsel and Secretary
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Dondero
Chief Executive Officer
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Matt McGraner
Chief Investment Officer & Executive Vice President
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Brian Mitts
Chief Financial Officer, EVP-Finance and Treasurer
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Daniel Sauter
General Counsel and Secretary
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matt McGraner
Executive VP and Chief Investment Officer
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James Dondero
President and Chairman
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Paul Richards
Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
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Dennis Charles Sauter
General Counsel and 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
James DonderoRSU◇——◇——◇
Matt McGranerRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul RichardsRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
James DonderoRSU◇◇——
Paul RichardsRSU◇◇——
Matt McGranerRSU◇◇——
D.C. SauterRSU◇◇——
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
Scott Kavanaugh
Lead independent director
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Edward Constantino
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Dr. Arthur Laffer
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Dr. Carol Swain
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Catherine Wood
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Brian Mitts
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James Dondero 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.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇

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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
105 figures on this page: 98 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
98 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001437749-26-019168
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001437749-26-012026
    Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Pay Ratio Disclosure · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001437749-25-017826
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001437749-25-011064
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001437749-24-016035
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0001437749-24-011772
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001437749-23-014250
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001437749-23-010028
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001437749-22-012474
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001437749-21-011848
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-144127
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APA
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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