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Talos Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)

TALO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Paul Goodfellow
Median of the other named officers
$1,612,230
7 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 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.
Say-on-pay support: 91.9% → 95.5% (3.6 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Talos Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Paul Goodfellow, President & CEO, received $9,351,093 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Talos Energy's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026.
Which companies are in Talos Energy's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Berry Corporation, California Resources Corporation, Callon Petroleum Company, Chord Energy Corporation and Civitas Resources, Inc., among others. The Performance Peer Group includes Crescent Energy Company, HighPeak Energy, Inc. and VAALCO Energy, Inc.
What is Talos Energy's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 54:1, against median employee compensation of $177,449.

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
William Moss III
EVP, General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sergio Maiworm Jr.
Former EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sergio Maiworm Jr.
Former EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Spath
EVP, Head of Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
William Moss III
EVP, General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Mills
Former Interim President and CEO
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Goodfellow
President & CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Spath
EVP, Head of Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Moss III
EVP, General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sergio Maiworm Jr.
Former EVP & CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Gregory Babcock
Former Interim CFO; VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Zachary Dailey
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇——◇
William Langin
EVP, Exploration & Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Mills
Former Interim President and CEO
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
Gregory M. BabcockPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory M. BabcockPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory M. BabcockRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory M. BabcockRSU◇——◇——◇
John B. SpathPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John B. SpathRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph A. MillsRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul R. GoodfellowPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul R. GoodfellowRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul R. GoodfellowPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sergio L. Maiworm Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sergio L. Maiworm Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
William LanginPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
William LanginRSU◇——◇——◇
William S. Moss IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
William S. Moss IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
William S. Moss IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
William S. Moss IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Zachary B. DaileyRSU◇——◇——◇
Zachary B. DaileyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Paul GoodfellowPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John SpathPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William MossPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gregory BabcockPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Zachary DaileyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William LanginPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
Neal P. Goldman
Board chair · Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Charles M. Sledge
◇◇————◇
Richard Sherrill
◇◇————◇
Paula R. Glover
◇◇————◇
Shandell Szabo
◇◇————◇
John “Brad” Juneau
◇◇————◇
Donald R. Kendall Jr
◇◇————◇
Paul R. Goodfellow 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◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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
  • Berry Corporation BRY
  • California Resources Corporation CRC
  • Callon Petroleum Company symbol not shown
  • Chord Energy Corporation CHRD
  • Civitas Resources, Inc. CIVI
  • Kosmos Energy Ltd. KOS
  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation MGY
  • Matador Resources Company MTDR
  • Murphy Oil Corporation MUR
  • Permian Resources Corporation PR
  • Southwestern Energy Company SWN
  • Vital Energy, Inc. VTLE
  • W&T Offshore, Inc. WTI
Performance Peer Group
  • Crescent Energy Company CRGY
  • HighPeak Energy, Inc. HPK
  • VAALCO Energy, Inc. EGY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 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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230 figures on this page: 223 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
223 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-263995
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-170385
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-133342
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-24-146019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-23-147038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-22-150180
  7. 0001193125-21-160507
  8. 0001193125-20-144132
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Peers Talos Energy discloses

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

Chord Energy CorporationCivitas Resources, Inc.Kosmos Energy Ltd.Matador Resources CompanyMurphy Oil CorporationPermian Resources CorporationW&T Offshore, Inc.Crescent Energy CompanyHighPeak Energy, Inc.VAALCO Energy, Inc.

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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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