Industrials & Aerospace
Cactus Executive Compensation (FY25)
WHD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Scott Bender | Latest say-on-pay support = May 12, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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 — Scott Bender: $3,308,588 → $2,524,459 (23.7% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 31:1 → 24:1 (22.6% lower)
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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cactus' chief executive and what were they paid?
Scott Bender, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director, received $2,524,459 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Bender's total moved 23.7% lower from the $3,308,588 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cactus' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026.
Which companies are in Cactus' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Archrock, Inc., Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., ChampionX Corporation, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc and Helmerich & Payne, Inc., among others.
What is Cactus' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 24:1, against median employee compensation of $107,002.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Bender Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Bender President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Marsh General Counsel, Vice President of Administration and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Tadlock Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Bender Vice President of Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Tadlock Executive Vice President, CEO Spoolable Technologies Segment and Treasurer, Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Bender Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Bender Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Bender Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Bender Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Tadlock Executive Vice President, CEO Spoolable Technologies Segment and Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jay Nutt Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Bender Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Tadlock Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment and Chief Executive Officer of Cactus International | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Bender Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jay Nutt Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay A. Nutt | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jay A. Nutt | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joel Bender | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joel Bender | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott Bender | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott Bender | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Stephen Tadlock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen Tadlock | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Steven Bender | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Steven Bender | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Bender | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Stephen Tadlock | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Scott Bender | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jay Nutt | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Jay Nutt
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Scott Bender
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
Steven Bender
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Semple | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael McGovern | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tym Tombar | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Melissa Law | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gary Rosenthal Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John (Andy) O’Donnell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bruce Rothstein | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tana Utley, Joel Bender and Scott Bender 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
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
- Archrock, Inc. AROC
- Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. AESI
- ChampionX Corporation symbol not shown
- Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc HLX
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
- Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. KGS
- Liberty Energy Inc. LBRT
- ProFrac Holding Corp. ACDC
- ProPetro Holding Corp. PUMP
- RPC, Inc. RES
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 12, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 22, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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- Scott Bender (Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director), FY2025 total compensation $2,524,459 (base salary $450,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001628280-26-022453, filed 2026-03-31]What this page does not include
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223 figures on this page: 219 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
219 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-034225Proposal 3 : The Company’s stockholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as reported in the Proxy Statement.
- 0001628280-26-022453DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Potential Payments Upon Termination
- 0001699136-25-000080Proposal 4 : The Company’s stockholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as reported in the Proxy Statement.
- 0001699136-24-000047
- 0001699136-23-000053
- 0001699136-22-000078Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-19-031194Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}