ConocoPhillips (COP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

R.M. Lance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $23.5M in 2025, up 1% from $23.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 111:1, on median employee pay of $212,063.

Filed
March 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$23.5M+1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
111:1median $212,063
CEO pay in equity
71%$16.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
2025 CEO Total Compensation
$23,450,085Reported in summary compensation table
CEO to Median Employee Ratio
111:1Based on estimated median employee pay
VCIP Weighted Payout
150%Short-term incentive payout percentage
PSP 23 Weighted Payout
91%Long-term incentive payout percentage

How Lance was paid

$23.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards71%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
R.M. LanceChairman and Chief Executive Officer$23,450,085
A.M. O’BrienChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Commercial$6,348,878
W.L. Bullock, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,842,009
N.G. OldsExecutive Vice President, Lower 48 and Global HSE$8,019,355
K.B. RoseSenior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$6,492,838
K.L. JohnsonExecutive Vice President, Global Operations and Technical Functions$6,268,068

What changed and why

  • $23.5MCEO total compensation reached $23,450,085 in 2025 compared to $23,116,284 in 2024.
  • 150%The 2025 short-term incentive payout was approved at 150% of target based on strong operational and financial results.
  • 91%The 2023 long-term incentive program yielded a weighted payout of 91% of target.
  • 96%Stockholders supported the 2025 say-on-pay vote with more than 96% of shares voted in favor.
  • $9.0BConocoPhillips distributed $9.0 billion to stockholders through share repurchases and ordinary dividends.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.