Comstock Resources (CRK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

M. Jay Allison, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.9M in 2025, up 75% from $12.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 142:1, on median employee pay of $154,049.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$21.9M+75% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
142:1median $154,049
CEO pay in equity
75%$16.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
2025 Net Income
$420.2MImproved financial results from higher gas prices
Total Shareholder Return
162%Highest among public E&P companies over two years
Divestiture Proceeds
$445MCotton Valley and Shelby Trough asset sales

How Allison was paid

$21.9M 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.

Salary5%Bonus6%Stock awards75%Non-equity incentive9%Pension and deferred comp3%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
M. Jay AllisonChief Executive Officer$21,934,257
Roland O. BurnsPresident and Chief Financial Officer$8,012,643
Daniel S. HarrisonChief Operating Officer$4,637,237
Clifford D. "Trey" NewellChief Commercial Officer$2,926,449
Patrick H. McGoughVice President of Operations$1,832,537

What changed and why

  • $21.9MCEO total compensation increased to $21,934,257 in 2025 due to higher stock awards and transaction bonuses.
  • $1.4BNatural gas and oil sales reached $1.4 billion and net income was $420.2 million for 2025.
  • 162%The company achieved the highest total shareholder return among public E&P companies over the last two years at 162%.
  • Executive compensation includes base salary, annual cash incentive awards, transaction bonuses, restricted stock awards, and performance-based restricted stock units.

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.