Diamondback Energy (FANG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kaes Van’t Hof, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.9M in 2025, up 58% from $9.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 89:1, on median employee pay of $168,095.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$14.9M+58% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
89:1median $168,095
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Free Cash Flow
$5.5BGenerated during fiscal 2025
Shares Repurchased
13.84MCommon stock for approximately $2.0 billion
Say-on-Pay Support
97.2%Favorable stockholder vote in 2025
Net Cash from Operations
$8.8BGenerated in 2025
Base Dividend Increase
$4.20Annual base dividend per share for 2026

How Hof was paid

$14.9M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Travis D. SticeExecutive Chairman$20,502,775
Kaes Van’t HofChief Executive Officer$14,931,423
Jere W. Thompson IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,648,552
Teresa L. DickExecutive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary$4,497,658
Daniel N. WessonExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$7,682,774
Matt ZmigroskyExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary$5,970,311

What changed and why

  • Travis D. Stice transitioned from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman in May 2025, while Kaes Van’t Hof succeeded him as Chief Executive Officer.
  • $8.8BThe company generated $8.8 billion in operating cash flow and $5.5 billion in Free Cash Flow during 2025.
  • 97%Stockholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with approximately 97% of votes cast in favor.
  • Performance-based restricted stock units and annual cash incentives tied to operational and financial metrics formed the majority of executive compensation.
  • Equity awards feature three-year performance periods and relative TSR performance conditions compared to peer groups.

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.