Warrior Met Coal (HCC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Walter J. Scheller, III, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.3M in 2025, down 7% from $7.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 57:1, on median employee pay of $127,757.

Filed
March 10, 2026
Annual meeting
April 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.3M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
57:1median $127,757
CEO pay in equity
56%$4.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
66%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,336,513Fiscal 2025 total pay
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
57:1Based on median employee pay of $127,757
Annual Incentive Payout
179%Percentage of target
PSU Payout
200%Percentage of target

How III was paid

$7.3M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Walter J. Scheller, IIIChief Executive Officer$7,336,513
Jack K. RichardsonChief Operating Officer$3,200,845
Dale W. BoylesChief Financial Officer$2,743,091
Kelli K. GantChief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,217,622
Charles LussierChief Commercial Officer$1,831,766

What changed and why

  • $7.3MChief Executive Officer Walter J. Scheller, III received total compensation of $7,336,513 in 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year.
  • 179%The annual incentive program achieved a payout of approximately 179% of target based on company performance.
  • 200%Performance-based stock units for the period achieved a payout of 200% of target.
  • The company commenced longwall operations at the Blue Creek Mine eight months ahead of schedule and on budget.
  • $57.0MNet income for fiscal 2025 reached $57.0 million alongside adjusted EBITDA of $256.5 million.

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.