Helmerich & Payne (HP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John W. Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9M in 2025, down 3% from $9.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 70:1, on median employee pay of $129,132.

Filed
January 22, 2026
Annual meeting
March 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
70:1median $129,132
CEO pay in equity
64%$5.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,429,1102025 STI target amount
Say-on-Pay Support
95%2025 annual meeting vote
CEO Stock Awards
$5,749,957Grant date fair value

How Lindsay was paid

$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.

Salary13%Stock awards64%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John W. LindsayChief Executive Officer$9,010,799
J. Kevin VannSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,360,261
Cara M. HairSenior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer$3,208,362
John R. BellExecutive Vice President of Eastern Hemisphere Land$2,536,765
Michael P. LennoxExecutive Vice President of Western Hemisphere Land$2,441,261

What changed and why

  • $9MCEO total compensation decreased to $9,010,799 in fiscal 2025 compared to $9,337,610 in fiscal 2024.
  • 50%Stock awards comprise 50% of target annual equity award opportunities for executives.
  • 95%Say-on-pay received approximately 95% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Fiscal 2025 short-term incentives were tied to pre-established financial and operational objectives.

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.