Liberty Energy (LBRT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ron Gusek, Chief Executive Officer & President, was paid $4.8M in 2025, up 57% from $3.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 37:1, on median employee pay of $128,701.

Filed
March 5, 2026
Annual meeting
April 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.8M+57% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
37:1median $128,701
CEO pay in equity
61%$2.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$718,528Based on 2025 annual incentive awards
CEO Stock Awards
$2,943,855Grant date fair value for 2025
Total Employees
5,800Used for median employee calculation

How Gusek was paid

$4.8M 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%Bonus4%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher A. WrightFormer Chairman of the Board & Former Chief Executive Officer$16,715,954
Ron GusekChief Executive Officer & President$4,793,487
Michael StockChief Financial Officer & Treasurer$3,672,551
R. Sean ElliottChief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary$2,717,223
Ryan T. GosneyChief Accounting Officer & Vice President of Finance$2,251,263

What changed and why

  • Christopher A. Wright resigned as CEO effective February 3, 2025 to serve as U.S. Secretary of Energy.
  • Ron Gusek was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President effective February 3, 2025.
  • $4.8MRon Gusek received total compensation of $4,793,487 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 98%Stockholders overwhelmingly approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with more than 98% support.

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.