Matador Resources (MTDR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph Wm. Foran, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.8M in 2025, up 16% from $8.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 43:1, on median employee pay of $225,777.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$9.8M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
43:1median $225,777
CEO pay in equity
43%$4.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Target Variable Pay
76%Of target total compensation
2025 Say-on-Pay Support
94%Approval from shareholders
Record Net Income
$759.2MFor fiscal year 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$2.3BFor fiscal year 2025

How Foran was paid

$9.8M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards43%Non-equity incentive38%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph Wm. ForanChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$9,775,611
Van H. Singleton, IICo-President - Land, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Planning$4,665,825
Bryan A. ErmanCo-President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of M&A, Corporate Secretary$4,454,705
Robert T. MacalikFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,314,143
Brian J. WilleyExecutive Vice President-Midstream$4,383,830
G. Gregg KrugFormer Executive Vice President - Marketing and Midstream Strategy$4,665,825
William D. LambertFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,282,298

What changed and why

  • $9.8MCEO total compensation increased to $9,775,611 in 2025 from $8,437,049 in 2024.
  • 76%Approximately 76% of our CEO's target total compensation was variable and at risk.
  • 94%Shareholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 94% support.
  • $759.2MNet income was $759.2 million with record Adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion in 2025.

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.