Noble (NE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert W. Eifler, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.9M in 2025, down 1% from $12M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 71:1.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.9M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
71:1
CEO pay in equity
74%$8.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO variable pay percentage
91%Of target total direct compensation
CEO pay ratio
71:1Ratio to median employee
Say-on-pay support
95%Prior year advisory vote support
Dividend distribution
$320MReturned to shareholders in 2025

How Eifler was paid

$11.9M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert W. EiflerPresident & Chief Executive Officer$11,885,455
Richard B. BarkerExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$4,356,968
Joey M. KawajaSenior Vice President, Operations$3,172,803
Jennie P. HowardSenior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$2,650,390
Caroline M. AltingSenior Vice President, Operational Excellence & Sustainability$2,552,421

What changed and why

  • 91%91% of CEO target total direct compensation was variable or at-risk in 2025.
  • 95%Over 95% of votes cast supported our compensation program during the prior advisory vote.
  • $7.0BContract backlog increased by 15% year-on-year to $7.0 billion at December 31, 2025.
  • $320MNoble distributed $320 million in dividends and $20 million in share repurchases during 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.