Riot Platforms (RIOT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jason M. Les, CEO (Principal Executive Officer), was paid $3.5M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 54:1, on median employee pay of $64,138.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.5M2025
CEO to median employee
54:1median $64,138
Prior say-on-pay support
32%of votes cast
2025 Record Revenue
$647.4MDriven by operational efficiency and Corsicana Phase I
2025 Bitcoin Mined
5,686Total hash rate capacity reached 38.5 EH/s
Stockholders Engaged
25%Representing over 25% of outstanding shares
Say-on-Pay Support
31.5%Votes cast in favor at 2025 annual meeting
Total Employees
816As of December 31, 2025

How Les was paid

$3.5M 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.

Salary46%Non-equity incentive53%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jason M. LesCEO (Principal Executive Officer)$3,460,222
Benjamin YiExecutive Chairman$3,452,334
Colin YeeCFO (Principal Financial Officer)$1,133,655
Jonathan GibbsFormer Chief Data Center Officer$12,674,783
Stephen HowellChief Operating Officer$7,200,726

What changed and why

  • $83.5MCEO total compensation decreased from $83,532,328 in 2024 to $3,460,222 in 2025 due to no long-term incentive awards granted to prior NEOs in 2025.
  • None of the Company's 2024 Named Executive Officers were granted any long-term incentive program awards in 2025.
  • The Board added a cap on payouts when relative Total Shareholder Returns are negative on an absolute basis for future awards.
  • 31.5%The Say-on-Pay vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting received 31.5% support, leading to extensive stockholder outreach and program reviews.

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.