Cactus (WHD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott Bender, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director, was paid $2.5M in 2025, down 24% from $3.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 24:1, on median employee pay of $107,002.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.5M-24% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
24:1median $107,002
CEO pay in equity
72%$1.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$2,524,459Decrease from 2024 total pay
CEO Base Salary
$450,000Unchanged from prior year

How Bender was paid

$2.5M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards72%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott BenderChief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director$2,524,459
Joel BenderPresident and Director$2,531,090
Stephen TadlockExecutive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Spoolable Technologies and Cactus International$1,761,181
Jay A. NuttExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,395,643
Steven BenderChief Operating Officer$1,747,638

What changed and why

  • $2.5MScott Bender received total compensation of $2,524,459 for 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year total of $3,308,588.
  • $1.8MStock awards for the CEO totaled $1,821,634 in 2025.
  • $223KShort-term incentive plan compensation paid to the CEO was $222,788 for 2025.
  • 99%At the 2025 annual meeting, approximately 99% of votes cast approved the compensation of named executive officers.

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.