Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy

FANG· Mining· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock -8.2% in FY2025

M. Kaes Van’t Hof is the CEO of Diamondback Energy and was paid $14.9M in FY2025 (Dec), up 58%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $338
CEO pay is from each Diamondback Energy proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1Travis D. SticeFY2025
  2. 2M. Kaes Van’t HofFY2025
  3. 3Daniel N. WessonFY2025
  4. 4Matt ZmigroskyFY2025
  5. 5Jere W. Thompson IIIFY2025
  6. 6Teresa L. “Tracy” DickFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Diamondback Energy paid its 6 named executives $58.2M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO M. Kaes Van’t Hof was paid $14.9M of that.

Name
Travis D. SticeExecutive Chairman
M. Kaes Van’t HofChief Executive Officer
Daniel N. WessonExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Matt ZmigroskyExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary
Jere W. Thompson IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Teresa L. “Tracy” DickExecutive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers13

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Diamondback Energy names 13 peer companies for pay. Among Diamondback Energy and these peers, CEO pay was 6th highest of 8 and total shareholder return was 2nd highest of 8.

6th highest of 8in Diamondback Energy and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$9.9M$23.5M

2nd highest of 8in Diamondback Energy and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$196$449

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Activity

  1. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CAO pay fell 10% to $4.5M. The stock fell 8% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Diamondback Energy General counsel pay fell 24% to $6.0M. The stock fell 8% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CEO pay rose 58% to $14.9M. The stock fell 8% in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Diamondback Energy Chair pay rose 21% to $21.3M. The stock rose 6% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CAO pay rose 18% to $5.0M. The stock rose 6% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Diamondback Energy General counsel pay rose 59% to $7.8M. The stock rose 6% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CEO pay rose 20% to $9.5M. The stock rose 6% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Diamondback Energy COO pay rose 30% to $7.7M. The stock rose 6% in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Diamondback Energy Chair pay rose 27% to $17.2M. The stock rose 35% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Diamondback Energy General counsel pay rose 19% to $4.9M. The stock rose 13% in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Diamondback Energy General counsel pay rose 17% to $4.2M. The stock rose 35% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CEO pay rose 12% to $7.9M. The stock rose 13% in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    Diamondback Energy CEO pay rose 11% to $7.0M. The stock rose 35% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    Diamondback Energy COO pay rose 30% to $5.9M. The stock rose 13% in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  15. Pay
    Diamondback Energy COO pay rose 40% to $4.6M. The stock rose 35% in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A

Filings21

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Current report8-KSep 30, 2026—
Current report8-KMay 20, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 9, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 25, 2026FY2025
Current report8-KMay 21, 2025—
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 10, 2025FY2024
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