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Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,784,985FY2023
- $5,904,989FY2024
- $5,508,018FY2025
CEO total pay was $5,508,018 in fiscal 2025, down from $5,904,989 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $906,154 · bonus $476,100 · stock awards $4,072,930 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Turner | $906,154 | $476,100 | $4,072,930 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $52,834 | $5,508,018 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Ben Brigham | 253,077 | 0 | 4,197,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,450,765 |
| Executive Chairman | ||||||||
| Chris Scholla | 409,615 | 0 | 1,730,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,100,722 | 4,241,333 |
| Former Executive Vice President and President of Sand and Logistics | ||||||||
| Blake McCarthy | 494,231 | 225,000 | 1,730,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,638 | 2,483,864 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Dathan Voelter | 438,403 | 158,400 | 1,145,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162,938 | 1,905,244 |
| General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Turner | $5,508,018 | $5,904,989 | $2,784,985 | ↓ −396,971 |
| Ben Brigham | 4,450,765 | 6,759,695 | 6,106,025 | ↓ −2,308,930 |
| Chris Scholla | 4,241,333 | 2,598,392 | — | ↑ +1,642,941 |
| Blake McCarthy | 2,483,864 | 3,046,488 | — | ↓ −562,624 |
| Dathan Voelter | 1,905,244 | 2,145,865 | 6,278,013 | ↓ −240,621 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Atlas' executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain talent, pay for performance, and align executives' interests with those of shareholders by heavily weighting compensation toward stock-based incentives. The program links a significant portion of NEO compensation to long-term company performance and stock price returns, with a substantial majority of target compensation delivered as long-term equity.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners LLC |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake McCarthy | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 48,433 | — | $849,999 |
| John Turner | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 113,960 | — | 1,999,998 |
| Dathan Voelter | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 32,051 | — | 562,495 |
| Chris Scholla | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 48,433 | — | 849,999 |
| Dathan Voelter | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 16,026 | 32,051 | — | 64,102 | 583,008 |
| John Turner | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 56,980 | 113,960 | — | 227,920 | 2,072,932 |
| Blake McCarthy | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 24,217 | 48,433 | — | 96,866 | 880,996 |
| Chris Scholla | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 24,217 | 48,433 | — | 96,866 | 880,996 |
| Ben Brigham | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 115,385 | 230,769 | — | 461,538 | 4,197,688 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake McCarthy | $849,999 | $880,996 | $0 | 50.9% |
| John Turner | 1,999,998 | 2,072,932 | 0 | 50.9% |
| Dathan Voelter | 562,495 | 583,008 | 0 | 50.9% |
| Chris Scholla | 849,999 | 880,996 | 0 | 50.9% |
| Ben Brigham | 0 | 4,197,688 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dathan Voelter | RSU | 9,260 | — | $87,229 |
| John Turner | RSU | 15,279 | — | 143,928 |
| Dathan Voelter | RSU | 18,080 | — | 170,313 |
| Blake McCarthy | RSU | 18,728 | — | 176,417 |
| Blake McCarthy | RSU | 20,169 | — | 189,991 |
| Dathan Voelter | PSU | 27,118 | — | 255,452 |
| Dathan Voelter | PSU | 27,778 | — | 261,669 |
| Blake McCarthy | PSU | 30,251 | — | 284,964 |
| Dathan Voelter | RSU | 32,051 | — | 301,920 |
| Dathan Voelter | PSU | 32,051 | — | 301,920 |
| John Turner | PSU | 45,833 | — | 431,747 |
| Blake McCarthy | RSU | 48,433 | — | 456,238 |
| Blake McCarthy | PSU | 48,433 | — | 456,239 |
| John Turner | RSU | 57,166 | — | 538,503 |
| Dathan Voelter | RSU | 69,026 | — | 650,224 |
| John Turner | PSU | 85,744 | — | 807,708 |
| John Turner | RSU | 113,960 | — | 1,073,503 |
| John Turner | PSU | 113,960 | — | 1,073,503 |
| Ben Brigham | PSU | 209,194 | — | 1,970,607 |
| Ben Brigham | PSU | 230,769 | — | 2,173,844 |
| Ben Brigham | PSU | 277,778 | — | 2,616,669 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb L. VoylesIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance · Audit (Chair) | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | — | $0 | $250,000 |
| A. Lance LangfordIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance (Chair) · Compensation | 0 | 240,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 240,000 |
| Gayle BurlesonIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | 95,000 | 145,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 240,000 |
| Mark P. MillsIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 0 | 220,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 220,000 |
| Stacy HockIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance · Compensation · Not standing for re-election | 75,000 | 145,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 220,000 |
| John Michael “Mike” HowardIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance · Compensation | 0 | 220,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 220,000 |
| Douglas RogersNot independent | 0 | 220,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 220,000 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $145,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 20,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | Adopted Stock Ownership Guidelines for executive officers and non-employee directors; ... Maintain robust stock ownership guidelines for officers and independent directors |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $170,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,440,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,610,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Atlas Energy Solutions as a peer
Companies that benchmark against AESI
3 companies name AESI as a compensation peer
- Cactus, Inc.WHDFY2025
- Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.KGSFY2025
- Select Water Solutions, Inc.WTTRFY2025
Each company listed discloses AESI in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named AESI in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nabors Industries Ltd. | 2025 | Anthony Petrello | $1,750,000 | $5,352,354 | $0 | $2,049,275 | $29,636,103 |
| 2 | Expro Group Holdings NV | 2025 | Joseph Margolis | 940,000 | 11,138,715 | 0 | 1,616,213 | 14,186,887 |
| 3 | Weatherford International plc | 2025 | Girishchandra Saligram | 1,254,808 | 9,969,035 | 0 | 1,735,296 | 13,022,298 |
| 4 | NOV, Inc. | 2025 | Clay Williams | 1,000,000 | 9,576,940 | 899,208 | 1,129,492 | 12,713,187 |
| 5 | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 2025 | William Hendricks | 1,300,000 | 8,497,991 | 0 | 2,264,330 | 12,077,321 |
| 6 | Archrock, Inc. | 2025 | D. Bradley Childers | 944,231 | 6,037,304 | — | 1,985,363 | 9,037,610 |
| 7 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 2025 | John Lindsay | 1,179,909 | 5,749,957 | 0 | 1,559,016 | 9,010,799 |
| 8 | Select Water Solutions, Inc. | 2021 | Rob Roy | 1,046,000 | 5,739,984 | 0 | 1,496,970 | 8,758,715 |
| 9 | ChampionX Corporation | 2024 | Sivasankaran Somasundaram | 954,231 | 5,486,640 | — | 1,365,745 | 7,830,131 |
| 10 | ProPetro Holding Corp. | 2025 | Samuel Sledge | 975,000 | 4,391,410 | 0 | 1,137,500 | 6,539,712 |
| 11 | Liberty Energy Inc. | 2025 | Andrew McLean | 1,100,000 | 2,841,491 | — | 1,416,250 | 5,914,780 |
| 12 | Atlas Energy Solutions | 2025 | John Turner | 906,154 | 4,072,930 | 0 | 0 | 5,508,018 |
| 13 | Oil States International, Inc. | 2025 | Cindy Taylor | 925,000 | 2,400,003 | 0 | 1,654,244 | 5,079,386 |
| 14 | Core Laboratories Inc. | 2025 | Lawrence Bruno | 886,912 | 3,505,105 | 0 | 351,217 | 4,980,491 |
| — | Expro Group Holdings NV | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Cactus, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | ProFrac Holding Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Innovex International, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Cactus, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Dril-Quip, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Energy Solutions | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners LLC |
| Archrock, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Cactus, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Cactus, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| ChampionX Corporation | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Frederick W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Core Laboratories Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Dril-Quip, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Expro Group Holdings NV | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Expro Group Holdings NV | 98.25% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative TSR | Meridian |
| Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 109.09% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Willis Towers Watson |
| Innovex International, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Liberty Energy Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | not disclosed |
| Nabors Industries Ltd. | not disclosed | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Pay Governance |
| NOV, Inc. | 87% | PSU 50 · RSU 40 · Options 10 | Yes — TSR (total shareholder return) goal | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Oil States International, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Pay Governance LLC |
| ProFrac Holding Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| ProPetro Holding Corp. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Select Water Solutions, Inc. | 114.5% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Three-year relative TSR | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Weatherford International plc | 92.3% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | No | LB&Co. |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-07 | 82,254,010 | 2,438,555 | 252,891 | 97.12% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-07 | 97.12%a |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 60 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $5,508,018 |
| Median employee compensation | $91,272 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (40 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, John Turner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 5,508,018. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Ben Brigham. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,450,765. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Chris Scholla. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,241,333. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Blake McCarthy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,483,864. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Dathan Voelter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,905,244. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Blake McCarthy RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, John Turner RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dathan Voelter RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Chris Scholla RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dathan Voelter PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, John Turner PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Blake McCarthy PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Chris Scholla PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Ben Brigham PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 60 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robb L. Voyles. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 250,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, A. Lance Langford. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gayle Burleson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark P. Mills. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stacy Hock. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John Michael “Mike” Howard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Douglas Rogers. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,000. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.12% (votes for as printed: 82,254,010). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 170,000 + equity 1,440,000 + all other 0 = 1,610,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Nabors Industries Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Nabors Industries Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 29,636,103. View filing ↗
- Expro Group Holdings NV, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Expro Group Holdings NV's own proxy. As printed: 14,186,887. View filing ↗
- Weatherford International plc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Weatherford International plc's own proxy. As printed: 13,022,298. View filing ↗
- NOV, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in NOV, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,713,187. View filing ↗
- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,077,321. View filing ↗
- Archrock, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Archrock, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,037,610. View filing ↗
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Helmerich & Payne, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,010,799. View filing ↗
- Select Water Solutions, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2022-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Select Water Solutions, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,758,715. View filing ↗
- ChampionX Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in ChampionX Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,830,131. View filing ↗
- ProPetro Holding Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in ProPetro Holding Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,539,712. View filing ↗
- Liberty Energy Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Liberty Energy Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,914,780. View filing ↗
- Atlas Energy Solutions (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Atlas Energy Solutions's own proxy. As printed: 5,508,018. View filing ↗
- Oil States International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Oil States International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,079,386. View filing ↗
- Core Laboratories Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Core Laboratories Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,980,491. View filing ↗