Companies Rithm Capital Corp.
Rithm Capital (NRZ): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $20,450,903FY2025
CEO total pay was $20,450,903 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,000,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $12,000,007 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nierenberg | $1,000,000 | $0 | $12,000,007 | $0 | $7,440,000 | $0 | $10,896 | $20,450,903 |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
| Nicola Santoro | 400,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,050,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,896 | 2,810,902 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
| David Zeiden | 500,000 | 907,224 | 499,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,896 | 1,918,118 |
| Chief Legal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nierenberg | $20,450,903 | — | — | — |
| Nicola Santoro | 2,810,902 | — | — | — |
| David Zeiden | 1,918,118 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Zeiden | RSU | 43,462 | — | $473,736 |
| David Zeiden | PSU | 46,375 | — | 597,652 |
| Nicola Santoro | RSU | 115,392 | — | 1,257,773 |
| Nicola Santoro | PSU | 384,006 | — | 4,185,665 |
| Michael Nierenberg | RSU | 682,234 | — | 7,436,351 |
| Michael Nierenberg | PSU | 6,511,868 | — | 70,979,361 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $125,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $150,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $4 |
Peer group, and who names Rithm Capital as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NRZ
No companies currently name NRZ as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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 | Rithm Capital Corp. | 2025 | Michael Nierenberg | $1,000,000 | $12,000,007 | $0 | $7,440,000 | $20,450,903 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 268 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $20,450,903 |
| Median employee compensation | $76,203 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (5 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, Michael Nierenberg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 34. As printed: 20,450,903. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Nicola Santoro. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 34. As printed: 2,810,902. View filing ↗
- Section 01, David Zeiden. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 34. As printed: 1,918,118. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 268 : 1. View filing ↗
- Rithm Capital Corp. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Rithm Capital Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 20,450,903. View filing ↗