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Viper Energy (VNOM): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,245,313FY2024
- $1,825,600FY2025
CEO total pay was $1,825,600 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,245,313 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $0 · stock awards $1,825,600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen Gilfillian | $391,667 | — | $1,599,707 | — | $515,200 | — | $37,700 | $2,544,274 |
| President | ||||||||
| Kaes Van’t Hof | 0 | — | 1,825,600 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 1,825,600 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Matt Zmigrosky | 0 | — | 584,214 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 584,214 |
| Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Al Barkmann | 0 | 0 | 365,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365,133 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer | ||||||||
| Teresa Dick | 0 | — | 365,133 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 365,133 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | ||||||||
| Travis Stice | 68,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68,880 |
| Former Chief Executive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen Gilfillian | $2,544,274 | — | — | — |
| Kaes Van’t Hof | 1,825,600 | 1,245,313 | — | ↑ +580,287 |
| Matt Zmigrosky | 584,214 | 415,124 | — | ↑ +169,090 |
| Al Barkmann | 365,133 | 415,124 | — | ↓ −49,991 |
| Teresa Dick | 365,133 | 415,124 | — | ↓ −49,991 |
| Travis Stice | 68,880 | 1,245,313 | — | ↓ −1,176,433 |
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
Viper Energy's executive compensation is primarily determined by Diamondback, the parent company, under a Services and Secondment Agreement, with Viper's compensation committee responsible for granting additional long-term incentive awards to align executive interests with stockholder value. The company focuses on performance-based compensation, specifically using relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) to incentivize executives to contribute to top-tier performance within their peer group.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Barkmann | PSU | 2025-03-01 | 2,708 | 5,415 | — | 13,538 | $365,133 |
| Austen Gilfillian | RSU | 2025-03-01 | — | — | 10,829 | — | 504,307 |
| Matt Zmigrosky | PSU | 2025-03-01 | 4,332 | 8,664 | — | 21,660 | 584,214 |
| Teresa Dick | PSU | 2025-03-01 | 2,708 | 5,415 | — | 13,538 | 365,133 |
| Austen Gilfillian | PSU | 2025-03-01 | 8,123 | 16,245 | — | 40,613 | 1,095,400 |
| Kaes Van’t Hof | PSU | 2025-03-01 | 13,537 | 27,074 | — | 67,685 | 1,825,600 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Barkmann | $0 | $365,133 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Austen Gilfillian | 504,307 | 1,095,400 | 0 | 68.5% |
| Matt Zmigrosky | 0 | 584,214 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Teresa Dick | 0 | 365,133 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kaes Van’t Hof | 0 | 1,825,600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen Gilfillian | RSU | 1,855 | — | $71,659 |
| Austen Gilfillian | RSU | 2,560 | — | 98,893 |
| Teresa Dick | RSU | 5,415 | — | 209,181 |
| Al Barkmann | RSU | 5,415 | — | 209,181 |
| Austen Gilfillian | RSU | 7,219 | — | 278,870 |
| Matt Zmigrosky | RSU | 8,664 | — | 334,690 |
| Austen Gilfillian | RSU | 13,334 | — | 515,092 |
| Austen Gilfillian | PSU | 16,245 | — | 627,544 |
| Teresa Dick | RSU | 17,393 | — | 671,892 |
| Al Barkmann | RSU | 17,393 | — | 671,892 |
| Matt Zmigrosky | RSU | 17,393 | — | 671,892 |
| Austen Gilfillian | PSU | 20,870 | — | 806,208 |
| Travis Stice | RSU | 27,074 | — | 1,045,869 |
| Travis Stice | RSU | 52,175 | — | 2,015,520 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Wesley PerryIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | $100,000 | $172,595 | — | — | — | $272,595 |
| Spencer D. Armour IIIIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | 95,000 | 172,595 | — | — | — | 267,595 |
| James L. RubinIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit | 95,000 | 172,595 | — | — | — | 267,595 |
| Laurie H. ArgoIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit | 90,000 | 172,595 | — | — | — | 262,595 |
| Frank C. HuIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | 90,000 | 172,595 | — | — | — | 262,595 |
| Steven E. WestIndependent · Board Chair · Executive (Chair) | 75,000 | 172,595 | — | — | — | 247,595 |
| Travis D. SticeIndependent | 68,880 | 0 | — | — | — | 68,880 |
| Kaes Van’t HofEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $80,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $175,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $613,880 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,035,570 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,649,450 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Viper Energy as a peer
Companies that benchmark against VNOM
No companies currently name VNOM 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 | Viper Energy | 2025 | Kaes Van’t Hof | $0 | $1,825,600 | — | $0 | $1,825,600 |
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
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-19 | 276,982,537 | 42,274,219 | 450,075 | 86.76% | 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 | 2026-05-19 | 86.76%a |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation program -- Majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together as a single class, present in person or represented by proxy | Abstentions: None”.
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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (25 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, Austen Gilfillian. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 2,544,274. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kaes Van’t Hof. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,825,600. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Matt Zmigrosky. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 584,214. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Al Barkmann. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 365,133. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Teresa Dick. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 365,133. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Travis Stice. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 68,880. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Al Barkmann PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Austen Gilfillian RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Matt Zmigrosky PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Teresa Dick PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Austen Gilfillian PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kaes Van’t Hof PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS UNDER THE LTIP” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 08, W. Wesley Perry. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Spencer D. Armour III. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 267,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James L. Rubin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 267,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Laurie H. Argo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frank C. Hu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Steven E. West. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 247,595. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Travis D. Stice. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 68,880. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kaes Van’t Hof. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-19. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 86.76% (votes for as printed: 276,982,537). 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 613,880 + equity 1,035,570 + all other 0 = 1,649,450, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Viper Energy (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in Viper Energy's own proxy. As printed: 1,825,600. View filing ↗