John Lindsay is Chief Executive Officer of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP). The company reported total compensation of $9,010,799 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,179,909 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,749,957 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,559,016 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $521,917 |
| Total | $9,010,799 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Helmerich & Payne, Inc. filed January 22, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-005786.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,179,909 | $0 | $5,749,957 | $0 | $1,559,016 | $0 | $521,917 | $9,010,799 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,138,909 | $0 | $5,543,919 | $0 | $2,143,416 | $4,676 | $506,690 | $9,337,610 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,094,586 | $0 | $5,279,880 | $0 | $1,642,709 | $0 | $578,788 | $8,595,963 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | — | $5,249,996 | — | $2,000,000 | $255,000 | $120,857 | $8,625,853 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,025,000 | $0 | $5,321,503 | $0 | $1,750,444 | $11,527 | $359,836 | $8,468,309 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,012,750 | $0 | $5,168,597 | $0 | $0 | $71,561 | $391,155 | $6,644,063 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Helmerich & Payne, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $9,906,496 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-895,696 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Helmerich & Payne, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Lindsay this page | Chief Executive Officer | $9,010,799 |
| John Vann | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,360,261 |
| Cara Hair | Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | $3,208,362 |
| John Bell | Executive Vice President of Eastern Hemisphere Land | $2,536,765 |
| Michael Lennox | Executive Vice President of Western Hemisphere Land | $2,441,261 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Helmerich & Payne, Inc. compensation brief.
John Lindsay's compensation sits inside Helmerich & Payne, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.