KOS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #31 of 37 in industry

Kosmos Energy Ltd. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $295,353 · Oil & Gas Extraction.

Oil & Gas Extraction peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Oil & Gas Extraction
Industry rank
#31/37

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
17:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.0M
Median worker
$295,353

Answer first

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FY2025 CEO total of $5.0M ranks #935 of 1,423 complete filings; its 17:1 pay ratio ranks #1236. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $295,353. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-13 peer cohort (# 31 of 37, 19th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Oil & Gas Extraction companies.

Dollar rank
#935
$5.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1236
17:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
19th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Kosmos Energy Ltd. ranks nationally

Kosmos Energy Ltd. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$5,019,063 34th percentile higher than 34% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Kosmos Energy Ltd. vs. Oil & Gas Extraction peers

CEO total pay ($5.0M) against pay ratio (17:1) for Kosmos Energy Ltd. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Oil & Gas Extraction industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both01468603.92937207.84405811.75874415.53.6:116.8:130:143.2:156.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kosmos Energy Ltd., CEO total pay: 5019063 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 17:1Kosmos Energy Ltd.Ring Energy, Inc., CEO total pay: 162362 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 18:1Ring Energy, Inc.Granite Ridge Resources, Inc., CEO total pay: 4956370 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.Sandridge Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 620166 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Sandridge Energy IncRpc Inc, CEO total pay: 625656 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Rpc IncTetra Technologies Inc, CEO total pay: 507816 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Tetra Technologies Inc
Kosmos Energy Ltd. vs. Oil & Gas Extraction peers, plotted against the industry's $5.6M median CEO total and 54:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Oil & Gas Extraction peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 33 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 13. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
17:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-7:1
from FY2024 24:1
CEO $ YoY
-42%
$5.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Kosmos Energy Ltd. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $6.3M - $247,115 25:1 -
2022 $7.9M +26% $266,306 30:1 +5:1
2023 $9.7M +23% $330,569 29:1 -1:1
2024 $8.6M -11% $359,822 24:1 -5:1
2025 $5.0M -42% $295,353 17:1 -7:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1509991, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Oil & Gas Extraction

This Company's Ratio
17:1
Industry Median Ratio
54:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.6M
This CEO's Pay
$5.0M
Companies in Industry
37
vs. Industry Median
Below
#31 of 37 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Oil & Gas Extraction →

Kosmos Energy Ltd.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 17:1 ranks #31 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (19th percentile). the CEO earned 17× the median employee ($295,353) in FY2025.

At $295,353 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$5.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

17:1

Below typical

Kosmos Energy Ltd. in the lower Oil & Gas Extraction third

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 17:1 ranks #31 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (19th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Oil & Gas Extraction (SIC 13) median ratio is 54:1 across 37 FY2025 filers; Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s $5.0M CEO total is at or below the $5.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #935 and ratio rank #1236 split - treat 17:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Oil & Gas Extraction peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.0M
Median Employee Pay
$295,353
Pay Ratio
17:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

Ticker
KOS
CIK
1509991
Industry
Oil & Gas Extraction
SIC Code
1311
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1509991, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FY2025 ratio 17:1 ranks #31 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (19th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.

Ooma Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $5K heavier vs Kosmos Energy Ltd.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $8K lighter vs Kosmos Energy Ltd.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Barrett Business Services Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $17K lighter vs Kosmos Energy Ltd.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
StoneX Group Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $23K heavier vs Kosmos Energy Ltd.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Ring Energy, Inc. (SIC 13 pole)

Ring Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #935/#1236

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FY2025 package sits #935 by CEO dollars and #1236 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kosmos Energy Ltd. (CIK 1509991), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.