FANG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 37 in industry

Diamondback Energy, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $14.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $168,095 · Oil & Gas Extraction.

Oil & Gas Extraction peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-09
Industry
Oil & Gas Extraction
Industry rank
#5/37

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
89:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$14.9M
Median worker
$168,095

Answer first

Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $14.9M ranks #313 of 1,423 complete filings; its 89:1 pay ratio ranks #703. 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 $168,095. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-13 peer cohort (# 5 of 37, 89th percentile - top 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
#313
$14.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#703
89:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
89th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Diamondback Energy, Inc. ranks nationally

Diamondback Energy, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$14,931,423 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Diamondback Energy, Inc. vs. Oil & Gas Extraction peers

CEO total pay ($14.9M) against pay ratio (89:1) for Diamondback Energy, Inc. (marked) and its 4 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 both4979985.78403336.111826686.515250036.918673387.451.5:165.3:179:192.8:1106.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Diamondback Energy, Inc., CEO total pay: 14931423 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 89:1Diamondback Energy, Inc.Occidental Petroleum Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 18050960 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 80:1Occidental Petroleum Corp /de/Eog Resources Inc, CEO total pay: 17576636 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Eog Resources IncEQT Corp, CEO total pay: 16049769 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 103:1EQT CorpSEADRILL Ltd, CEO total pay: 5851948 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 104:1SEADRILL Ltd
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 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 Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Diamondback Energy, Inc.

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
89:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-16:1
from FY2023 105:1
CEO $ YoY
-15%
$14.9M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 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 $13.8M - $108,354 128:1 -
2022 $17.2M +24% $120,991 142:1 +14:1
2023 $17.6M +2.5% $167,164 105:1 -37:1
2025 $14.9M -15% $168,095 89:1 -16:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1539838, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Oil & Gas Extraction

This Company's Ratio
89:1
Industry Median Ratio
54:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.6M
This CEO's Pay
$14.9M
Companies in Industry
37
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 37 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Oil & Gas Extraction →

Diamondback Energy, Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 89:1 ranks #5 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (89th percentile). the CEO earned 89× the median employee ($168,095) in FY2025.

Median employee $168,095 (ELITE-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 89 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$14.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

89:1

Near industry median

Diamondback Energy, Inc. in the higher Oil & Gas Extraction third

Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 89:1 ranks #5 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (89th 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; Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s $14.9M CEO total is above the $5.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #313 and ratio rank #703 split - treat 89:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Oil & Gas Extraction peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$14.9M
Median Employee Pay
$168,095
Pay Ratio
89:1
Filing Date
2026-04-09

Company Info

Ticker
FANG
CIK
1539838
Industry
Oil & Gas Extraction
SIC Code
1311
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1539838, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 89:1 ranks #5 of 37 Oil & Gas Extraction filers (89th percentile).

Read with Diamondback Energy, Inc.

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

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $14.9M (Δ $13K heavier vs Diamondback Energy, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Astrana Health, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $23K heavier vs Diamondback Energy, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Nicolet Bankshares Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $32K heavier vs Diamondback Energy, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Elanco Animal Health Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.0M (Δ $33K heavier vs Diamondback Energy, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Occidental Petroleum Corp /de/ (SIC 13 pole)

Occidental Petroleum Corp /de/ stamps MID · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #313/#703

Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #313 by CEO dollars and #703 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Diamondback Energy, Inc. (CIK 1539838), 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.