Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) CEO pay: -$2.0M in FY2025 after Item 402(v) adjustments
$HLX · HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INCData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-04-01, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
A negative figure is not pay returned. Compensation Actually Paid re-values unvested equity every year, so when a stock falls, the write-down on awards granted earlier can exceed everything granted that year. How CAP is calculated
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.1M | -$2.0M | -$441,234 | $149.30 | $181.70 | $30.8M |
| 2024 | $5.7M | $4.6M | $1.8M | $96.50 | $101.70 | $55.6M |
| 2023 | $7.0M | $15.0M | $5.6M | $106.40 | $115.10 | -$10.8M |
| 2022 | $6.4M | $16.5M | $5.7M | $76.40 | $112.90 | -$87.8M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $829,802 | $1.2M | $32.30 | $69.90 | -$61.7M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | -$3.6M | -$238,275 | $43.50 | $57.90 | $20.1M |
A negative figure is not pay returned. Compensation Actually Paid re-values unvested equity every year, so when a stock falls, the write-down on awards granted earlier can exceed everything granted that year. How CAP is calculated
Frequently asked
How much did the HLX CEO make in 2025?
-$2,023,339 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-04-01. CAP is negative here: Item 402(v) adjustments to prior-year equity and pension values exceeded the year's reported total. It is an SEC-defined fair-value measure, not an amount repaid.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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