NextDecade Corp
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.66B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About NextDecade
Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution, SIC 4923
NextDecade Corporation is an energy company focused on natural gas liquefaction and the sale of liquefied natural gas. The company constructs and develops natural gas liquefaction and export facilities, alongside evaluating carbon capture and storage initiatives. Its commercial operations center on producing and providing liquefied natural gas as well as managing natural gas transportation. NextDecade serves third-party energy buyers and commercial counterparties under long-term purchase agreements, while also marketing uncontracted volumes across the broader commodity market through spot and short-term contracts.
The company conducts its operations on approximately 1,000 leased acres along the Brownsville Ship Channel in south Texas. This location hosts the Rio Grande LNG Facility, which encompasses five liquefaction trains under construction, four containment storage tanks, and two marine vessel berthing docks. As of year-end 2025, NextDecade employs 360 full-time personnel. The company maintains its principal corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Summary of the business section of NextDecade's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- NextDecade Corp
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 3300 77002
- Phone
- (713) 574-1880
- Website
- next-decade.com
- Employees
- 360, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Houston, TexasFebruary27, 2026
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NEXT
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Mar 24, 2015
- Shares outstanding
- 266M, Jul 24, 2026
- Public float
- $1.20B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 64-for-3, Nov 8, 2017
- SEC CIK
- 1612720
- CUSIP
- 65342K105
- ISIN
- US65342K1051
- LEI
- 549300XB4GCLNGHFTT48
- EIN
- 46-5723951
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew K. Schatzman | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 5,319,526 |
| Gyarfas Vera de | General Counsel | 955,103 |
| Tarik Skeik | Chief Operating Officer | 355,542 |
| John Zuklic | Chief Financial Officer | 139,257 |
| Luke Boylston | Chief Accounting Officer | 236,818 |
| Brent Wahl | Chief Financial Officer | 1,440,639 |
| Michael Mott | Interim CFO | 489,554 |
| Charles Q. Brown Jr. | Director | 11,965 |
| David L. Stover | Director | 20,565 |
| Matthew W. Bonanno | Director | 84,900 |
| Pamela K.M. Beall | Director | 108,507 |
| Frank Chapman | Director | 285,427 |
| William C. Vrattos | Director | 1,423,003 |
| Brian Belke | Director | 440,919 |
| Louis Spencer Wells | Director | 276,410 |
| Edward Andrew Scoggins Jr. | Director | 230,315 |
| Diana L. Sands | Director | 47,404 |
| Investment Partners (US) LP Man | Director | 11,208,389 |
| In Kyu Park | Director | 0 |
| Arnaud Lenail-Chouteau | Director | 0 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Matthew K. Schatzman | $12.84M | $5.98M | $2.46M | $252 | – |
| FY2024 Matthew K. Schatzman | $4.73M | $17.04M | $1.65M | $369 | – |
| FY2023 Matthew K. Schatzman | $11.59M | $13.73M | $3.87M | $228 | – |
| FY2022 Matthew K. Schatzman | $11.11M | $14.94M | $3.59M | $236 | – |
| FY2021 Matthew K. Schatzman | $9.20M | $8.77M | $3.30M | $136 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 360 full-time employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings