Gaming & Lodging
DraftKings Executive Compensation (FY25)
DKNG · Boston, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 15, 2026
253 figures on this page: 249 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jason Robins: $20,901,969 → $22,621,941 (8.2% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 232:1 → 285:1 (22.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DraftKings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jason Robins, Chief Executive Officer, came to $22,621,941 in fiscal 2025. Robins' total moved 8.2% higher from the $20,901,969 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was DraftKings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in DraftKings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AppLovin, Churchill Downs, DocuSign, Electronic Arts and Fortinet, among others.
What is DraftKings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 285:1, against median employee compensation of $79,256.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Robins Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Liberman President, Global Technology and Product | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Park K. Park Chief Transformation Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
R. Stanton Dodge Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Robins Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Kalish President, DraftKings, North America | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Park K. Park Chief Transformation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
R. Stanton Dodge Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Robins Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Kalish President, DraftKings, North America | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Liberman President, Global Technology and Product | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
R. Stanton Dodge Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Park K. Park Chief Transformation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alan Ellingson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Robins Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Liberman President, Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Kalish President, DraftKings, North America | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
R. Stanton Dodge Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alan Ellingson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ellingson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Alan Ellingson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Alan Ellingson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jason D. Robins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jason D. Robins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jason D. Robins | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Kalish | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Kalish | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Kalish | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Liberman | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Liberman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Liberman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| R. Stanton Dodge | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| R. Stanton Dodge | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| R. Stanton Dodge | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kalish | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| R. Dodge | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jason Robins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Alan Ellingson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Liberman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marni M. Walden | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan R. Moore | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jocelyn Moore | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven J. Murray | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Valerie Mosley | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Woodrow H. Levin | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry E. Sloan | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gregory W. Wendt | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Liberman, Jason D. Robins and Matthew Kalish served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- AppLovin APP
- Churchill Downs CHDN
- DocuSign DOCU
- Electronic Arts EA
- Fortinet FTNT
- HubSpot HUBS
- Light & Wonder LAWIL
- Lyft LYFT
- MongoDB MDB
- Okta OKTA
- PENN Entertainment PENN
- Roku ROKU
- Snap SNAP
- Take-Two TTWO
- The Trade Desk TTD
- Wayfair W
- Zscaler ZS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 12, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 19, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 13, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 15, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact DraftKings disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where DraftKings sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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Velarion IntelligenceCitations
Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
253 figures on this page: 249 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
249 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-062556Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-035176CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation Table · Fiscal 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
- 0001104659-25-052439Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-25-028279Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-24-024087Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-24-037879Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001883685-23-000028Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-23-036644Fiscal 2022 Summary Compensation Table
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}