Fox Executive Compensation (FY26)

Name: Fox (FOXA) executive compensation
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FOXA · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

Chief executive, fiscal 2026

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Lachlan Murdoch

Latest say-on-pay support

November 14, 2025

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 1, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): September 17, 2026

12 filings cited on this page

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301 figures on this page: 294 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations

What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026

The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.

Chief executive total compensation — Lachlan Murdoch: $32,980,954 → $31,019,117 (5.9% lower)

CEO pay ratio: 327:1 → 295:1 (9.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Fox's chief executive and what were they paid?

Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, received $31,019,117 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $32,980,954 reported for fiscal 2025, Murdoch's total was 5.9% lower.

What was Fox's say-on-pay result?

Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 14, 2025 for fiscal 2025.

What is Fox's chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 295:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $104,998.

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
Lachlan K. Murdoch Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Viet Dinh Chief Legal and Policy Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
John Nallen Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Steven Tomsic Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
K. Rupert Murdoch Chair	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Lachlan K. Murdoch Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Viet D. Dinh Chief Legal and Policy Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
John P. Nallen Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Steven Tomsic Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Viet D. Dinh Former Chief Legal and Policy Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇	◇
Lachlan K. Murdoch Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
John Nallen President and Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Adam Ciongoli Chief Legal and Policy Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Steven Tomsic Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Lachlan Murdoch Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
John Nallen President and Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Adam Ciongoli Chief Legal and Policy Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Steven Tomsic Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2026

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Lachlan Murdoch Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
John Nallen President and Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Adam Ciongoli Chief Legal and Policy Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Steven Tomsic 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 2026

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Adam Ciongoli	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Adam Ciongoli	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Adam Ciongoli	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
John P. Nallen	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
John P. Nallen	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
John P. Nallen	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Lachlan K. Murdoch	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Lachlan K. Murdoch	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Lachlan K. Murdoch	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Steven Tomsic	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Steven Tomsic	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Steven Tomsic	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Lachlan Murdoch	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/9/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/12/2034
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/8/2035
John Nallen	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/9/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/12/2034
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/8/2035
Steven Tomsic	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/9/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/12/2034
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/8/2035
Adam Ciongoli	Option	◇	—	◇	8/9/2033
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/12/2034
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	8/8/2035

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.

Adam Ciongoli

Chief Legal and Policy Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇

John Nallen

Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇

Lachlan Murdoch

Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement

Change-in-control multiple	◇
Equity acceleration on change in control	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇

Steven Tomsic

Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.

Fiscal 2026

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Roland A. Hernandez	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
William A. Burck	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Paul D. Ryan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Chase Carey Lead independent director	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Margaret “Peggy” L. Johnson	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Tony Abbott AC	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

Lachlan K. Murdoch served on the board in fiscal 2026 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	◇

Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2026

AMC Global Media Inc. AMC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	November 14, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	November 19, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	November 17, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	November 3, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	November 10, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	November 12, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	November 14, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇

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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- Lachlan Murdoch (Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer), FY2026 total compensation $31,019,117 (base salary $3,000,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001628280-26-062480, filed 2026-09-17]

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Where Fox 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.

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Realizable 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.

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301 figures on this page: 294 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.

294 cited to the filing

7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

DEF 14A, filed September 17, 2026
0001628280-26-062480
CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 · NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at June 30 · and 1 more section
8-K, filed November 17, 2025
0001628280-25-052588
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Filing, filed March 31, 2025
8-K, filed November 19, 2024
0001628280-24-048415
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed September 26, 2024
0001193125-24-226930
Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
8-K, filed November 17, 2023
0001193125-23-279912
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed September 22, 2023
0001193125-23-240490
Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
8-K, filed November 3, 2022
0001193125-22-277013
8-K, filed November 10, 2021
0001193125-21-326138
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed November 12, 2020
0001193125-20-291648
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed November 14, 2019
0001193125-19-292392
DEF 14A
0001193125-22-247085
Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022

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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

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@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}
}