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Fox Executive Compensation (FY26)

FOXA · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Lachlan Murdoch
Latest say-on-pay support
=
November 14, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
◇
To the median employee
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adam CiongoliOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Adam CiongoliRSU◇——◇——◇
Adam CiongoliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John P. NallenRSU◇——◇——◇
John P. NallenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John P. NallenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Lachlan K. MurdochRSU◇——◇——◇
Lachlan K. MurdochPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lachlan K. MurdochOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Steven TomsicOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Steven TomsicPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven TomsicRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Adam CiongoliOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Steven TomsicOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John NallenOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lachlan MurdochOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023November 19, 2024=◇◇◇
2022November 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021November 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2020November 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019November 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018November 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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284 figures on this page: 277 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
277 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 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
  2. 0001628280-25-052588
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001628280-24-048415
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-24-226930
    Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
  5. 0001193125-23-279912
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-23-240490
    Summary Compensation Table for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
  7. 0001193125-22-277013
  8. 0001193125-21-326138
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-20-291648
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-19-292392
  11. 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}
}
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