Lionsgate Studios Executive Compensation (FY26)
LION · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2026 only
The Lionsgate Studios brief, $1,500
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): July 28, 2026
2 filings cited on this page
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Lionsgate Studios' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jon Feltheimer, Chief Executive Officer, came to $19,374,075 in fiscal 2026.
What was Lionsgate Studios' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 80.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 17, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Feltheimer Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Barge Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Goldsmith Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Burns Vice Chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bruce Tobey Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James W. Barge | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James W. Barge | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James W. Barge | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James W. Barge | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Burns | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Burns | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Burns | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Burns | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Tobey | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Michael Burns | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Brian Goldsmith | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| James Barge | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jon Feltheimer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark H. Rachesky, M.D | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John D. Harkey Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Harry E. Sloan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Yvette Ostolaza | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gordon Crawford | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael T. Fries | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Emily Fine | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan McCaw | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard Rosenblatt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Steven Mnuchin | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jon Feltheimer 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.
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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted 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
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Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 17, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Lionsgate Studios disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Lionsgate Studios 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
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-321010DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards · Summary Compensation Table
- 0002052959-26-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
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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}
}