Light & Wonder Executive Compensation (FY25)

Name: Light & Wonder (LNWO) executive compensation
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LNWO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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Matthew Wilson

Latest say-on-pay support

June 10, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026

12 filings cited on this page

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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 — Matthew Wilson: $6,864,653 → $6,603,716 (3.8% lower)

Say-on-pay support: 97.5% → 92.4% (5.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Light & Wonder's chief executive and what were they paid?

Matthew Wilson was paid $6,603,716 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Wilson's total moved 3.8% lower from the $6,864,653 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Light & Wonder's say-on-pay result?

Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Light & Wonder's peer group?

Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AppLovin Corporation, Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Bally's Corporation, Boyd Gaming Corporation and DraftKings Inc., among others.

What is Light & Wonder's chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 75:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $87,766.

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
Patrick McHugh Former Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive, Lottery Departed during or after this year	◇	—	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Barry Cottle Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Constance James Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Matthew Wilson President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
James Sottile Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Siobhan Lane Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive, Gaming	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Matthew Wilson Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Siobhan Lane Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive, Gaming	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
James Sottile Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Oliver Chow Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Matthew Wilson Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Siobhan Lane Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive, Gaming	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
James Sottile Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Oliver Chow Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Matthew Wilson Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Siobhan Lane Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive, Gaming	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Oliver Chow Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
James Sottile Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

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
James Sottile	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
James Sottile	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
James Sottile	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Matthew Wilson	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Matthew Wilson	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Matthew Wilson	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Oliver Chow	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Oliver Chow	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Oliver Chow	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Siobhan Lane	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Siobhan Lane	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Siobhan Lane	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
Siobhan Lane	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—

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.

Oliver Chow

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Severance base	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Excise tax treatment	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇

Siobhan Lane

Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive, Gaming · Employment agreement

Severance multiple

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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
Jamie R. Odell Board chair	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Antonia Korsanos	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Kneeland C. Youngblood Lead independent director	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Michael Marchetti	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Timothy Throsby	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Hamish R. McLennan	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Stephen Morro	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Virginia E. Shanks	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

Matthew Wilson 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	◇
Lead independent director premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Audit committee member	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Compensation committee member	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇
Nominating and governance member	◇

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 2025

AppLovin Corporation APP
Aristocrat Leisure Limited symbol not shown
Bally's Corporation BALY
Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD
DraftKings Inc. DKNG
IAC Inc. IAC
Match Group MTCH
PENN Entertainment, Inc. PENN
Playtika Holding Corp. PLTK
Roblox Corporation RBLX
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. TTWO
Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	June 10, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	June 10, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	June 5, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	June 7, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	June 8, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	June 9, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	June 10, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	June 12, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	June 13, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇

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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- Matthew Wilson (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $6,603,716 (base salary $1,359,150) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-053082, filed 2026-04-30]

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Where Light & Wonder 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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221 figures on this page: 212 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.

212 cited to the filing

9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed June 11, 2026
0001104659-26-073012
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
DEF 14A, filed April 30, 2026
0001104659-26-053082
Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Pay Ratio Disclosure · and 2 more sections
8-K, filed June 12, 2025
0000950157-25-000509
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
8-K, filed June 7, 2024
0000950157-24-000867
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Filing, filed December 31, 2023
8-K, filed June 13, 2023
0000950157-23-000664
DEF 14A, filed May 1, 2023
0001104659-23-053352
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed June 9, 2022
0000950157-22-000685
8-K, filed June 11, 2021
0000950157-21-000634
8-K, filed June 12, 2020
0000950157-20-000752
8-K, filed June 14, 2019
0000950157-19-000710
8-K, filed June 19, 2018
0000950157-18-000736

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Peers Light & Wonder discloses

The companies named in LNWO's own disclosed peer group.

AppLovin Corporation Bally's Corporation Boyd Gaming Corporation DraftKings Inc.Match Group PENN Entertainment, Inc.Playtika Holding Corp.Roblox Corporation Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.Wynn Resorts, Limited

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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}
}