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Magnite Executive Compensation (FY25)
MGNI · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
293 figures on this page: 286 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Michael Barrett, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,842,620 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Barrett's total was 11.3% higher than the $5,247,108 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 89.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 8, 2026. The disclosed peer group names Blackline, Cardlytics, Criteo, DoubleVerify and EverQuote, among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
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 — Michael Barrett: $5,247,108 → $5,842,620 (11.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 84.6% → 89.2% (4.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 27.4:1 → 30.8:1 (12.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Magnite's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Barrett, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,842,620 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Barrett's total was 11.3% higher than the $5,247,108 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Magnite's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 89.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 8, 2026.
Which companies are in Magnite's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Blackline, Cardlytics, Criteo, DoubleVerify and EverQuote, among others.
What is Magnite's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 30.8:1, against median employee compensation of $190,018.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Barrett Chief Executive Officer, President, Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Buckley President of Revenue | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Day Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Soroca | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Barrett Chief Executive Officer, President, Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Day Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Buckley President of Revenue | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Soroca Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Barrett Chief Executive Officer, President, Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Day Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Buckley President of Revenue | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Soroca Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Barrett President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Day Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Katie Evans President, Product & Operations | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Buckley President, Revenue & Market Strategy | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Soroca Former Chief Product Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Soroca | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Adam Soroca | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Day | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Day | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Katie Evans | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Katie Evans | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Barrett | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael Barrett | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Michael Barrett | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Buckley | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Buckley | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Day | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/32 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Barrett | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/9/35 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/1/33 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/32 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/2/34 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sean Buckley | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/32 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Adam Soroca | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/32 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Katie Evans | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/32 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Caine | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Pearson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert F. Spillane | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Doug Knopper | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James Rossman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rachel Lam | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sarah P. Harden | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Diane Yu | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael G. Barrett 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| 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
- Blackline BL
- Cardlytics CDLX
- Criteo CRTO
- DoubleVerify DV
- EverQuote EVER
- fuboTV FUBO
- Integral Ad Science IAS
- LiveRamp RAMP
- MediaAlpha MAX
- PubMatic PUBM
- QuinStreet QNST
- SPS Commerce SPSC
- Taboola.com TBLA
- TechTarget TTGT
- Yelp YELP
- Zeta Global ZETA
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 8, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 5, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 12, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 14, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 7, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | July 8, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 Magnite disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Magnite 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.
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293 figures on this page: 286 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
286 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-042512
- 0001999371-26-0086352025 Director Compensation Table · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001595974-25-000020
- 0001999371-25-004317Summary Compensation Table - 2024
- 0001595974-24-000025Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001999371-24-005198Summary Compensation Table - 2023
- 0001595974-23-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-23-005680Summary Compensation Table - 2022
- 0001595974-22-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001595974-21-000045Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-20-006305
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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}
}