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Madison Square Garden Sports Executive Compensation (FY26)

Name: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) executive compensation
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MSGS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

Chief executive, fiscal 2026

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James Dolan

Median of the other named officers

$3,322,245

5 officers, excluding the chief executive

Latest say-on-pay support

December 8, 2025

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): October 27, 2026

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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 — James Dolan: $13,150,269 → $13,035,213 (0.9% lower)

Say-on-pay support: 97.9% → 98.3% (0.4 points higher)

CEO pay ratio: 140:1 → 200:1 (42.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Madison Square Garden Sports' chief executive and what were they paid?

James Dolan, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $13,035,213 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $13,150,269 reported for fiscal 2025, Dolan's total was 0.9% lower.

What was Madison Square Garden Sports' say-on-pay result?

For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held December 8, 2025.

What is Madison Square Garden Sports' chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 200:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $65,094.

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
James Dolan Executive Chairman	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Andrew Lustgarten President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Lawrence Burian Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Victoria Mink Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Jamaal Lesane Executive Vice President and General Counsel	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Alexander Shvartsman Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
James Dolan Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Granville-Smith Executive Vice President	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Victoria Mink Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Jamaal Lesane Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
James Dolan Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Granville-Smith Executive Vice President	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Victoria Mink Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Jamaal Lesane Chief Operating Officer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
James Dolan Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Jamaal Lesane Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
David Granville-Smith Executive Vice President	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Victoria Mink Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Bryan Warner Senior Vice President, Head of Legal	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2026

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
James Dolan Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Jamaal Lesane Chief Operating Officer	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Victoria Mink Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
David Granville-Smith Executive Vice President	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Bryan Warner Senior Vice President, Head of Legal	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Paul DiCicco Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇	◇

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
Bryan Warner	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Bryan Warner	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
David Granville-Smith	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
David Granville-Smith	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jamaal T. Lesane	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Jamaal T. Lesane	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
James L. Dolan	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
James L. Dolan	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Victoria M. Mink	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Victoria M. Mink	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2022, 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
James Dolan	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
David Granville-Smith	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Victoria Mink	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Jamaal Lesane	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Bryan Warner	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 2026

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Vincent Tese	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Anthony J. Vinciquerra	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Ivan Seidenberg	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Nelson Peltz	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Alan D. Schwartz	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Paul J. Dolan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Ryan T. Dolan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Thomas C. Dolan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Brian G. Sweeney	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Marianne Dolan Weber	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Stephen C. Mills	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Charles P. Dolan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

James L. Dolan and Quentin F. Dolan 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	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Audit committee member	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Compensation committee 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.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	December 8, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	December 4, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	December 11, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	December 9, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	December 11, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	December 9, 2016	=	◇	◇	◇

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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- James Dolan (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), FY2026 total compensation $13,035,213 (base salary $1,600,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001628280-26-067420, filed 2026-10-27]

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260 figures on this page: 254 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.

254 cited to the filing

6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

DEF 14A, filed October 27, 2026
0001628280-26-067420
CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at June 30, 202 · and 1 more section
8-K, filed December 9, 2025
0001193125-25-312756
DEF 14A, filed October 23, 2025
0001628280-25-046103
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed December 5, 2024
0001193125-24-271572
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed December 12, 2023
0001193125-23-293398
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed October 25, 2023
0001193125-23-263029
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed December 12, 2022
0001193125-22-302869
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed October 26, 2022
0001193125-22-269579
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed December 11, 2019
0001193125-19-311637
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed December 13, 2016
0001193125-16-791944
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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}
}