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News Executive Compensation (FY25)

NWSA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Robert Thomson
Median of the other named officers
$5,465,018
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 19, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — Robert Thomson: $20,329,706 → $20,623,729 (1.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 249:1 → 221:1 (11.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is News' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Robert Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, came to $20,623,729 in fiscal 2025. Thomson's total moved 1.4% higher from the $20,329,706 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was News' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 88.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 19, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in News' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Booking Holdings Inc., FactSet Research Systems Inc., Fox Corporation, IAC Inc. and Liberty Global Ltd., among others.
What is News' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 221:1, against median employee compensation of $93,321.

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
Susan Panuccio
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
K. Rupert Murdoch
Former Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Pitofsky
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Thomson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Susan Panuccio
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
K. Rupert Murdoch
Former Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇——◇
David Pitofsky
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Thomson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Susan Panuccio
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Pitofsky
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
K. Rupert Murdoch
Former Executive Chair
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Kline
Former Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Allen
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Thomson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Susan Panuccio
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Pitofsky
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lavanya Chandrashekar
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Kline
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ruth Allen
Chief Human Resources 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David B. PitofskyPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David B. PitofskyPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David B. PitofskyRSU◇——◇——◇
David B. PitofskyRSU◇——◇——◇
David B. PitofskyRSU◇——◇——◇
David B. PitofskyPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David R. KlineRSU◇——◇——◇
David R. KlineRSU◇——◇——◇
David R. KlinePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David R. KlinePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
David R. KlineRSU◇——◇——◇
David R. KlinePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Lavanya ChandrashekarRSU◇——◇——◇
Lavanya ChandrashekarPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Lavanya ChandrashekarPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Lavanya ChandrashekarRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert J. ThomsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth AllenRSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth AllenRSU◇——◇——◇
Ruth AllenPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Ruth AllenPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Ruth AllenPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Ruth AllenRSU◇——◇——◇
Susan PanuccioPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Susan PanuccioRSU◇——◇——◇
Susan PanuccioPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Susan PanuccioPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Susan PanuccioRSU◇——◇——◇
Susan PanuccioRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Audit-Related FeesRSU◇◇——
All FeesRSU◇◇——
Tax FeesRSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lachlan K. Murdoch
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Masroor Siddiqui
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
José María Aznar
◇◇————◇
Ana Paula Pessoa
◇◇————◇
Natalie Bancroft
◇◇————◇
Kelly Ayotte
◇◇————◇
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 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 2025
  • Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
  • FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS
  • Fox Corporation FOXA
  • IAC Inc. IAC
  • Liberty Global Ltd. LBTYA
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST
  • Omnicom Group Inc. OMC
  • Paramount Global PARA
  • Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI
  • TEGNA Inc. TGNA
  • The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. IPG
  • Thomson Reuters Corporation TRI
  • Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD
  • Zillow Group, Inc. Z

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 19, 2025=◇◇◇
2024November 20, 2024=◇◇◇
2023November 15, 2023=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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318 figures on this page: 315 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
315 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001564708-25-000586
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-25-037696
    Director Compensation · Director Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards Table · and 1 more section
  3. 000114036125037696
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001564708-24-000626
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001140361-24-043201
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001564708-23-000557
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  7. 0001140361-23-046940
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers News discloses

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

Booking Holdings Inc.FactSet Research Systems Inc.Fox CorporationLiberty Global Ltd.Netflix, Inc.Nexstar Media Group, Inc.Omnicom Group Inc.Paramount GlobalSirius XM Holdings Inc.TEGNA Inc.The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Zillow Group, Inc.

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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
BibTeX
@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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