Tech — Software
Take-Two Interactive Software Executive Compensation (FY26)
TTWO · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ Strauss Zelnick | Latest say-on-pay support = September 17, 2026 |
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 22, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Strauss Zelnick: $106,457 → $403,019 (278.6% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Take-Two Interactive Software's chief executive and what were they paid?
Strauss Zelnick, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $403,019 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Zelnick's total moved 278.6% higher from the $106,457 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Take-Two Interactive Software's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 17, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Take-Two Interactive Software's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Booking Holdings Inc., DraftKings Inc., eBay Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and Expedia Group, Inc., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Emerson Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karl Slatoff President | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Emerson Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karl Slatoff President | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Emerson Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karl Slatoff President | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Emerson Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karl Slatoff President | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lainie Goldstein Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Emerson Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karl Slatoff President | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Emerson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Daniel Emerson | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lainie Goldstein | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lainie Goldstein | 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 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Emerson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lainie Goldstein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Daniel Emerson
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Lainie Goldstein
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LaVerne Srinivasan Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Dornemann | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Sheresky | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan Tolson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J Moses | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ellen Siminoff | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Viera | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Roland Hernandez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William Bing Gordon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Strauss Zelnick 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.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
- DraftKings Inc. DKNG
- eBay Inc. EBAY
- Electronic Arts Inc. EA
- Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
- Fox Corporation FOXA
- Hasbro, Inc. HAS
- Live Nation Entertainment Inc. LYV
- Match Group, Inc. MTCH
- Mattel, Inc. MAT
- Paramount Global PARA
- Playtika Ltd. PLTK
- Roblox Corporation RBLX
- Roku, Inc. ROKU
- Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI
- TKO Group Holdings Inc. TKO
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD
- Warner Music Group Corp. WMG
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 17, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | September 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | September 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | September 21, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | September 16, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | September 14, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | September 16, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | September 18, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | September 21, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | September 15, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | September 22, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-063032
- 0001628280-26-049813Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-25-042186
- 0001308179-24-000655Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-25-036188Compensation Discussion and Analysis · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001628280-24-041114
- 0001193125-23-239702Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001308179-23-000926Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-22-247139Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001308179-22-000343
- 0001104659-21-116991Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-20-106536Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001410578-19-001381Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-18-058451Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-17-057663Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-16-146312Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Take-Two Interactive Software discloses
The companies named in TTWO's own disclosed peer group.
Booking Holdings Inc.DraftKings Inc.eBay Inc.Electronic Arts Inc.Expedia Group, Inc.Fox CorporationHasbro, Inc.Live Nation Entertainment Inc.Match Group, Inc.Mattel, Inc.Paramount GlobalPlaytika Ltd.Roblox CorporationRoku, Inc.Sirius XM Holdings Inc.TKO Group Holdings Inc.Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Warner Music Group Corp.
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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}
}