DraftKings (DKNG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jason D. Robins, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.6M in 2025, up 8% from $20.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 285:1, on median employee pay of $79,256.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.6M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
285:1median $79,256
CEO pay in equity
85%$19.2M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$975,000Annual incentive target opportunity
CEO Stock Awards
$19,203,672Reflects annual equity refresh
Median Employee Pay
$79,256Based on 2025 total compensation

How Robins was paid

$22.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary0%Stock awards85%All other compensation15%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jason D. RobinsChief Executive Officer$22,621,941
Matthew KalishPresident, DraftKings, North America$11,825,052
Paul LibermanPresident, Operations$11,955,000
R. Stanton DodgeChief Legal Officer$7,884,545
Alan EllingsonChief Financial Officer$7,692,147

What changed and why

  • $22.6MJason D. Robins received total compensation of $22,621,941 in 2025, an increase from $20,901,969 in 2024.
  • None of the named executive officers received an annual bonus as minimum performance thresholds were unmet.
  • $1.3MCEO compensation included $1,305,533 for security costs and $1,754,564 for air travel costs.
  • The ratio of the CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 285 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.