Lionsgate Studios (LION) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jon Feltheimer, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $19.4M in fiscal 2026, up 97% from $9.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 148:1, on median employee pay of $131,000.

Filed
July 28, 2026
Annual meeting
September 15, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$19.4M+97% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
148:1median $131,000
CEO pay in equity
55%$10.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
80%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$10,682,554Fiscal 2026
CEO cash bonus
$6,500,000Paid entirely in cash
Fiscal 2026 equity awards
95% of targetAdjusted OIBDA performance
Fiscal 2025 equity awards
85% of targetAdjusted OIBDA performance

How Feltheimer was paid

$19.4M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Bonus34%Stock awards55%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jon FeltheimerChief Executive Officer$19,374,075
Michael BurnsVice Chair$4,656,496
James W. BargeChief Financial Officer$6,293,903
Brian GoldsmithChief Operating Officer$5,229,261
Bruce TobeyExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$4,491,648

What changed and why

  • $19.4M$19,374,075 was Jon Feltheimer’s fiscal 2026 total, compared with $9,823,232 in fiscal 2025.
  • $10.7M$10,682,554 in stock awards drove the CEO’s fiscal 2026 reported compensation higher.
  • $6.5M$6,500,000 fiscal 2026 CEO bonus was paid entirely in cash.
  • 95%95% of target reflected fiscal 2026 long-term equity awards based on Adjusted OIBDA performance.
  • 85%85% of target reflected fiscal 2025 long-term equity awards based on Adjusted OIBDA performance.
  • 80.2%80.2% of votes cast supported say-on-pay at the prior annual meeting.

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.