How Dolan was paid
$14.8M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L. DolanExecutive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | — | $8,889,878 | $3,849,000 | $555,364 | $14,794,242 |
| David J. CollinsExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $700,000 | — | $723,640 | $898,100 | $47,609 | $2,369,349 |
| Allen LoExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $140,137 | $550,000 | $1,780,392 | $176,413 | — | $2,646,942 |
| Philip G. D’AmbrosioExecutive Vice President and Treasurer | $750,000 | — | $1,447,202 | $962,250 | $43,934 | $3,203,386 |
| Alexander ShvartsmanSenior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | $300,000 | — | $105,412 | $320,750 | $11,050 | $737,212 |
| Laura FrancoFormer Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $185,342 | — | $723,640 | $237,794 | $2,208,053 | $3,354,830 |
| Layth TakiFormer Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | $187,671 | — | $516,897 | $120,391 | $759,373 | $1,584,332 |
What changed and why
- $14.8M$14,794,242 CEO total compensation in 2026, up from $14,154,313 in 2025.
- $8.9M$8,889,878 in CEO stock awards and $3,849,000 in non-equity incentive compensation for 2026.
- $550K$550,000 one-time special bonus for Allen Lo related to forfeited prior-employer compensation and relocation costs.
- AOI was used in annual incentive awards; AOI and Total Company Net Revenue were used in long-term performance awards.
- $25,330584:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio; median employee compensation was $25,330.
- 98.9%98.9% of votes cast supported say-on-pay at the 2025 annual meeting.
Other Madison Square Garden Entertainment proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
James L. Dolan paid $14.2M (+38% on the year), pay ratio 567:1.
Filed Oct 24, 2025
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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.