TKO Group Holdings (TKO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ariel Emanuel, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $67.4M in 2025, up 272% from $18.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 813:1, on median employee pay of $82,428.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$67.4M+272% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
813:1median $82,428
CEO pay in equity
65%$44M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$7,000,000Based on employment agreement
Median Employee Pay
$82,428Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
813:1Ratio to median employee

How Emanuel was paid

$67.4M 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.

Salary4%Bonus18%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ariel EmanuelExecutive Chair and Chief Executive Officer$67,361,782
Andrew SchleimerChief Financial Officer$23,139,424
Mark ShapiroPresident and Chief Operating Officer$42,644,346
Seth KraussChief Administrative Officer and Senior Counsel$9,970,603

What changed and why

  • $67.4MAriel Emanuel received total compensation of $67,361,782 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $18.1MCEO total compensation increased significantly compared to $18,129,271 in fiscal year 2024.
  • $44MStock awards for the CEO totaled $43,982,679 in 2025.
  • Adjusted EBITDA served as the primary performance metric for annual bonuses.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 813 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.