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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2026 · Filings through 2026-07-27

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO)

Fiscal year 2026 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$11,299,530
Lainie Goldstein total, FY2026
Chief Financial Officerhighest-paid officer; CEO Strauss Zelnick: $403,019
1st
CEO (Strauss Zelnick) pay percentile vs peers
1.46:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
94.89%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against TTWO
18 companies name TTWO as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses TTWO in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named TTWO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2026

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Lainie Goldstein$1,000,000$0$7,285,615$0$3,000,000$0$13,915$11,299,530
Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Emerson850,00004,999,87402,125,000014,0007,988,874
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Strauss Zelnick100000403,018403,019
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Karl Slatoff10000001
President

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY20252026
Lainie Goldstein$11,299,530$11,348,724$10,186,481−49,194
Daniel Emerson7,988,8748,031,5747,178,976−42,700
Strauss Zelnick403,019106,457274,074+296,562
Karl Slatoff111+0

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Daniel EmersonRSU3,410$673,475
Daniel EmersonPSU43,6748,625,615
Daniel EmersonPSU37,9127,487,620
Daniel EmersonPSU24,8284,903,530
Lainie GoldsteinRSU9,0451,786,388
Daniel EmersonRSU5,3251,051,688
Daniel EmersonRSU6,2071,225,883
Lainie GoldsteinRSU1,041205,598
Lainie GoldsteinPSU36,1787,145,155
Lainie GoldsteinRSU4,965980,588
Lainie GoldsteinPSU63,64012,568,900
Daniel EmersonRSU715141,213
Lainie GoldsteinPSU55,24410,910,690
Lainie GoldsteinRSU7,7581,532,205
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation program is designed to drive Take-Two's mission of producing strong, sustainable financial results for shareholders by creating the highest quality, most captivating experiences for our consumers. To achieve this objective, we seek to attract and retain executives who are committed to creativity, efficiency and innovation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-09-18143,533,6917,442,714293,25994.89%Passed
20242024-09-18125,434,98620,172,405291,58785.97%Passed
20232023-09-21119,621,66817,294,978107,05287.3%Passed
20222022-09-1650,307,45269,278,724469,36641.9%Failed
20212021-09-1473,677,8096,041,9763,608,11888.42%Passed
20202020-09-1685,740,8346,085,133479,38092.89%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20252025-09-1894.89%a
20242024-09-1885.97%b
20232023-09-2187.3%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of determining approval of a matter presented at the Annual Meeting, abstentions will be deemed present and entitled to vote (but not cast), other than for purposes of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's "named executive officers" as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, and the proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the 2017 Plan, for which an abstention will have the effect of a vote "against" such proposals, while broker non-votes will not be deemed present and entitled to vote.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of determining approval of a matter presented at the Annual Meeting, abstentions will be deemed present and entitled to vote (but not cast), other than for purposes of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's "named executive officers" as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, for which an abstention will have the effect of a vote "against" such proposals, while broker non-votes will not be deemed present and entitled to vote.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of determining approval of a matter presented at the Annual Meeting, abstentions will be deemed present and entitled to vote (but not cast), other than for purposes of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's "named executive officers" as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, for which an abstention will have the effect of a vote "against" such proposals, while broker non-votes will not be deemed present and entitled to vote.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)1.46 : 1
CEO total compensation$106,457
Median employee compensation$73,005
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer
Annual equity retainer
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)
Stock ownership guideline5x annual cash retainer
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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc..

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Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.2025David Zaslav$3,000,000$22,597,744$109,593,181$25,726,018$165,009,366
2TKO Group Holdings Inc.2025Ariel Emanuel3,000,00043,982,67908,120,00067,361,782
3Match Group, Inc.2025Spencer Rascoff689,23144,790,30001,209,36047,014,253
4Booking Holdings Inc.2025Glenn Fogel1,250,00026,202,27904,042,50035,418,102
5Fox Corporation2025Lachlan Murdoch3,000,00010,594,8602,750,00010,680,00032,980,954
6Live Nation Entertainment Inc.2025Michael Rapino3,000,00010,000,368017,372,52232,552,324
7Electronic Arts Inc.2025Andrew Wilson1,300,00025,710,91002,840,06730,529,835
8eBay Inc.2025Jamie Iannone1,000,00023,518,31003,570,00028,463,890
9Roku, Inc.2025Anthony Wood1,000,00012,702,99012,832,220026,565,120
10Roblox Corporation2025David Baszucki022,669,1630024,565,995
11DraftKings Inc.2025Jason Robins119,203,6720022,621,941
12Hasbro, Inc.2025Chris Cocks1,500,00010,500,09906,000,00018,672,521
13Expedia Group, Inc.2025Ariane Gorin1,254,80815,689,8000017,592,584
14Warner Music Group Corp.2025Robert Kyncl2,000,00010,675,7190015,909,250
15Mattel, Inc.2025Ynon Kreiz1,600,00010,821,99602,473,36015,060,621
16Sirius XM Holdings Inc.2025Jennifer Witz2,000,000006,000,0008,012,795
17Playtika Ltd.2025Robert Antokol2,079,448002,284,3305,852,001
18Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.2026Strauss Zelnick1000403,019
Paramount Globalnot in coverage universe

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.152.4%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — Relative TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Booking Holdings Inc.162%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (rTSR)Semler Brossy
DraftKings Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
eBay Inc.179%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative total shareholder return (rTSR)Pay Governance
Electronic Arts Inc.87.4%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Absolute TSRSemler Brossy
Expedia Group, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
Fox Corporation178%RSU 50 · Options 25 · PSU 25YesFW Cook
Hasbro, Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.102%not disclosedNoThe Croner Company
Match Group, Inc.94%PSU 85 · RSU 15NoCompensia
Mattel, Inc.71.9%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Three-Year Relative TSR vs. S&P 500 constituentsFW Cook
Paramount Global164.2%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoClearBridge
Playtika Ltd.115.37%PSU 66 · RSU 34Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Pearl Meyer & Partners LLC
Roblox Corporationnot disclosedPSU 75 · RSU 25NoFW Cook
Roku, Inc.not disclosedOptions 50 · RSU 50not disclosedCompensia
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.102%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
TKO Group Holdings Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosedPay Governance
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.116.9%PSU 100NoPay Governance
Warner Music Group Corp.107%RSU 68 · PSU 32NoFrederic W. Cook & Co.

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in fiscal 2026?
Lainie Goldstein, Chief Financial Officer, was the highest-paid executive at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in fiscal 2026 with total compensation of $11,299,530.
How does Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, the CEO pay percentile of disclosed peers was 1st.
What is Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 1.46:1.
How did shareholders vote on Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s executive compensation?
Shareholders voted 94.89% in support of the latest executive compensation plan.
How much does Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
Total board compensation for fiscal 2026 was $0.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Lainie GoldsteinDEF 14A2026-07-270001628280-26-049813Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 11,299,530. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c6 · span 2053124–2053134
2Section 01, Daniel EmersonDEF 14A2026-07-270001628280-26-049813Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 7,988,874. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c6 · span 2077705–2077714
3Section 01, Strauss ZelnickDEF 14A2026-07-270001628280-26-049813Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 403,019. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c6 · span 2040595–2040602
4Section 01, Karl SlatoffDEF 14A2026-07-270001628280-26-049813Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1. Filing ↗
5Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2025-07-280001628280-25-036188Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 1.46 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 3175402–3175406
6Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-09-190001628280-25-042186Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.89% (votes for as printed: 143,533,691). Filing ↗
7Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-09-230001628280-24-041114Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.97% (votes for as printed: 125,434,986). Filing ↗
8Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-09-210001193125-23-239702Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.3% (votes for as printed: 119,621,668). Filing ↗
9Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
10Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001437107-26-000046CEO total compensation as printed in Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 165,009,366. Filing ↗machine: span 1634526–1634537
11TKO Group Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001193125-26-173833CEO total compensation as printed in TKO Group Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 67,361,782. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c53 · span 497557–497567
12Match Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300000891103-26-000066CEO total compensation as printed in Match Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 47,014,253. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c14 · span 1380585–1380595
13Booking Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001308179-26-000310CEO total compensation as printed in Booking Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 35,418,102. Filing ↗machine: span 2167953–2167963
14Fox Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-09-250001628280-25-042772CEO total compensation as printed in Fox Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 32,980,954. Filing ↗machine: span 656057–656067
15Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-174146CEO total compensation as printed in Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 32,552,324. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c31 · span 714411–714421
16Electronic Arts Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-06-240001308179-25-000556CEO total compensation as printed in Electronic Arts Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 30,529,835. Filing ↗machine: t128 · r2 · c14 · span 604029–604039
17eBay Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001552781-26-000285CEO total compensation as printed in eBay Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 28,463,890. Filing ↗machine: t357 · r8 · c9 · span 939586–939596
18Roku, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001140361-26-016715CEO total compensation as printed in Roku, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 26,565,120. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 629170–629180
19Roblox Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001104659-26-044362CEO total compensation as printed in Roblox Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 24,565,995. Filing ↗machine: t181 · r5 · c15 · span 1056091–1056101
20DraftKings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001104659-26-035176CEO total compensation as printed in DraftKings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 22,621,941. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 613685–613695
21Hasbro, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-160426CEO total compensation as printed in Hasbro, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 18,672,521. Filing ↗machine: span 717146–717156
22Expedia Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001324424-26-000022CEO total compensation as printed in Expedia Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 17,592,584. Filing ↗machine: t142 · r6 · c10 · span 775351–775361
23Warner Music Group Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-200001140361-26-001664CEO total compensation as printed in Warner Music Group Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,909,250. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 494670–494681
24Mattel, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-140001308179-26-000276CEO total compensation as printed in Mattel, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,060,621. Filing ↗machine: t221 · r3 · c7 · span 2052122–2052132
25Sirius XM Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001104659-26-041777CEO total compensation as printed in Sirius XM Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,012,795. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c53 · span 986498–986507
26Playtika Ltd., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001828016-26-000024CEO total compensation as printed in Playtika Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,852,001. Filing ↗machine: span 400361–400370
27Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-270001628280-26-049813CEO total compensation as printed in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 403,019. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c6 · span 2040595–2040602
28Section 10a, Hasbro, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-160426Hasbro, Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
29Section 10a, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001437107-26-000046Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
30Section 10a, Warner Music Group Corp. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-25-001453Warner Music Group Corp. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
31Section 10a, Mattel, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001308179-26-000276Mattel, Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
32Section 10a, Expedia Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001324424-26-000022Expedia Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, TKO Group Holdings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-173833TKO Group Holdings Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Playtika Ltd. reciprocityDEF 14A0001828016-26-000024Playtika Ltd. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
35Section 10a, Sirius XM Holdings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-041777Sirius XM Holdings Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
36Section 10a, DraftKings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-035176DraftKings Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Fox Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001628280-25-042772Fox Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Live Nation Entertainment Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-174146Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Booking Holdings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001308179-26-000310Booking Holdings Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Match Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0000891103-26-000066Match Group, Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Roblox Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-044362Roblox Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Paramount Global reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-25-021135Paramount Global's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Roku, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-016715Roku, Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
44Section 10a, Electronic Arts Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001308179-25-000556Electronic Arts Inc. names Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗