James Dolan compensation by year
Sphere Entertainment Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $115,385 | $600,000 | $1,937,500 | $1,823,077 | $1,000,000 | $230,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $751,600 | $188,324 |
| Stock awards | $7,383,578 | $19,862,423 | $2,305,894 | $5,848,014 | $11,148,811 | $10,973,100 | $6,923,923 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $30,000,102 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,160,987 | $13,027,275 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,600,000 | $2,550,800 | $1,439,167 | $1,320,000 | $5,566,000 | $3,064,000 | $1,248,400 | $378,994 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $6,427 | $7,471 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $601,235 | $695,695 | $94,683 | $555,826 | $591,368 | $450,028 | $356,283 | $459,682 |
| Total | $11,591,240 | $54,116,491 | $3,955,129 | $8,323,840 | $19,243,679 | $16,310,205 | $27,441,193 | $14,284,275 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Sphere Entertainment Co. DEF 14A filed April 28, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-027969, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Sphere Entertainment Co. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-027969. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 28, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 459,682 | $39,188,556 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Sphere Entertainment Co.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 28, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Tax withholding | — | 13,730 | $144.12 | 991,635 |
| 2026-09-15 | Tax withholding | — | 41,191 | $144.12 | 1,031,133 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 26,897 | $0.00 | 1,005,365 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 80,689 | $0.00 | 1,072,324 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 26,897 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 80,689 | $0.00 | 0 |
The 6 most recent of 6 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Sphere Entertainment’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Dolan · this page | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $14,284,275 |
| Jennifer Koester | President and Chief Operating Officer of Sphere | $11,243,428 |
| Andrea Greenberg | Former President and Chief Executive Officer, MSG Networks | $6,765,821 |
| Robert Langer | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $5,460,136 |
| David Granville-Smith | Executive Vice President | $4,347,505 |
| Laura Franco | Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $4,283,655 |
| Gregory Brunner | Former Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer and Former Interim PFO | $891,715 |
| Christopher Winters | Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | $148,964 |
Board service
Sphere Entertainment board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Sphere Entertainment pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in RSUs. As stated in Sphere Entertainment's FY2025 proxy.
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How this record is built
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