Robert Thomson is Chief Executive Officer of NEWS CORP (NWSA). The company reported total compensation of $20,623,729 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $3,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $10,039,381 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $6,806,667 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $233,539 |
| All other compensation | $544,142 |
| Total | $20,623,729 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure NEWS CORP filed October 8, 2025, accession 0001140361-25-037696.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $10,039,381 | $0 | $6,806,667 | $233,539 | $544,142 | $20,623,729 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $10,382,002 | $0 | $6,166,667 | $262,624 | $518,413 | $20,329,706 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $10,380,976 | $0 | $5,426,667 | $0 | $496,944 | $19,304,587 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $9,113,642 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $523,259 | $387,944 | $23,024,845 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for NEWS CORP.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $32,513,480 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-11,889,751 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 43rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group NEWS CORP discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Thomson this page | Chief Executive Officer | $20,623,729 |
| Susan Panuccio | Former Chief Financial Officer | $8,300,586 |
| David Pitofsky | General Counsel | $6,217,494 |
| Lavanya Chandrashekar | Chief Financial Officer | $5,465,018 |
| David Kline | Former Chief Technology Officer | $3,497,903 |
| Ruth Allen | Chief Human Resources Officer | $2,957,269 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full NEWS CORP compensation brief.
Robert Thomson's compensation sits inside NEWS CORP's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.