Space Exploration Technologies Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Space Exploration Technologies' CEO is Elon Musk, appointed in May 2002, has a tenure of 24.08 years. total yearly compensation is $54.08K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 46.36% of the company’s shares, worth ARS1,770,383.88B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 17.5 years and 16.5 years respectively.
Key information
Elon Musk
Chief executive officer
US$54.1k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 100.00% |
| CEO tenure | 24.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 46.4% |
| Management average tenure | 17.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 16.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$9b |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$54k | US$54k | -US$5b |
Compensation vs Market: Elon's total compensation ($USD54.08K) is below average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.00M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Elon's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Elon Musk (55 yo)
Mr. Elon R. Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (also known as SpaceX) in 2002 and serves as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer since May 2002. He serves...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 24.1yrs | US$54.08k | 46.36% ARS 1770.4t | |
| President | 17.5yrs | US$85.81m | 0.097% ARS 3.7t | |
| CFO & Secretary | 15.1yrs | US$9.84m | 0.049% ARS 1.9t | |
| Senior Director of Legal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Global Business & Government Affairs | no data | no data | no data | |
| Treasurer | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SPCX's management team is seasoned and experienced (17.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 24.1yrs | US$54.08k | 46.36% ARS 1770.4t | |
| President | 17.3yrs | US$85.81m | 0.097% ARS 3.7t | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.010% ARS 400.6b | |
| Independent Director | 17.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0021% ARS 81.0b | |
| Independent Director | 17.9yrs | no data | 0.25% ARS 9.6t | |
| Non-Executive Director | 15.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SPCX's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/17 09:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is covered by 5 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Tao Chang | KGI Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Nicolas Owens | Morningstar Inc. |
| David Barden | New Street Research LLP |