argenx SE

WBAG:ARGX Stock Report

Market Cap: €30.1b

argenx Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

argenx's CEO is Tim Van Hauwermeiren, appointed in Apr 2008, has a tenure of 17.25 years. total yearly compensation is $7.81M, comprised of 9.7% salary and 90.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.031% of the company’s shares, worth €9.31M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 8.3 years respectively.

Key information

Tim Van Hauwermeiren

Chief executive officer

US$7.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.70%
CEO tenure17.3yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure3.4yrs
Board average tenure8.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tim Van Hauwermeiren's remuneration changed compared to argenx's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2024US$8mUS$758k

US$833m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$40m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$204m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$328m

Dec 31 2023US$12mUS$656k

-US$295m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$234m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$397m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$511m

Dec 31 2022US$8mUS$639k

-US$710m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$909m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$907m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$595m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$652k

-US$408m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$373m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$319m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$573m

Dec 31 2020US$9mUS$641k

-US$608m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$535m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$359m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$275m

Dec 31 2019US$7mUS$589k

-US$181m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$109m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$104m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$47m

Dec 31 2018US$5mUS$573k

-US$76m

Compensation vs Market: Tim's total compensation ($USD7.81M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.77M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Tim Van Hauwermeiren (53 yo)

17.3yrs
Tenure
US$7,807,786
Compensation

Mr. Timothy Van Hauwermeiren, also known as Tim, MSc, EMBA, serves as Independent Non-Executive Director of Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc since July 2024. He had been Independent Director at iTeos Therapeutics,...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Van Hauwermeiren
Co-Founder17.3yrsUS$7.81m0.031%
€ 9.3m
Karl Gubitz
Chief Financial Officer4.1yrsUS$5.27m0.00082%
€ 246.9k
Karen Massey
Chief Operating Officer2.3yrsUS$6.19mno data
Peter Ulrichts
Chief Scientific Officer2.5yrsno data0%
€ 0
Malini Moorthy
General Counsel3.4yrsno data0%
€ 0
Arjen Lemmen
Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy6.1yrsno data0%
€ 0
Andria Wilk
Global Head of Quality5.5yrsno data0%
€ 0
Luc Truyen
Chief Medical Officer3.3yrsno data0%
€ 0
Filip Borgions
Chief Technology Innovation Officer3.3yrsno datano data
Beth DelGiacco
VP and Global Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations3.3yrsno datano data
Marc Schorpion
Global Head of Human Resources6.6yrsno datano data
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ARGX's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Van Hauwermeiren
Co-Founder11yrsUS$7.81m0.031%
€ 9.3m
J. deBethizy
Independent Vice-Chairman of the Board10.2yrsUS$564.73k0%
€ 0
Peter K. Verhaeghe
Independent Chairman of the Board11yrsUS$592.23k0.0032%
€ 978.6k
Anthony Rosenberg
Independent Vice Chairman8.3yrsUS$557.23k0.0030%
€ 906.3k
James Daly
Independent Non-Executive Director7.2yrsUS$567.23k0.0032%
€ 978.6k
Pamela M. Klein
Independent Non-Executive Director9.3yrsUS$544.73k0.0032%
€ 978.6k
Hans de Haard
Member of Board Advisorsno datano data0%
€ 0
David Lacey
Member of Board Advisorsno dataUS$622.58kno data
Steve Krognes
Independent Non-Executive Director2.4yrsUS$559.73k0.0022%
€ 653.4k
Camilla Sylvest
Independent Non-Executive Director2.8yrsUS$544.73k0.0027%
€ 810.0k
Wim Parys
Member of Board Advisorsno datano datano data
Ana Cespedes
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUS$544.73k0.0026%
€ 788.9k
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ARGX's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/21 06:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/21 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

argenx SE is covered by 49 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel BeattyBaird
Charles PitmanBarclays
Richard ParkesBNP Paribas Exane