Santos Limited

ASX:STO Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$20.7b

Santos Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Santos' CEO is Kevin Gallagher, appointed in Feb 2016, has a tenure of 8.83 years. total yearly compensation is $5.52M, comprised of 23.9% salary and 76.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.061% of the company’s shares, worth A$12.72M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 5.2 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Gallagher

Chief executive officer

US$5.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage23.9%
CEO tenure8.8yrs
CEO ownership0.06%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure5.2yrs

Recent management updates

It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Apr 04
It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Recent updates

Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?

Sep 18
Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?

Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Aug 22
Analysts Are Updating Their Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Estimates After Its Half-Year Results

Little Excitement Around Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Earnings

Jun 26
Little Excitement Around Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Earnings

Does Santos (ASX:STO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 28
Does Santos (ASX:STO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Apr 04
It May Be Possible That Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) CEO Compensation Could Get Bumped Up

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Feb 23
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Low P/E

Feb 21
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Low P/E

Is Santos (ASX:STO) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 26
Is Santos (ASX:STO) Using Too Much Debt?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Gallagher's remuneration changed compared to Santos's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$1m

US$2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$1m

US$658m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$472m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$286m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$35m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$1m

-US$357m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$180m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$336m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$1m

US$674m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$794m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$914m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$772m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$1m

US$630m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$440m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$250m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 31 2017US$3mUS$1m

-US$360m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD5.52M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD4.20M).

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

CEO

Kevin Gallagher (59 yo)

8.8yrs

Tenure

US$5,519,950

Compensation

Mr. Kevin Thomas Gallagher, BEng (Mechanical) Hons, MAICD, FIEAust, served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Mineral Resources Limited since March 01, 2022 until March 2022. He has been the Chief Ex...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Gallagher
MD, CEO & Director8.8yrsUS$5.52m0.061%
A$ 12.7m
Anthony Neilson
Chief Commercial Officer2.9yrsUS$1.50m0.019%
A$ 3.9m
Brett Darley
Executive Vice President of Eastern Australia & Papua New Guinea6.1yrsUS$1.38m0.0064%
A$ 1.3m
Sherry Duhe
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data
Steven Trench
Executive VP of Operations & Technical Servicesless than a yearno datano data
Andrew Nairn
Group Executive of Investor Relations16.8yrsno datano data
Michael Abbott
Group General Counsel and Executive VP of Environment & Governance1.4yrsno datano data
Kim Lee
Executive Vice President of People & Brand1.9yrsno datano data
Nick Fox
Head of Environment & Accessno datano datano data
Vince Santostefano
Executive Vice President of Western Australia1.3yrsUS$1.64mno data
Bruce Dingeman
Executive Vice President of Alaska2.8yrsno datano data
Tracey Winters
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staffless than a yearno datano data

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: STO's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Gallagher
MD, CEO & Director8.8yrsUS$5.52m0.061%
A$ 12.7m
Keith Spence
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.9yrsUS$372.94k0.0037%
A$ 767.1k
Yasmin Allen
Independent Non-Executive Director10.2yrsUS$182.71k0.0015%
A$ 313.1k
Vickki McFadden
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.00080%
A$ 165.9k
Vanessa Guthrie
Independent Non-Executive Director7.4yrsUS$166.10k0.0012%
A$ 250.9k
Musje Werror
Independent Non-Executive Director3yrsUS$149.49k0.00055%
A$ 114.0k
Michael Utsler
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUS$149.49k0.0012%
A$ 255.0k
Janine McArdle
Independent Non-Executive Director5.2yrsUS$166.10k0.0015%
A$ 319.3k
John Lydon
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.0020%
A$ 408.4k

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: STO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 08:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

Santos Limited is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Chris MearsAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Dale KoendersBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited