Xero Limited

CHIA:XRO Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$12.3b

Xero Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Xero's CEO is Sukhinder Cassidy, appointed in Feb 2023, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is NZ$7.54M, comprised of 12.2% salary and 87.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth A$2.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

Sukhinder Cassidy

Chief executive officer

NZ$7.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.25%
CEO tenure3.4yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sukhinder Cassidy's remuneration changed compared to Xero's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026NZ$8mNZ$923k

NZ$167m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

NZ$217m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

NZ$268m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

NZ$248m

Mar 31 2025NZ$2mNZ$864k

NZ$228m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

NZ$222m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

NZ$216m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

NZ$195m

Mar 31 2024NZ$7mNZ$1m

NZ$175m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

NZ$66m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-NZ$43m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-NZ$78m

Mar 31 2023NZ$2mNZ$348k

-NZ$114m

Compensation vs Market: Sukhinder's total compensation ($USD4.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.84M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Sukhinder's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Sukhinder Cassidy (56 yo)

3.4yrs
Tenure
NZ$7,535,000
Compensation

Ms. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is Founder and Chairman of Choose Possibility, Inc. Ms. Cassidy is Chief Executive Officer of Xero Limited from February 01, 2023. Ms. Cassidy is Director of BoardProspects, Inc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sukhinder Cassidy
Chief Executive Officer3.4yrsNZ$7.54m0.017%
A$ 2.1m
Claire Fullard
Chief Financial Officer1.3yrsNZ$8.49m0.0078%
A$ 957.5k
Diya Jolly
Chief Product & Technology Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Nicole Mehalski
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Damien Coleman
Company Secretary & Chief Legal Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Kate McLaughlin
General Manager of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Michael Strickman
Chief Marketing Officer3.5yrsno datano data
Jeff Ryan
Chief People Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Angad Soin
MD of Australia & New Zealand Global Chief Strategy Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Kate Hayward
Managing Director of UK1.5yrsno datano data
Andrew Kanzer
Managing Director of North Americano datano datano data
Matanya Bar
Chief Executive Officer of Xero US & Meliono datano datano data
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: XRO's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Anjali Joshi
Independent Non-Executive Director3yrsNZ$464.00k0.0015%
A$ 181.1k
David Thodey
Independent Non-Executive Chairman7.1yrsNZ$528.00k0.0065%
A$ 794.8k
Steven Aldrich
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsNZ$464.00k0.00082%
A$ 101.0k
Brian McAndrews
Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsNZ$464.00k0.0029%
A$ 361.1k
Andrew Cross
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsNZ$298.00k0.0031%
A$ 382.0k
Dale Murray
Independent Non-Executive Director8.3yrsNZ$240.00k0.0018%
A$ 223.0k
Susan Peterson
Independent Non-Executive Director9.4yrsNZ$271.00k0.0021%
A$ 253.9k
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: XRO's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/06 11:11
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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

Xero Limited is covered by 24 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nicholas McGarrigleBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Eric ChoiBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Aryan NoroziBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited