Meta Platforms Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Meta Platforms' CEO is Mark Zuckerberg, appointed in Jul 2004, has a tenure of 22.17 years. total yearly compensation is $25.13M, comprised of 0% salary and 100% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 13.39% of the company’s shares, worth CHF169.63B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Zuckerberg

Chief executive officer

US$25.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	0.00%
CEO tenure	22.2yrs
CEO ownership	13.4%
Management average tenure	4yrs
Board average tenure	5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Zuckerberg's remuneration changed compared to Meta Platforms's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2026	n/a	n/a	US$68b
Mar 31 2026	n/a	n/a	US$71b
Dec 31 2025	US$25m	US$1	US$60b
Sep 30 2025	n/a	n/a	US$59b
Jun 30 2025	n/a	n/a	US$72b
Mar 31 2025	n/a	n/a	US$67b
Dec 31 2024	US$27m	US$1	US$62b
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$56b
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$51b
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$46b
Dec 31 2023	US$24m	US$1	US$39b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$30b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$23b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$21b
Dec 31 2022	US$27m	US$1	US$23b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$29b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$34b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$37b
Dec 31 2021	US$27m	US$1	US$39b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$40b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$39b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$34b
Dec 31 2020	US$25m	US$1	US$29b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$25b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$24b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$21b
Dec 31 2019	US$23m	US$1	US$18b

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD25.13M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD5.96M).

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

CEO

Mark Zuckerberg (42 yo)

22.2yrs

Tenure

US$25,125,904

Compensation

Mr. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg founded Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) in 2004 and is its Chief Executive Officer since July 2004 and is its Chairman since January 2012. Mr. Zuckerberg...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Zuckerberg	Founder	22.2yrs	US$25.13m	13.39% CHF 169.6b
Dina Powell McCormick	President & Vice Chairman	less than a year	US$1.56m	0.00042% CHF 5.3m
Susan J. Li	Chief Financial Officer	3.8yrs	US$20.06m	0.00052% CHF 6.6m
Javier Olivan	Chief Operating Officer	4.1yrs	US$24.52m	0.0043% CHF 54.1m
Andrew Bosworth	Chief Technology Officer	4.5yrs	US$21.96m	0.0027% CHF 34.8m
Christopher Cox	Chief Product Officer	6.3yrs	US$21.69m	0.013% CHF 158.8m
Dana White	Independent Director	1.7yrs	US$1.72m	0.000060% CHF 759.8k
Aaron Anderson	Chief Accounting Officer	3.4yrs	no data	0.00037% CHF 4.7m
Atish Banerjea	Chief Information Officer	9.8yrs	no data	no data
Henry T. Moniz	Chief Compliance Officer	5.6yrs	no data	no data
Curtis Mahoney	Chief Legal Officer	less than a year	no data	0.000080% CHF 1.0m
Denise Moreno	Marketing Chief	less than a year	no data	no data

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

48.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: META's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Zuckerberg	Founder	22.2yrs	US$25.13m	13.39% CHF 169.6b
Dana White	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$1.72m	0.000060% CHF 759.8k
Marc Andreessen	Independent Director	18.3yrs	US$387.02k	0.0019% CHF 24.6m
Robert Kimmitt	Lead Independent Director	6.5yrs	US$645.61k	0.00012% CHF 1.5m
John Elkann	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$1.72m	0.000060% CHF 759.8k
John Arnold	Independent Director	2.6yrs	US$521.44k	0.00013% CHF 1.6m
Patrick Collison	Independent Director	1.4yrs	US$1.55m	0.000050% CHF 633.2k
Nancy Killefer	Independent Director	6.5yrs	US$585.61k	0.00050% CHF 6.3m
Andrew Houston	Independent Director	6.6yrs	US$501.27k	0.00050% CHF 6.3m
Tony Xu	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$513.27k	0.00032% CHF 4.1m
Charles Songhurst	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$1.74m	0.000050% CHF 633.2k
Peggy Alford	Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$1.29m	0.00011% CHF 1.4m

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: META's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/09 14:54
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Meta Platforms, Inc. is covered by 93 analysts. 58 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
David Heasman	Accountability Research Corporation
Richard Kramer	Arete Research Services LLP
Rocco Strauss	Arete Research Services LLP

Meta Platforms Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

High number of new directors

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Meta Platforms Inc Announces Management Changes

Meta Platforms, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2026

Hock Tan to Transition Off of Meta’s Board of Directors and into an Advisor Role for Meta

Chief Technology Officer recently sold CHF2.3m worth of stock

Recent updates

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) acquired Stilla Development AB.

New major risk - Share price stability

High number of new directors

Meta Debuts Muse Spark 1.2 and First Coding Agent

Meta Platforms, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q2, 2026 Results on Jul 29, 2026

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Meta Platforms Inc Announces Management Changes

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 25, 2026

Proxy Impact Provides Information to Shareholders of Meta

Meta Platforms, Inc. Begins Fresh Layoffs as Zuckerberg Ramps Up AI Investments

Santa Clara County Counsel Files Landmark Civil Prosecution Taking on Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Role in Massive Consumer Fraud

First quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: US$10.57 (vs US$6.59 in 1Q 2025)

Meta Platforms, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2026 and Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2026

Meta Platforms, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2026

Hock Tan to Transition Off of Meta’s Board of Directors and into an Advisor Role for Meta

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 29, 2026

Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium Publishes Four Specifications Defining In-Network Compute, Chiplets, Manageability and 200G Performance

EssilorLuxottica and Meta Expand AI Glasses Portfolio with Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles

Meta Platforms Inc. and Google’s YouTube Jury Hits with Compensatory Verdict in Social Media Addiction Trial

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) acquired Dreamer.

Meta Expands Custom Silicon to Power AI Workloads

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend on Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, Payable on March 26, 2026

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 30, 2024

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) acquired Threads Inc.

Chief Technology Officer recently sold CHF2.3m worth of stock

Milberg Announces Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Meta: Alleging Its Products Harm Children

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$5.31 (vs US$3.03 in 2Q 2023)

McKool Smith Secures $1.4 Billion Settlement for State of Texas Against Meta Platforms/Facebook in Biometric Privacy Dispute

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 31, 2024

Meta Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 26, 2024

Chief Technology Officer recently sold CHF2.2m worth of stock

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and American Values 2024 File Lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook Operations, LLC, Instagram, LLC for Election Interference and Censorship

Meta Platforms, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for Second Quarter 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$4.86 (vs US$2.21 in 1Q 2023)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 28%

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024

Chief Technology Officer recently sold CHF3.4m worth of stock

Social Media Victims Law Center and Belluck & Fox File Lawsuit Against Meta, Bytedance, Inc., Tiktok and Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Management Appointments

Meta Platforms, Inc. Initiates Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 26, 2024

Meta Platforms, Inc. Announces Retirement of Sheryl Sandberg as Director

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 01, 2024

Chief Technology Officer recently sold CHF2.4m worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.50 (vs US$1.64 in 3Q 2022)

Meta Platforms, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for Fourth Quarter 2023

Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Provides Update on Facebook Privacy Class Action Settlement

Zefr and Meta Announce Expanded AI-Powered Brand Suitability Solution, Now Available on Facebook & Instagram Reels

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Meta Platforms, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica Introduces Next Generation of Smart Glasses

Chief Financial Officer recently sold CHF2.9m worth of stock

Meta Platforms, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.03 (vs US$2.47 in 2Q 2022)

Meta Platforms, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) completed the acquisition of GIPHY, Inc. from Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META).

Montgomery County Public Schools Joins Federal Lawsuit Against Meta, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, and Other Social Media Companies

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GIPHY, Inc. from Meta Platforms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:META) for pproximately $130 million.