Knightscope, Inc.

DB:VK9 Stock Report

Market Cap: €27.5m

Knightscope Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Knightscope's CEO is Bill Li, appointed in Apr 2013, has a tenure of 13.25 years. total yearly compensation is $1.10M, comprised of 49.3% salary and 50.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.86% of the company’s shares, worth €235.70K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.9 years and 2.4 years respectively.

Key information

Bill Li

Chief executive officer

US$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage49.30%
CEO tenure13.3yrs
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenure11.9yrs
Board average tenure2.4yrs

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bill Li's remuneration changed compared to Knightscope's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$37m

Dec 31 2025US$1mUS$542k

-US$34m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$30m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$505k

-US$32m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$493k

-US$22m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$18m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$497k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$30m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$30m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$48m

Dec 31 2021US$530kUS$300k

-US$44m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$34m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2020US$444kUS$264k

-US$20m

Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD1.10M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD481.09K).

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

CEO

Bill Li (56 yo)

13.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,098,539
Compensation

Mr. William Santana Li, also known as Bill, serves as Chairman since April 2013 at Knightscope, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director since April 2013 and serves as its President sinc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Li
President13.3yrsUS$1.10m0.86%
€ 235.7k
Apoorv Dwivedi
Executive VP2.5yrsUS$1.00m0.000030%
€ 8.3
Mercedes Soria
Executive VP13.2yrsUS$788.54k0.0046%
€ 1.3k
Aaron Lehnhardt
Executive VP & Chief Design Officer10.7yrsno data0%
€ 0
Ronald Gallegos
Senior Vice President of Revenueno datano datano data
11.9yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: VK9's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Li
President13.3yrsUS$1.10m0.86%
€ 235.7k
Robert Mocny
Member of Federal Government Advisory Board & Independent Director1.4yrsUS$15.00k0.000020%
€ 5.5
Melvin Torrie
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$15.00k0%
€ 0
Jan Lane
Member of Federal Government Advisory Boardno datano datano data
James Williams
Member of Federal Government Advisory Boardno datano datano data
William Billings
Lead Independent Director2.4yrsUS$24.00k0.00013%
€ 35.8
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: VK9's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/10 00:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

Knightscope, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward WooAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
Scott BuckH.C. Wainwright & Co.
Maxwell MichaelisLake Street Capital Markets, LLC