Walker & Dunlop Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Walker & Dunlop's CEO is Willy Walker, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 17.92 years. total yearly compensation is $4.82M, comprised of 20.7% salary and 79.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.7% of the company’s shares, worth €92.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

Willy Walker

Chief executive officer

US$4.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	20.7%
CEO tenure	17.9yrs
CEO ownership	2.7%
Management average tenure	2.5yrs
Board average tenure	5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Willy Walker's remuneration changed compared to Walker & Dunlop's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$93m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$85m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$90m
Dec 31 2023	US$5m	US$1m	US$105m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$114m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$139m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$165m
Dec 31 2022	US$5m	US$1m	US$208m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$245m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$268m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$270m
Dec 31 2021	US$8m	US$1m	US$257m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$260m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$243m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$249m
Dec 31 2020	US$7m	US$900k	US$239m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$200m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$191m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$171m
Dec 31 2019	US$5m	US$900k	US$168m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$170m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$164m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$163m
Dec 31 2018	US$4m	US$900k	US$156m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$202m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$200m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$195m
Dec 31 2017	US$6m	US$888k	US$203m

Compensation vs Market: Willy's total compensation ($USD4.82M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.95M).

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

CEO

Willy Walker (57 yo)

17.9yrs

Tenure

US$4,821,113

Compensation

Mr. William Mallory Walker, also known as Willy, serves as Chief Executive Officer of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. since January 2007 and also serves as its Chairman since July 2010 and serves as its President si...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
William Walker	Chairman	17.9yrs	US$4.82m	2.7% € 92.8m
Gregory Florkowski	Executive VP & CFO	2.5yrs	US$1.59m	0.063% € 2.2m
Stephen Theobald	Executive VP & COO	2.5yrs	US$1.95m	0.27% € 9.4m
Anthony McGill	Senior MD & Head of Investment Banking	no data	no data	no data
Jack Balaban	Senior Vice President of Technology	no data	no data	no data
Aaron Perlis	Executive VP & Chief Information Officer	no data	no data	no data
Kelsey Duffey	Senior Vice President of Investor Relations	6.9yrs	no data	no data
Dan Groman	Executive VP	less than a year	no data	0.017% € 587.7k
Nina von Waldegg	Vice President of Public Relations	no data	no data	no data
Carol McNerney	Chief Marketing Officer	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Paula Pryor	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	15.9yrs	US$1.40m	0.027% € 940.4k
Ted Patch	Executive VP & Group Head	no data	no data	no data

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

51.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 5WD's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
William Walker	Chairman	14.4yrs	US$4.82m	2.7% € 92.8m
Dana Schmaltz	Independent Director	14yrs	US$269.97k	0.23% € 8.1m
Ellen Levy	Independent Director	5.8yrs	US$269.97k	no data
Jeffery Hayward	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.0047% € 162.1k
Gary Pinkus	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Donna Wells	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$284.97k	0.0052% € 179.3k
John Rice	Independent Lead Director	14.4yrs	US$274.97k	0.093% € 3.2m

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 5WD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Walker & Dunlop Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Promotes Dan Groman to Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Jonathan Morrow as Senior Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Appoints Jeff Stingley as Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Insider recently sold €409k worth of stock

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s Apprise Announces the Appointment of Alex Hoenig, MAI as Regional Managing Director for the Midwest

Recent updates

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Promotes Dan Groman to Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.87 (vs US$0.64 in 3Q 2023)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2024, Payable on December 6, 2024

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Jonathan Morrow as Senior Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2024

Second quarter dividend of US$0.65 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.67 (vs US$0.82 in 2Q 2023)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2024, Payable on September 6, 2024

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Appoints Jeff Stingley as Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Insider recently sold €409k worth of stock

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2024, Payable on May 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.36 (vs US$0.80 in 1Q 2023)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s Apprise Announces the Appointment of Alex Hoenig, MAI as Regional Managing Director for the Midwest

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024

Executive VP & CFO recently sold €356k worth of stock

New major risk - Financial position

Upcoming dividend of US$0.65 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.65 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.28 (vs US$6.43 in FY 2022)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Reports Goodwill Impairment for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Management Appointments

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 15, 2024

Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales Team Grows North and South Carolina Platform with New Managing Director

Now 20% undervalued

Executive VP recently sold €855k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share at 3.1% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.66 (vs US$1.41 in 3Q 2022)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2023, Payable on December 8, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Walker & Dunlop Appoints Warren Horvath as A Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 09, 2023

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Appoints Pete Antonopoulos as Senior Managing Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Appoints Pete Antonopoulos as Senior Managing Director

John Park Joins Apprise by Walker & Dunlop as Managing Director

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share at 3.0% yield

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2023, Payable on September 1, 2023

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.84 (vs US$1.63 in 2Q 2022)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(NYSE:WD) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth-Defensive Index

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share at 4.0% yield

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2023, Payable on June 2, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.82 (vs US$2.14 in 1Q 2022)

Insider recently sold €941k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share at 2.9% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$6.61 (vs US$8.27 in FY 2021)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 21, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.45 (vs US$2.23 in 3Q 2021)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on December 9, 2022

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 09, 2022

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.60 per share

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Adds James Shiles as Senior Vice President

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.68 (vs US$1.75 in 2Q 2021)

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2022, Payable on September 2, 2022

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Appoints Brett Murphy as Senior Director

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) acquired Avalon Real Estate Partners, LLC.

Carol McNerney Joins Walker & Dunlop as Chief Marketing Officer

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Walker & Dunlop Promotes Meghan Czechowskito Senior Vice President and Head of Its Technology-Enabled Valuation Business, Apprise

Morgan Properties Trust acquired Two Class A Apartment Communities Totaling 642 Units in Fayetteville, North Carolina from Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD).

Independent Director recently bought €86k worth of stock

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Hires Paul Darrow as Managing Director on Its Multifamily Investment Sales Platform