WEX Inc.

DB:WL9 Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.4b

WEX Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

WEX's CEO is Melissa Smith, appointed in Apr 2013, has a tenure of 13.17 years. total yearly compensation is $13.45M, comprised of 7.3% salary and 92.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.55% of the company’s shares, worth €24.57M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Melissa Smith

Chief executive officer

US$13.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.25%
CEO tenure13.2yrs
CEO ownership0.6%
Management average tenure5yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Melissa Smith's remuneration changed compared to WEX's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$310m

Dec 31 2025US$13mUS$975k

US$304m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$284m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$307m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$315m

Dec 31 2024US$13mUS$956k

US$310m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$331m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$246m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$264m

Dec 31 2023US$12mUS$875k

US$267m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$270m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$208m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$181m

Dec 31 2022US$10mUS$855k

US$201m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$101m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$193m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$91m

Dec 31 2021US$10mUS$792k

US$100k

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$222m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$336m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$230m

Dec 31 2020US$20mUS$726k

-US$244m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$45m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$125m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$67m

Dec 31 2019US$6mUS$763k

US$99m

Compensation vs Market: Melissa's total compensation ($USD13.45M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.60M).

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


CEO

Melissa Smith (57 yo)

13.2yrs
Tenure
US$13,446,221
Compensation

Ms. Melissa D. Smith had been Chairman of the Board at WEX Inc. from September 12, 2019 until May 14, 2026. She began with WEX in 1997 as a senior financial analyst for the financial technology service pro...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Melissa Smith
President13.2yrsUS$13.45m0.55%
€ 24.6m
Jagtar Narula
Chief Financial Officer4.1yrsUS$4.20m0.077%
€ 3.4m
Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer2.5yrsUS$4.31m0.044%
€ 1.9m
Joel Dearborn
Chief Operating Officer of International8.5yrsUS$3.09m0.087%
€ 3.9m
Carlos Carriedo
Chief Operating Officer of Americas Payments & Mobility4.4yrsUS$3.37m0.034%
€ 1.5m
Jennifer Kimball
Chief Accounting Officer5.8yrsUS$1.63m0.018%
€ 779.5k
Pedro Alvarez
Senior Vice President of Global Treasurer & Investor Relationsless than a yearno datano data
Ann Drew
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer5.5yrsno data0.033%
€ 1.5m
Sara Trickett
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary2yrsno data0.010%
€ 444.0k
Sandra Kuohn
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Marcelo Velloso
Managing Director of Latin America6.8yrsno datano data
Robert Deshaies
Chief Operating Officer of Benefits6.8yrsUS$3.57m0.064%
€ 2.8m
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: WL9's management team is considered experienced (5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Melissa Smith
President12.4yrsUS$13.45m0.55%
€ 24.6m
James Groch
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$320.07k0.052%
€ 2.3m
Kurt Adams
Nominee Directorless than a yearno data0.00087%
€ 38.6k
Ellen Alemany
Nominee Directorless than a yearno data0.017%
€ 767.1k
Daniel Callahan
Independent Director7.1yrsUS$320.07k0.0091%
€ 401.0k
David Foss
Independent Chairman of the Boardless than a yearUS$13.63k0.0043%
€ 191.9k
Susan Sobbott
Independent Director7.5yrsUS$300.07k0.023%
€ 1.0m
Stephen Smith
Independent Director6.8yrsUS$325.07k0.028%
€ 1.2m
Derrick Roman
Independent Director5yrsUS$330.07k0.0077%
€ 339.4k
Aimee Cardwell
Independent Director2.5yrsUS$300.07k0.0087%
€ 384.2k
Lauren Wolfe
Nominee Directorless than a yearno datano data
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: WL9's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 21:51
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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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

WEX Inc. is covered by 31 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
David KoningBaird
Ramsey El-AssalBarclays
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.