Cochlear Limited

DB:OC5 Stock Report

Market Cap: €10.7b

Cochlear Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Cochlear's CEO is Dig Howitt, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 8.17 years. total yearly compensation is A$4.63M, comprised of 45.8% salary and 54.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.098% of the company’s shares, worth €10.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Dig Howitt

Chief executive officer

AU$4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage45.82%
CEO tenure8.2yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dig Howitt's remuneration changed compared to Cochlear's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025AU$5mAU$2m

AU$389m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

AU$380m

Dec 30 2024n/an/a

AU$371m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

AU$364m

Jun 30 2024AU$6mAU$2m

AU$357m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

AU$354m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

AU$350m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

AU$326m

Jun 30 2023AU$6mAU$2m

AU$301m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

AU$281m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$261m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

AU$275m

Jun 30 2022AU$5mAU$2m

AU$289m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$273m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$257m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

AU$291m

Jun 30 2021AU$5mAU$2m

AU$324m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$82m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-AU$160m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-AU$199m

Jun 30 2020AU$3mAU$2m

-AU$238m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

AU$34m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

AU$306m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

AU$291m

Jun 30 2019AU$4mAU$2m

AU$277m

Compensation vs Market: Dig's total compensation ($USD3.06M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.36M).

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

CEO

Dig Howitt (58 yo)

8.2yrs
Tenure
AU$4,632,289
Compensation

Mr. Diggory William Howitt, also known as Dig, BE (Hons), MBA has been President of Cochlear Limited since July 31, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director since January 3, 2018. Mr. How...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD8.2yrsAU$4.63m0.098%
€ 10.5m
Sarah Thom
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearAU$535.20kno data
Jan Janssen
Chief Technology Officer7.8yrsAU$2.07m0.015%
€ 1.6m
Stuart Sayers
President of Asia Pacific & Latin Americaless than a yearAU$8.15mno data
Karen O'Driscoll
Chief Information Officer2.7yrsno datano data
Kristina Devon
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Rob McGrory
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary2yrsno datano data
Jennifer Stevenson
VP of Corporate Communications & Brandno datano datano data
Dean Phizacklea
Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing9.3yrsno datano data
Jennifer Hornery
Senior Vice President of Global People & Culture8.7yrsno datano data
Greg Bodkin
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chainno datano datano data
Anthony Bishop
President of EMEAno dataAU$1.45mno data
5.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: OC5's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Diggory Howitt
CEO, MD7.8yrsAU$4.63m0.098%
€ 10.5m
Richard Freudenstein
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.00051%
€ 54.6k
Michael Daniell
Independent Non-Executive Director5.7yrsAU$303.60k0.0025%
€ 264.6k
Catriona Deans
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board10.7yrsAU$616.73k0.0069%
€ 737.1k
Bruce Robinson
Independent Non-Executive Director8.8yrsAU$291.33k0.0018%
€ 193.9k
Karen Lee Penrose
Non-Executive Independent Director3.2yrsAU$314.04k0.0022%
€ 232.5k
Glen Boreham
Independent Non-Executive Director10.7yrsAU$287.80k0.0046%
€ 493.9k
Michael J. Del Prado
Independent Non-Executive Director3.7yrsAU$327.81k0.0015%
€ 166.1k
Christine McLoughlin
Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsAU$308.87k0.0040%
€ 426.4k
Caroline Clarke
Non-Executive Director1yrAU$217.01k0.00064%
€ 68.6k
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: OC5's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/22 14:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/22 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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

Cochlear Limited is covered by 30 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John HesterANZ Equities Pty Limited
Saul HadassinBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Stuart RobertsBell Potter