Microsoft Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Microsoft's CEO is Satya Nadella, appointed in Feb 2014, has a tenure of 10.83 years. total yearly compensation is $79.11M, comprised of 3.2% salary and 96.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth €359.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 7.5 years respectively.
Key information
Satya Nadella
Chief executive officer
US$79.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 3.2% |
| CEO tenure | 10.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$91b |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$79m | US$3m | US$88b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$86b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$83b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$77b |
| Jun 30 2023 | US$49m | US$3m | US$72b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$69b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$67b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$70b |
| Jun 30 2022 | US$55m | US$3m | US$73b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$72b |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$71b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$68b |
| Jun 30 2021 | US$50m | US$3m | US$61b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$56b |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$51b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$47b |
| Jun 30 2020 | US$44m | US$3m | US$44b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$46b |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$44b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$41b |
| Jun 30 2019 | US$43m | US$2m | US$39b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$35b |
| Dec 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$34b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$19b |
| Jun 30 2018 | US$26m | US$2m | US$17b |
Compensation vs Market: Satya's total compensation ($USD79.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.86M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Satya's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Satya Nadella (57 yo)
10.8yrs
Tenure
US$79,106,183
Compensation
Mr. Satya Nadella is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Microsoft Corporation since February 04, 2014 and has been its Chairman since June 2021. Before being named CEO in February 2014, he held leader...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 10.8yrs | US$79.11m | 0.012% € 359.6m | |
| President & Vice Chairman | 9.3yrs | US$23.44m | 0.0062% € 191.6m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 11.6yrs | US$25.80m | 0.0056% € 173.9m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer | no data | US$23.05m | 0.0016% € 49.2m | |
| Executive Vice President of Business Development | 4.1yrs | US$12.03m | 0.0010% € 32.4m | |
| Executive VP & COO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Corporate VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 4.4yrs | no data | 0.00095% € 29.6m | |
| Executive VP of AI & CTO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | 15.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.00066% € 20.5m |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MSF's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 10.8yrs | US$79.11m | 0.012% € 359.6m | |
| Member of Advertising Advisory Board | 3.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$360.00k | 0.00060% € 18.7m | |
| Independent Director | 10.4yrs | US$375.00k | 0.0011% € 35.8m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$360.00k | 0.00021% € 6.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$385.00k | 0.00016% € 5.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9yrs | US$440.00k | 0.000070% € 2.2m | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$410.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$180.00k | 0.000010% € 311.1k | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | US$405.00k | 0.00011% € 3.4m | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$390.00k | 0.000030% € 933.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$360.00k | 0.00013% € 4.0m |
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MSF's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/21 01:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Microsoft Corporation is covered by 99 analysts. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Harshit Gupta | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Adam Shepherd | Arete Research Services LLP |