Sprout Social Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Sprout Social's CEO is Ryan Barretto, appointed in Dec 2020, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is $7.55M, comprised of 6.4% salary and 93.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.69% of the company’s shares, worth €7.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 5.7 years respectively.

Key information

Ryan Barretto

Chief executive officer

US$7.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.4%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership0.7%
Management average tenure1.2yrs
Board average tenure5.7yrs

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ryan Barretto's remuneration changed compared to Sprout Social's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$8mUS$480k

-US$62m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$68m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$74m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$70m

Dec 31 2023US$4mUS$425k

-US$66m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$58m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$49m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$51m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$400k

-US$50m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$41m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$32m

Dec 31 2021US$19mUS$375k

-US$29m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$28m

Dec 31 2020US$15mUS$350k

-US$32m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$52m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$50m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$52m

Dec 31 2019US$625kUS$350k

-US$47m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$350k

-US$21m

Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD7.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.92M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ryan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Ryan Barretto (44 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

US$7,545,381

Compensation

Mr. Ryan Paul Barretto has been President of Sprout Social, Inc since December 28, 2020 and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Director from October 01, 2024. He joined Sprout Social in 2016 and served as...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Justyn Howard
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman15yrsUS$7.88m1.45%
€ 15.6m
Ryan Barretto
President4.3yrsUS$7.55m0.69%
€ 7.5m
Aaron Rankin
Co-Founder & Directorno dataUS$754.14k4.46%
€ 48.0m
Joseph Del Preto
CFO & Treasurer7.8yrsUS$3.97m0.12%
€ 1.3m
Rachael Pfenning
Senior Vice President of Operationsno datano datano data
Alan Boyce
Chief Technology Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Heidi Jonas
General Counsel & Secretaryno datano datano data
Scott Morris
Chief Marketing Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Crystal Boysen
Chief People Officer1.1yrsno datano data
Erika Trautman
Chief Product Officerless than a yearno datano data
Mike Wolff
Chief Revenue Officerless than a yearno datano data
Colleen Geiselhart
Senior Vice President of Customer Experienceless than a yearno datano data

1.2yrs

Average Tenure

44yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SPJ's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Justyn Howard
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman15yrsUS$7.88m1.45%
€ 15.6m
Ryan Barretto
Presidentless than a yearUS$7.55m0.69%
€ 7.5m
Aaron Rankin
Co-Founder & Director15yrsUS$754.14k4.46%
€ 48.0m
Peter Barris
Lead Independent Director14.2yrsUS$233.73k0.20%
€ 2.2m
Steven Collins
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$242.48k0.15%
€ 1.6m
Karen Walker
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$236.98k0.040%
€ 426.9k
Raina Moskowitz
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$239.98k0.024%
€ 263.7k
William Stanley
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$229.98k0.017%
€ 180.3k

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

50.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SPJ's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/29 05:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/29 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sprout Social, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert OliverBaird
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Andrew DeGasperiBerenberg