Alphabet Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Alphabet's CEO is Sundar Pichai, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 7.42 years. total yearly compensation is $8.80M, comprised of 22.7% salary and 77.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.025% of the company’s shares, worth €564.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 14.6 years respectively.
Key information
Sundar Pichai
Chief executive officer
US$8.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.7% |
| CEO tenure | 5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 6.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 14.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$94b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$88b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$82b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$9m | US$2m | US$74b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$67b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$61b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$59b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$226m | US$2m | US$60b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$67b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$72b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$75b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$2m | US$76b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$71b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$63b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$51b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$7m | US$2m | US$40b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$36b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$32b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$35b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$281m | US$650k | US$34b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$33b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$35b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$28b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$650k | US$31b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$19b |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$16b |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$17b |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$1m | US$650k | US$13b |
Compensation vs Market: Sundar's total compensation ($USD8.80M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.77M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sundar's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Sundar Pichai (51 yo)
5yrs
Tenure
US$8,802,824
Compensation
Mr. Sundar Pichai is Chief Executive Officer at Alphabet Inc. since December 2019. Mr. Pichai has been the Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., since October 02, 2015. Mr. Pichai leads the product manag...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5yrs | US$8.80m | 0.025% € 565.0m | |
| President & Chief Investment Officer | 1.3yrs | US$27.35m | 0.016% € 362.7m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.9yrs | US$1.00 | 3.18% € 72.1b | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.9yrs | US$1.00 | 5.94% € 134.8b | |
| President of Global Affairs | 4.9yrs | US$27.34m | 0.00069% € 15.7m | |
| Senior Vice President of Knowledge and Information - Google | 6.1yrs | US$41.95m | 0.0027% € 62.0m | |
| Senior Vice President & Chief Business Officer of Google | 9.3yrs | US$41.95m | 0.0051% € 115.3m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.00015% € 3.4m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & VP | 6.7yrs | no data | 0.00024% € 5.4m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Head of Design for all Hardware Products | no data | no data | no data |
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ABECD's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 7.4yrs | US$8.80m | 0.025% € 565.0m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.3yrs | US$1.00 | 3.18% € 72.1b | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.3yrs | US$1.00 | 5.94% € 134.8b | |
| Independent Director | 25.6yrs | US$423.39k | 0.32% € 7.2b | |
| Independent Director | 26.2yrs | US$423.39k | 0.040% € 913.2m | |
| Chairman & Lead Independent Director | 20.7yrs | US$597.63k | 0.00025% € 5.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00023% € 5.2m | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00014% € 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 8.5yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00048% € 10.9m | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$423.39k | no data |
14.6yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ABECD's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/28 15:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Alphabet Inc. is covered by 97 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 |
|---|---|
| David Heasman | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |