GEO Group Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
GEO Group's CEO is Dave Donahue, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.041% of the company’s shares, worth MX$35.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 3.6 years respectively.
Key information
Dave Donahue
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 1.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$36m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$30m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$103m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$114m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$134m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$142m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$65m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$62m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$53m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$70m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$126m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$136m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$137m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$327k | US$113m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$139m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$146m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$151m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$552k | US$167m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$162m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$155m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$151m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$536k | US$145m |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Dave's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the MX market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Dave's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Dave Donahue (64 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$1,182,249
Compensation
Mr. J. David Donahue, also known as Dave, is the Chief Executive Officer of The GEO Group, Inc. since January 1, 2025. He has been Consultant at GEO Group, Inc. since July 12, 2020. Mr. Donahue served as S...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board | 37.1yrs | US$5.90m | 2.98% MX$ 2.6b | |
| President & COO | 2.2yrs | US$1.49m | 0% MX$ 0 | |
| Advisor | 1.2yrs | US$3.14m | 0.0083% MX$ 7.1m | |
| Chief Executive Officer | less than a year | US$1.18m | 0.041% MX$ 35.0m | |
| CFO & Senior VP | less than a year | no data | 0.037% MX$ 31.6m | |
| Executive VP | 17.8yrs | no data | 0.053% MX$ 45.5m | |
| Executive VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 6.1yrs | US$1.33m | 0.074% MX$ 63.9m | |
| Senior Vice President | no data | no data | 0.0087% MX$ 7.5m | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | 0.041% MX$ 35.5m | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Contract Administration | no data | no data | no data |
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GEO1 *'s management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board | 37.1yrs | US$5.90m | 2.98% MX$ 2.6b | |
| Lead Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$330.00k | 0.0091% MX$ 7.8m | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$267.50k | 0.038% MX$ 32.7m | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$258.12k | 0.0091% MX$ 7.8m | |
| Independent Director | 6.4yrs | US$276.87k | 0.018% MX$ 15.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$245.00k | 0.0091% MX$ 7.8m | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$255.00k | 0.0027% MX$ 2.4m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GEO1 *'s board of directors are considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/04 17:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
The GEO Group, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Brian Hoffman | Avondale Partners |
| Manav Patnaik | Barclays |
| Ryan Meliker | Canaccord Genuity |