Webster Financial Corporation

NYSE:WBS.PRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.8b

Webster Financial Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Webster Financial's CEO is John Ciulla, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 8.33 years. total yearly compensation is $8.20M, comprised of 13.7% salary and 86.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.19% of the company’s shares, worth $22.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.9 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

John Ciulla

Chief executive officer

US$8.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.71%
CEO tenure8.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure3.9yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Ciulla's remuneration changed compared to Webster Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$994m

Dec 31 2025US$8mUS$1m

US$975m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$898m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$831m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$754m

Dec 31 2024US$6mUS$1m

US$744m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$752m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$785m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$838m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$1m

US$843m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$902m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$910m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$858m

Dec 31 2022US$8mUS$1m

US$623m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$493m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$358m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$273m

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$1m

US$399m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$348m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$322m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$281m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$995k

US$211m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$242m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$266m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$311m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$961k

US$373m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD8.20M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.80M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

John Ciulla (59 yo)

8.3yrs
Tenure
US$8,202,355
Compensation

Mr. John R. Ciulla is Chairman, President and CEO of Webster Financial Corporation from December 2025. He joined the Webster Financial Corporation in 2004. He was Director of Webster Financial Corporation...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Ciulla
Chairman & CEO8.3yrsUS$8.20m0.19%
$ 22.9m
Luis Massiani
President & COO4.3yrsUS$4.51m0.093%
$ 10.9m
William Holland
CFO & Executive VP1.8yrsUS$3.80m0.032%
$ 3.7m
Charles Wilkins
Head of HSA Bankno dataUS$1.82m0.027%
$ 3.2m
Christopher Motl
President of Commercial Banking9.3yrsUS$3.69m0.058%
$ 6.8m
Kristen Antonopoulos
Chief Accounting Officerless than a yearno data0.0046%
$ 536.3k
Vikram Nafde
Chief Information Officer3.9yrsno data0.020%
$ 2.4m
Emlen Harmon
Senior MD & Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Kristy Berner
Executive VP2.7yrsUS$1.97m0.015%
$ 1.8m
Javier Evans
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer4.3yrsno data0.018%
$ 2.1m
Gregory Madar
Senior MD & Corporate Controller2.5yrsno data0.0051%
$ 600.9k
Elzbieta Cieslik
Chief Audit Officerno datano data0.012%
$ 1.4m
3.9yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: WBS.PRG's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Ciulla
Chairman & CEO8.3yrsUS$8.20m0.19%
$ 22.9m
Laurence Morse
Independent Director22.3yrsUS$240.37k0.016%
$ 1.8m
William Atwell
Independent Director11.8yrsUS$241.90k0.019%
$ 2.2m
Mark Pettie
Independent Director17.1yrsUS$239.68k0.021%
$ 2.5m
Maureen Mitchell
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$235.37k0.0097%
$ 1.1m
Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$240.37k0.0088%
$ 1.0m
John Cahill
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$231.35k0.016%
$ 1.9m
E. Hayles
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$257.87k0.0076%
$ 899.6k
William Whiston
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$235.37k0.013%
$ 1.5m
Lauren States
Independent Director9.7yrsUS$247.87k0.0089%
$ 1.0m
Richard O'Toole
Lead Independent Director4.3yrsUS$277.87k0.017%
$ 2.0m
William Haas
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$243.39k0.0029%
$ 338.7k
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
69yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: WBS.PRG's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/22 23:27
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Webster Financial Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bruce HartingBarclays
Jared David ShawBarclays
Jason GoldbergBarclays