Firefly Aerospace Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Firefly Aerospace's CEO is Jason Kim, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is $2.24M, comprised of 5.1% salary and 94.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.8% of the company’s shares, worth $77.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 1.2 years respectively.
Key information
Jason Kim
Chief executive officer
US$2.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 5.14% |
| CEO tenure | 1.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.8% |
| Management average tenure | 2.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$396m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$302m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$280m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$2m | US$115k | -US$266m |
Compensation vs Market: Jason's total compensation ($USD2.24M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.90M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jason's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jason Kim (48 yo)
Mr. Jason Kim is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Firefly Aerospace Inc. from October 1, 2024. He serves as Director of Strategic Planning at Millennium Space Systems Inc. He served as CEO of Millen...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.2yrs | US$2.24m | 1.8% $ 77.7m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 5.3yrs | US$581.22k | 0.0071% $ 306.2k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.19% $ 8.4m | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of IR | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 3.5yrs | no data | 0.039% $ 1.7m | |
| Vice President of Marketing & Communications | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Engineer of Blue Ghost | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief of Staff | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: FLY's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.2yrs | US$2.24m | 1.8% $ 77.7m | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | no data | 2.54% $ 109.4m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$50.00k | 0.0097% $ 415.5k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$50.00k | 0.0097% $ 415.5k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0039% $ 166.2k | |
| Independent Chairman | 3.8yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 1.8% $ 77.6m |
Experienced Board: FLY's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/26 11:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
Firefly Aerospace Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 8 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 |
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| Colin Canfield | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
| Xin Yu | Deutsche Bank |
| Xin Yu | Deutsche Bank |