Nauticus Robotics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:KITT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.7m

Nauticus Robotics Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Nauticus Robotics' CEO is John Gibson, appointed in Sep 2023, has a tenure of 2.83 years. total yearly compensation is $343.85K, comprised of 72.7% salary and 27.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.033% of the company’s shares, worth $1.89K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 3.8 years respectively.

Key information

John Gibson

Chief executive officer

US$343.9k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage72.71%
CEO tenure2.8yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure3.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Aug 17

Nauticus Robotics, Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Investors in Nauticus Robotics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:KITT ) had a good week, as its shares rose 5.9% to close at US$1.92...
Seeking Alpha • Oct 05

Nauticus Robotics stock jumps 56% premarket on contract for autonomous amphibious robot

Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) stock jumped 55.9% premarket on Wednesday after the firm announced a second multi-million dollar contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to develop an amphibious unmanned system using its platform ToolKITT. The competitively awarded prototype project has the potential of follow-on production contracts without further competition. The contract follows KITT's previous DIU award for ToolKITT. ToolKITT is a unified software platform that uses advances in machine learning to identify, classify, and perform complex underwater activities.

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Gibson's remuneration changed compared to Nauticus Robotics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$72m

Dec 31 2025US$344kUS$250k

-US$70m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$110m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$82m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$70m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$227k

-US$135m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$90m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$126m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$109m

Dec 31 2023US$159kUS$28k

-US$51m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$19m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$20m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$44m

Dec 31 2022US$158kn/a

-US$33m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD343.85K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD659.85K).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John Gibson (68 yo)

2.8yrs
Tenure
US$343,850
Compensation

Mr. John Willis Gibson, Jr., BSc Geology, MSc Geology serves as Chief Executive Officer of Nauticus Robotics, Inc. since 2024 and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer since January 04, 2024 until...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Gibson
President2.8yrsUS$343.85k0.033%
$ 1.9k
Jimena Begaries
Interim CFO & Principal Accounting Officer1yrno datano data
Kristin Moorman
Vice President of Corporate Development & Administration1.4yrsno datano data
Michael Ferrier
General Counsel & Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Steve Walsh
Vice President of Salesless than a yearno datano data
Robert Christ
President of SeaTrepid Operationsless than a yearno data1.68%
$ 94.9k
Chuck Claunch
Chief Software Architect & Principal Software Engineerless than a yearno datano data
Brian Allen
Chief Revenue Officerless than a yearno datano data
Jason Close
Vice President of Growth & Go-To-Marketno datano datano data
Kjerstin Easton
Vice President of Softwareless than a yearno datano data
Daniel Dehart
Vice President of Field Operationsno datano datano data
Ameen Albadri
Vice President of Engineeringno datano datano data
0.7yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KITT's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Gibson
President3.8yrsUS$343.85k0.033%
$ 1.9k
William Flores
Independent Chairman2.8yrsUS$278.34k0.036%
$ 2.0k
Elliot Spiro
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$222.15k0.0061%
$ 343.7
Adam Sharkawy
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$227.15k0.0076%
$ 430.8
Jim Bellingham
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$227.15k0.0076%
$ 430.8
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KITT's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/05 16:11
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/02 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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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

Nauticus Robotics, Inc. is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brian DobsonChardan Capital Markets, LLC
Jaeson Allen SchmidtLake Street Capital Markets, LLC
Troy JensenLake Street Capital Markets, LLC