Palladyne AI Corp.

NasdaqGM:PDYN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$310.4m

Palladyne AI Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Palladyne AI's CEO is Ben Wolff, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 2.17 years. total yearly compensation is $597.92K, comprised of 38.3% salary and 61.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.23% of the company’s shares, worth $19.35M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 8.5 years respectively.

Key information

Ben Wolff

Chief executive officer

US$597.9k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage38.27%
CEO tenure2.2yrs
CEO ownership6.2%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure8.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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Mar 09

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Oct 21
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Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ:PDYN)

Sep 23
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ:PDYN)

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Jul 04
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Palladyne AI: At The Nexus Of Autonomy, Reshoring, And Drone War

Apr 25

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Palladyne AI's (NASDAQ:PDYN) Cash Burn Situation

Feb 22
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Palladyne AI's (NASDAQ:PDYN) Cash Burn Situation

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Feb 18

Palladyne AI's Red Cat Partnership: A Catalyst For Growth In Military Robotics

Dec 27

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Feb 01
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Nov 16
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May 16
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May 14
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Mar 22
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Feb 03

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Dec 24
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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ben Wolff's remuneration changed compared to Palladyne AI's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025n/an/a

US$10m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$41m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$45m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$43m

Dec 31 2024US$598kUS$229k

-US$73m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$56m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$78m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$101m

Dec 31 2023US$571kUS$75k

-US$116m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$171m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$165m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$159m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$337k

-US$157m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$99m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$113m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$96m

Dec 31 2021US$53mUS$396k

-US$82m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$51m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2020US$518kUS$164k

-US$21m

Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD597.92K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.41M).

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

CEO

Ben Wolff (56 yo)

2.2yrs
Tenure
US$597,922
Compensation

Mr. Benjamin G. Wolff, also known as Ben, serves as Advisor at Westriver Management, LLC. He has been an Independent Director at Globalstar, Inc. since December 2018. He is Co-Founder and Director of Palla...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Benjamin Wolff
Co-Founder2.2yrsUS$597.92k6.23%
$ 19.3m
Denis Garagic
Co- Founder & CTO6.3yrsUS$1.15m1.22%
$ 3.8m
Steve Sonne
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary4.3yrsUS$684.38k0.14%
$ 435.6k
Matthew Muta
President of Commercial & Industrialless than a yearUS$127.78k0.094%
$ 290.3k
Trevor Thatcher
Chief Financial Officer2.1yrsno data0.10%
$ 325.3k
Kristi Martindale
Chief Commercial Officer2.1yrsUS$291.66k0.65%
$ 2.0m
Doug Dynes
President of Palladyne Defenseless than a yearno datano data
Kevan Johnston
President of Palladyne Manufacturingless than a yearno datano data
James Cook
President of GuideTechless than a yearno datano data
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: PDYN's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Benjamin Wolff
Co-Founder11.3yrsUS$597.92k6.23%
$ 19.3m
Brian Finn
Independent Director4.6yrsUS$124.42k1.82%
$ 5.6m
Dennis Weibling
Independent Non-Executive Chairman4.6yrsUS$158.79k1.89%
$ 5.9m
William Owens
Member of Strategic Advisory Board10.9yrsno datano data
Paul Gorman
Member of Strategic Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Eric Olson
Independent Director4.6yrsUS$129.42k0.094%
$ 290.3k
George Casey
Member of Advisory Board8.5yrsno datano data
Edward Davis
Member of Strategic Advisory Board10.8yrsno datano data
David Dunaway
Member of Strategic Advisory Board9.4yrsno datano data
Michael Young
Independent Director1.2yrsno data0.018%
$ 54.5k
William Fraser
Member of Strategic Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Stephen Lanza
Member of Strategic Advisory Boardno datano datano data
8.5yrs
Average Tenure
70.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: PDYN's board of directors are considered experienced (8.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/19 17:47
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • 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

Palladyne AI Corp. is covered by 7 analysts. 4 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 KinstlingerAlliance Global Partners
Robert MasonBaird
Gregory KonradJefferies LLC