Stardust Power Inc.

NasdaqCM:SDST Stock Report

Market Cap: US$24.9m

Stardust Power Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Stardust Power's CEO is Roshan Pujari, appointed in Mar 2023, has a tenure of 3.17 years. total yearly compensation is $1.24M, comprised of 52.1% salary and 47.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 17.24% of the company’s shares, worth $4.29M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 1.8 years respectively.

Key information

Roshan Pujari

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage52.08%
CEO tenure3.2yrs
CEO ownership17.2%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure1.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Jul 18

Stardust Power: Who Are They, And What Caused The Stock To Suddenly Jump 145%?

Summary Stardust Power stock rose by nearly 145% in one day, reaching $24.49, and is now up 250% following its July 9 debut on the Nasdaq exchange. SDST plans to produce battery-grade lithium products for electric vehicles, aiming to reduce reliance on China in the supply chain. With government support for US-based lithium refining and increasing demand for EV batteries, investors are excited about Stardust Power's growth potential. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Roshan Pujari's remuneration changed compared to Stardust Power's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025US$1mUS$647k

-US$16m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$22m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$27m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$26m

Dec 31 2024US$7mUS$437k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$16m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$7m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$6m

Dec 31 2023US$364kUS$103k

-US$5m

Compensation vs Market: Roshan's total compensation ($USD1.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD621.92K).

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


CEO

Roshan Pujari (46 yo)

3.2yrs
Tenure
US$1,243,146
Compensation

Mr. Roshan Pujari is Founder of VIKASA Capital LLC in 2012 and is its Chief Executive Officer. He is Founder of Stardust Power Inc. since March 16, 2023. He serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Roshan Pujari
Founder3.2yrsUS$1.24m17.24%
$ 4.3m
Pablo Cortegoso
Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer2.3yrsUS$819.14k6.27%
$ 1.6m
Udaychandra Devasper
Chief Financial Officer2.4yrsUS$551.87k0.62%
$ 153.6k
Chris Celano
Chief Operating Officer1.3yrsUS$766.88k0.99%
$ 247.0k
Anupam Agarwal
VP of Finance & Director3.2yrsUS$177.49k0.85%
$ 212.1k
Johanna Gonzalez
Director of Investor Relations & Communications1.7yrsno datano data
Bruce Czachor
General Counselless than a yearno data0.22%
$ 55.6k
John Riesenberg
Managing Director of Oklahomano datano datano data
Amit Taleja
Corporate Controllerless than a yearno datano data
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
43yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SDST's management team is not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Roshan Pujari
Founder3.2yrsUS$1.24m17.24%
$ 4.3m
Anupam Agarwal
VP of Finance & Director1.8yrsUS$177.49k0.85%
$ 212.1k
Sudhindra Kankanwadi
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$40.00k0.0094%
$ 2.3k
Charlotte Nangolo
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$12.50k0.40%
$ 99.6k
Mark Rankin
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$40.00k0.82%
$ 204.0k
Michael Cornett
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$32.50k0.0094%
$ 2.3k
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
46yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SDST's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 14:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Stardust Power Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tate SullivanMaxim Group