AEVEX Corp.

NYSE:AVEX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.1b

AEVEX Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Charles Wells

Chief executive officer

US$575.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage58.73%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenureless than a year

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Charles Wells's remuneration changed compared to AEVEX's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$30m

Dec 31 2025US$575kUS$338k

-US$17m

Compensation vs Market: Charles's total compensation ($USD575.48K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.28M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Charles's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Charles Wells (53 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$575,481
Compensation

Mr. Charles Roger Wells, IV, has been Chief Executive Officer of AEVEX Corp. since October 31, 2025 and serves as its Director. Mr. Wells previously served as President at AEVEX Corp. since April 2025. Mr....


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brian Raduenz
Founder & Executive Chairmanless than a yearUS$745.84k1.89%
$ 39.4m
Charles Wells
CEO & Directorless than a yearUS$575.48kno data
Jeremy Watrous
Chief Operating Officerno dataUS$405.46kno data
Michael Jackson
Senior Vice President of Global Solutions1.3yrsUS$382.44kno data
Todd Booth
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno data0.026%
$ 534.7k
Manan Patel
Chief Technology Officerno datano datano data
Jason Gursky
Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasuryless than a yearno datano data
Christine Morrison
Chief Legal Officerless than a yearno datano data
Nelson Erickson
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Developmentless than a yearno datano data
Matt Gunn
Director of Marketingno datano datano data
Rebecca Culjat
Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Brett Hush
Senior Vice President of Tactical Systemsless than a yearno data0.020%
$ 411.3k
0.7yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age

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


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brian Raduenz
Founder & Executive Chairmanless than a yearUS$745.84k1.89%
$ 39.4m
Charles Wells
CEO & Directorno dataUS$575.48kno data
Bradley Feldmann
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Matthew Norton
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Brandon Levitan
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Matthew Klein
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Benjamin Spacapan
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
0.2yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: AVEX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/22 02:29
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/22 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
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
  • Stock prices
  • 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

AEVEX Corp. is covered by 9 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter ArmentBaird
Ronald EpsteinBofA Global Research
Noah PoponakGoldman Sachs