Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.

NasdaqCM:OMEX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$43.7m

Odyssey Marine Exploration Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Odyssey Marine Exploration's CEO is Mark Gordon, appointed in Oct 2014, has a tenure of 11.92 years. total yearly compensation is $1.55M, comprised of 35.3% salary and 64.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.08% of the company’s shares, worth $473.46K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.3 years and 13.2 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Gordon

Chief executive officer

US$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.34%
CEO tenure11.9yrs
CEO ownership1.1%
Management average tenure8.3yrs
Board average tenure13.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Jun 09

Odyssey Marine: Litigation - Market Remains Skeptical

Odyssey Marine is involved in a long-lasting litigation saga with Mexico. Though the case for OMEX looks compelling, the market clearly disagrees with this. Notable risks include uncertainty regarding the litigation amount and the risk of another dispute beginning with another party if/after OMEX is done litigating with Mexico.
Analysis Article • Dec 11

How Much Is Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX) Paying Its CEO?

Mark Gordon has been the CEO of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. ( NASDAQ:OMEX ) since 2014, and this article will...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Gordon's remuneration changed compared to Odyssey Marine Exploration's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-US$39m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$45m

Dec 31 2025US$2mUS$548k

-US$43m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$1m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$14m

Dec 31 2024US$902kUS$510k

US$16m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$12m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$13m

Dec 31 2023US$707kUS$504k

US$5m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$10m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$8m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$8m

Dec 31 2022US$929kUS$480k

-US$22m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$17m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$14m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$421k

-US$10m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$12m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$16m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$376k

-US$15m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$13m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 31 2019US$463kUS$376k

-US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD1.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD654.65K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Mark Gordon (66 yo)

11.9yrs
Tenure
US$1,550,709
Compensation

Mr. Mark D. Gordon has been the Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. since October 1, 2014 and has been its Chairman since June 3, 2019 and has been its Director since January 3, 2008...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Gordon
Chairman & CEO11.9yrsUS$1.55m1.08%
$ 473.5k
John Longley
President & COO11.9yrsUS$958.24k0.26%
$ 115.1k
Julee Hawkins
Director of Finance and Governanceno datano datano data
Rahul Sharma
Chief Science Advisor4.3yrsno datano data
Susan Fennessey
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary4.7yrsno datano data
Liz Shows
Director of Corporate Communications and Creative Servicesno datano datano data
Matthew Rolland
Controllerno datano datano data
8.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: OMEX's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Gordon
Chairman & CEO18.7yrsUS$1.55m1.08%
$ 473.5k
Todd Siegel
Independent Director5.5yrsUS$184.70k0.20%
$ 85.6k
Mark Justh
Independent Lead Director13.2yrsUS$564.70k0.94%
$ 411.4k
Jon Sawyer
Independent Director16.8yrsUS$169.70k0.14%
$ 59.6k
Larissa Pommeraud
Independent Director1.5yrsUS$178.23k0.083%
$ 36.3k
Craig Bryson
Subsea Mineral Advisory Board Memberno datano datano data
13.2yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: OMEX's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 05:50
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/21 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • 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

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. is covered by 2 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
Michael MaloufCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Michael AlbaneseD. Boral Capital LLC.