Yesway, Inc.

NasdaqGS:YSWY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Yesway Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Tom Trkla

Chief executive officer

US$4.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage37.43%
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure6.7yrs
Board average tenureless than a year

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Apr 23

Yesway: Not Necessarily Saying Yes To This Convenience Player

Summary Yesway IPO debuted modestly, trading near the middle of its offering range with a $1.2 billion equity valuation. Yesway demonstrates solid organic and volume growth, but recent store count expansion has stalled, raising caution despite strong first-quarter 2026 momentum. Shares trade at 20x pro forma earnings and 3x leverage—reasonable, but not compelling versus industry leader Casey's , which trades at much richer multiples. I remain on the sidelines due to sector risks, geographic concentration, and valuation; continued monitoring is warranted given early 2026 operational strength. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tom Trkla's remuneration changed compared to Yesway's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$90m

Dec 31 2025US$4mUS$2m

US$54m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$40m

Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$2m

US$23m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$39m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$51m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$18m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$13m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$30m

Dec 31 2020US$631kUS$625k

US$27m

Compensation vs Market: Tom's total compensation ($USD4.07M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.29M).

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

CEO

Tom Trkla (66 yo)

6.7yrs
Tenure
US$4,068,286
Compensation

Mr. Thomas Nicholas Trkla, also known as Tom serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC. He also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Brookwood...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Thomas Trkla
Founder6.7yrsUS$4.07mno data
Ericka Ayles
CFO & Treasurer6.7yrsUS$1.35mno data
Kurt Zernich
General Counsel & Secretary6.7yrsUS$870.03kno data
Robert Hampton
Chief Technology Officerless than a yearno datano data
Ray Harrison
Chief Marketing & Merchandising Officerless than a yearno datano data
Thomas Brown
Chief Real Estate Officer & Directorno datano datano data
Jeff Scarbrough
Chief Fuel Officerno datano datano data
Douglas Wald
Chief Retail Operations Officer of Eastern Divisionno datano datano data
Mark Daniels
MD & Chief Strategy Officerno datano datano data
Brian Ashburn
Chief Retail Operations Officer of Western Divisionno datano datano data
6.7yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: YSWY's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Thomas Trkla
Founder6.7yrsUS$4.07mno data
Thomas Brown
Chief Real Estate Officer & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Jill Soltau
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Shauna Clark
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Greg Papazian
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ronald Lewis
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
0.2yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: YSWY'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 Analysis2026/06/17 05:12
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/17 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

Yesway, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seth SigmanBarclays
Kelly BaniaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Bonnie HerzogGoldman Sachs