Duolingo Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Duolingo's CEO is Luis von Ahn Arellano, appointed in Aug 2011, has a tenure of 12.75 years. total yearly compensation is $766.50K, comprised of 97.8% salary and 2.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.17% of the company’s shares, worth $707.32M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.2 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Luis von Ahn Arellano

Chief executive officer

US$766.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage97.8%
CEO tenure12.8yrs
CEO ownership7.2%
Management average tenure4.2yrs
Board average tenure4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 24
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Duolingo: Rating Upgrade As Accelerated Innovation Will Produce Outsized Revenue And Margin Growth

Apr 01

Duolingo: Caution Is The Best Approach Here (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 23

Duolingo Earnings: Delivering Hyper-Growth, Still Priced At 40x FCF

Feb 29

Duolingo: Navigating The Language Of Growth

Feb 21

Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues

Feb 11
Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues

Duolingo: Navigating Growth And Innovation In The Dynamic Edtech Landscape

Feb 10

Duolingo's Product Innovation Is Exciting, But Not Its Stock Price

Jan 30

Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Jan 12
Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues Pushing Shares 32% Higher

Nov 12
Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues Pushing Shares 32% Higher

Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 56% Above Its Share Price

Oct 12
Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 56% Above Its Share Price

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Nov 13
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Is There An Opportunity With Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) 47% Undervaluation?

Oct 28
Is There An Opportunity With Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) 47% Undervaluation?

Duolingo: On The Path To Massive Profitability

Oct 14

Duolingo acquires Detroit-based design studio Gunner

Oct 04

Duolingo: Why I'm Buying Shares

Sep 26

Duolingo: A Terrific Growth Stock To Bank On

Aug 05

Duolingo: Too Speculative Right Now

Jul 26

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 16
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Luis von Ahn Arellano's remuneration changed compared to Duolingo's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$767kUS$750k

US$16m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$50m

Dec 31 2022US$765kUS$750k

-US$60m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$63m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$74m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$59m

Dec 31 2021US$74mUS$540k

-US$60m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$53m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$27m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$330k

-US$16m

Compensation vs Market: Luis's total compensation ($USD766.50K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.59M).

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


CEO

Luis von Ahn Arellano (44 yo)

12.8yrs

Tenure

US$766,500

Compensation

Dr. Luis Alfonso von Ahn Arellano, Ph.D. had been Independent Director of Root, Inc. since October 2020 until June 7, 2022. Since August 2011, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Duo...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Luis von Ahn Arellano
Co-Founder12.8yrsUS$766.50k7.17%
$ 707.3m
Matthew Skaruppa
Chief Financial Officer4.3yrsUS$3.87m0.043%
$ 4.3m
Stephen Chen
General Counsel4.2yrsUS$2.12m0.030%
$ 3.0m
Robert Meese
Chief Business Officer3.2yrsUS$2.43m0.31%
$ 30.2m
Natalie Glance
Chief Engineering Officer4.4yrsUS$3.87m0.18%
$ 18.0m
Severin Hacker
Co-Founder12.8yrsUS$37.42m7.08%
$ 697.8m
Deborah Belevan
VP of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sam Dalsimer
Global Head of Communicationsno datano datano data
Linda Simensky
Head of Animation & Scripted Content2.6yrsno datano data
Kendra Ross
Head of Social Impact2.5yrsno datano data
Patrick Pohlen
Secretaryno datano datano data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

44.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DUOL's management team is considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Luis von Ahn Arellano
Co-Founder12.8yrsUS$766.50k7.17%
$ 707.3m
Severin Hacker
Co-Founder12.8yrsUS$37.42m7.08%
$ 697.8m
William Gordon
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$201.95k0.17%
$ 17.0m
John Lilly
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$199.95k0.0084%
$ 831.4k
James Shelton
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$203.95k0.0075%
$ 740.6k
Amy Bohutinsky
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$203.95k0.0075%
$ 740.6k
Sara Clemens
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$207.95k0.0039%
$ 380.7k
Laela Sturdy
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$203.95k0.0075%
$ 740.6k
Gilian Munson
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$209.95kno data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DUOL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).


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