FAT Brands Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

FAT Brands' CEO is Taylor Wiederhorn, appointed in Apr 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $550.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.96% of the company’s shares, worth $393.31K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.5 years and 2.3 years respectively.

Key information

Taylor Wiederhorn

Chief executive officer

US$550.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage100.00%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership1.0%
Management average tenure3.5yrs
Board average tenure2.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.14

Nov 14
FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.14

FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Jul 30
FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Why FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Could Be Worth Watching

May 31
Why FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Could Be Worth Watching

FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.14

May 03
FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.14

Estimating The Fair Value Of FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)

Feb 23
Estimating The Fair Value Of FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)

Potential Upside For FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Not Without Risk

Jan 23
Potential Upside For FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Not Without Risk

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)?

Sep 21
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)?

FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Aug 01
FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

FAT Brands' (NASDAQ:FAT) Dividend Will Be $0.14

Jul 18
FAT Brands' (NASDAQ:FAT) Dividend Will Be $0.14

At US$6.50, Is FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jun 06
At US$6.50, Is FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) Worth Looking At Closely?

FAT Brands' (NASDAQ:FAT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.14

Nov 05
FAT Brands' (NASDAQ:FAT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.14

Fat Brands' Fatburger, Buffalo's sign deal to bring three locations to Atlanta

Oct 05

Should You Investigate FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) At US$7.35?

Sep 28
Should You Investigate FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT) At US$7.35?

FAT Brands: Scaling Up Its Business Across The Globe

Sep 26

Fatburger, Buffalo's Express opens first location in Mexico

Aug 19

Calculating The Fair Value Of FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)

Jul 22
Calculating The Fair Value Of FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:FAT)

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Taylor Wiederhorn's remuneration changed compared to FAT Brands's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 30 2025n/an/a

-US$206m

Dec 29 2024US$550kUS$550k

-US$198m

Sep 29 2024n/an/a

-US$156m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$136m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$103m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$550k

-US$97m

Sep 24 2023n/an/a

-US$142m

Jun 25 2023n/an/a

-US$140m

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

-US$141m

Dec 25 2022US$2mUS$550k

-US$133m

Sep 25 2022n/an/a

-US$80m

Jun 26 2022n/an/a

-US$58m

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 26 2021US$2mUS$480k

-US$32m

Compensation vs Market: Taylor's total compensation ($USD550.00K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD647.94K).

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


CEO

Taylor Wiederhorn (36 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$550,000
Compensation

Mr. Taylor A. Wiederhorn has been Chief Development Officer of FAT Brands Inc. since October 2017 and serves as its Director since March 28, 2023 and serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer from April 29,...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Andrew Wiederhorn
Founder8.3yrsUS$6.83m44.21%
$ 18.0m
Taylor Wiederhorn
CO-CEO, Chief Development Officer & Directorless than a yearUS$550.00k0.96%
$ 393.3k
Kenneth Kuick
Co-President4.1yrsUS$550.00k0.62%
$ 252.0k
Robert Rosen
Co-President & Head of Debt Capital Marketsno dataUS$550.00k0.62%
$ 252.0k
Thayer Wiederhorn
COO & Director3.6yrsUS$550.00k0.90%
$ 369.4k
Mason Wiederhorn
Chief Brand Officer & Director3.5yrsno data0.25%
$ 103.6k
Carmen Vidal
International Legal Counsel2.3yrsno datano data
Andrew Martin
Chief Information Officerless than a yearno datano data
Allen Sussman
Executive VP4.3yrsno datano data
Jenn Johnston
Chief Marketing Officer2.1yrsno datano data
Ron Roe
Senior Vice President of Finance6.8yrsUS$313.86kno data
Donald Berchtold
Chief Concept Officer & Director7.3yrsUS$405.55k1.25%
$ 511.7k
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FAT's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Andrew Wiederhorn
Founder8.3yrsUS$6.83m44.21%
$ 18.0m
Taylor Wiederhorn
CO-CEO, Chief Development Officer & Director2.3yrsUS$550.00k0.96%
$ 393.3k
Thayer Wiederhorn
COO & Director2.3yrsUS$550.00k0.90%
$ 369.4k
Mason Wiederhorn
Chief Brand Officer & Director2.3yrsno data0.25%
$ 103.6k
Carmen Vidal
International Legal Counsel2.3yrsno datano data
Donald Berchtold
Chief Concept Officer & Director2.3yrsUS$405.55k1.25%
$ 511.7k
Mark Elenowitz
Lead Independent Director2.2yrsUS$205.13k0%
$ 0
Matthew Green
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$205.13kno data
Lynne Collier
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$205.13k0.051%
$ 20.6k
John Metz
Director1.9yrsUS$205.13kno data
Tyler Child
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$205.13k0.0095%
$ 3.9k
Peter Feinstein
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$205.13kno data
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FAT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/04 05:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/04 00:00
Earnings2025/03/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/29

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

FAT Brands Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alton StumpLoop Capital Markets
Joseph GomesNOBLE Capital Markets, Inc.