Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

NYSE:FUN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.5b

Six Flags Entertainment Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Six Flags Entertainment's CEO is Richard Zimmerman, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 8.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.54M, comprised of 14.5% salary and 85.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.79% of the company’s shares, worth $35.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.2 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Richard Zimmerman

Chief executive officer

US$6.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.5%
CEO tenure8.3yrs
CEO ownership0.8%
Management average tenure7.2yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Six Flags Entertainment: Positive Outlook After Q3 Hurricane Disruptions

Dec 04

Six Flags Entertainment: Merger Should Aid Legacy Six Flags' Weakness

Aug 22

Six Flags And Cedar Fair: 2024 Sets Up For A Major Re-Rating

Dec 30

Six Flags And Cedar Fair Decide To Ride Together

Nov 03

Cedar Fair: Spectating The Debt Rollercoaster

Sep 01

Cedar Fair: Pain Is Transitory And Shares Look Cheap

Jun 16

Cedar Fair Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 15

Cedar Fair: Still A FUN Way To Make Money

Dec 31

Cedar Fair Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 01

Cedar Fair: Upside Is Still Warranted

Oct 09

Cedar Fair hits record revenue through Labor Day

Sep 08

Cedar Fair goes ex-dividend today

Aug 30

Cedar Fair Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 02

Cedar Fair: Recession And Inflation Do Not Worry Me One Bit

Jul 17

Cedar Fair: A Strong Recovery Warrants Upside

Jun 14

Cedar Fair: Plenty Of Mustard Left On This Corndog

Apr 02

Cedar Fair: An Attractive Turnaround Play

Dec 14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Richard Zimmerman's remuneration changed compared to Six Flags Entertainment's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 29 2024n/an/a

US$23m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$128m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$126m

Dec 31 2023US$7mUS$950k

US$125m

Sep 24 2023n/an/a

US$147m

Jun 25 2023n/an/a

US$264m

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

US$262m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$908k

US$308m

Sep 25 2022n/an/a

US$268m

Jun 26 2022n/an/a

US$83m

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2021US$10mUS$850k

-US$49m

Sep 26 2021n/an/a

-US$127m

Jun 27 2021n/an/a

-US$411m

Mar 28 2021n/an/a

-US$485m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$770k

-US$590m

Sep 27 2020n/an/a

-US$482m

Jun 28 2020n/an/a

-US$156m

Mar 29 2020n/an/a

US$40m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$800k

US$172m

Sep 29 2019n/an/a

US$147m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$170m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$126m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$750k

US$127m

Compensation vs Market: Richard's total compensation ($USD6.54M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.61M).

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

CEO

Richard Zimmerman (63 yo)

8.3yrs

Tenure

US$6,535,516

Compensation

Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. He had been Chief Executive Officer of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., General Partne...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Zimmerman
President8.3yrsUS$6.54m0.79%
$ 35.4m
Brian Witherow
Chief Financial Officer13.1yrsUS$2.28m0.34%
$ 15.2m
Tim Fisher
Chief Operating Officer7.2yrsUS$2.65m0.29%
$ 12.8m
Brian Nurse
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary3.3yrsUS$1.42m0.10%
$ 4.7m
Monica Sauls
Chief HR1.9yrsUS$1.53m0%
$ 0
Selim Bassoul
Executive Chairmanno datano datano data
David Hoffman
Chief Accounting Officer13.1yrsUS$344.80k0.099%
$ 4.4m
Ty Tastepe
Chief Digital & Technology Officerno datano datano data
Michael Russell
Corporate Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Scott Tanner
Corporate Vice President of Sales - Cedar Fair Management Co.13.3yrsno datano data
Charles Myers
Senior Vice President of Creative Development at Cedar Fair Management Inc.5.7yrsno datano data
Seenu Sarma
Chief Procurement Officer3.9yrsno datano data

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: FUN's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Zimmerman
President5.8yrsUS$6.54m0.79%
$ 35.4m
Selim Bassoul
Executive Chairmanno datano datano data
Michelle Frymire
Director2.3yrsUS$243.37k0%
$ 0
David Olivet
Director11.7yrsUS$252.51k0%
$ 0
Daniel Hanrahan
Lead Independent Director12.7yrsUS$350.01k0%
$ 0
Chieh Huang
Directorno datano datano data
Arik Ruchim
Directorno datano datano data
Esi Bracey
Directorno datano datano data
Louis Carr
Director4.3yrsUS$246.04k0%
$ 0
Jennifer Mason
Director2.3yrsUS$241.91k0%
$ 0
Enrique Mena
Director4.5yrsno datano data
Marilyn Spiegel
Directorno datano datano data

4.5yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: FUN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 08:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Eric WoldB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Zachary WarringCFRA Equity Research
James HardimanCitigroup Inc