BGC Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:BGC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.1b

BGC Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

BGC Group's CEO is Sean Windeatt, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 16.25 years. total yearly compensation is $4.79M, comprised of 18.7% salary and 81.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth $7.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Sean Windeatt

Chief executive officer

US$4.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage18.7%
CEO tenure16.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure5.7yrs
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

BGC Group: Fenics Growth Set To Drive Further Upside

Feb 27

BGC Group: Entering A Growth Spurt

Nov 12

BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGC) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Oct 07
BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGC) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.02

Aug 03
BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.02

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over BGC Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BGC) P/E Ratio

Jun 24
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over BGC Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BGC) P/E Ratio

Sentiment Still Eluding BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGC)

Jan 07
Sentiment Still Eluding BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGC)

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over BGC Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BGC) P/E Ratio

Jul 05
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over BGC Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BGC) P/E Ratio

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sean Windeatt's remuneration changed compared to BGC Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$121m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$116m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$117m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$61m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$897k

US$34m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$17m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$7m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$42m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$746k

US$49m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$123m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$106m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$107m

Dec 31 2021US$3mUS$783k

US$124m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$44m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$64m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$74m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$685k

US$45m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$25m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$12m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$632k

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$616k

US$44m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$48m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$82m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$88m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$522k

US$77m

Compensation vs Market: Sean's total compensation ($USD4.79M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.39M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Sean's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Sean Windeatt (51 yo)

16.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,789,179

Compensation

Mr. Sean A. Windeatt is Co-CEO of BGC Group, Inc. from February 18, 2025 and serves as its Chief Operating Officer from January 01, 2009 and served as its Co-Global Head of Brokerage from 2023 to February...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Merkel
Executive VPless than a yearUS$2.30m0.014%
$ 579.7k
Sean Windeatt
COO & Co-CEO16.3yrsUS$4.79m0.18%
$ 7.5m
Jason Hauf
Executive VP & CFO2.8yrsUS$1.35m0.00099%
$ 40.4k
Jean-Pierre Aubin
Co-Chief Executive Officerless than a yearno data0.12%
$ 4.9m
John Abularrage
Co-Chief Executive Officerless than a yearno data0.024%
$ 965.7k
Steven Sadoff
Chief Information Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Jason Chryssicas
Head of Investor Relations5.3yrsno datano data
Lori Pennay
Senior MD13.3yrsno datano data
Louis Scotto
Chief Executive Officer of FMXno datano datano data
John Battaglia
Senior VP & Head of Carbon Marketsno datano datano data
Arran Rowsell
Head of Credit Strategy in London8.3yrsno datano data
Stephen Hearn
Head of Insurance Division6.2yrsno datano data

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BGC's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Merkel
Executive VPless than a yearUS$2.30m0.014%
$ 579.7k
David Richards
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$228.00k0.012%
$ 479.6k
William Addas
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$337.00k0.0015%
$ 60.5k
Linda Bell
Independent Director11.8yrsUS$379.00k0.0090%
$ 367.3k
Arthur Mbanefo
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$404.00k0.010%
$ 408.1k
Brandon Lutnick
Directorless than a yearno data0.0018%
$ 73.9k

2.6yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BGC's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/19 08:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BGC Group, Inc. is covered by 9 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
Jacqueline DupuisBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Elias AbboudBofA Global Research
Gautam SawantCredit Suisse