Klarna Group plc

NYSE:KLAR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.2b

Klarna Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Klarna Group's CEO is Sebastian Siemiatkowski, appointed in Feb 2005, has a tenure of 20.75 years. total yearly compensation is $2.03M, comprised of 13.3% salary and 86.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.53% of the company’s shares, worth $926.17M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.2 years and 4.7 years respectively.

Key information

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Chief executive officer

US$2.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.33%
CEO tenure20.8yrs
CEO ownership6.5%
Management average tenure4.2yrs
Board average tenure4.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Klarna: Winner In The BNPL Space

Oct 15

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sebastian Siemiatkowski's remuneration changed compared to Klarna Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$95m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$46m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$271k

US$22m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$53m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$82m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$151m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$2m

-US$251m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$361m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$555m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$808m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$1m

-US$987m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$982k

-US$776m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$521m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$245m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$193m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$1m

-US$154m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$144m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$141m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$110m

Dec 31 2019US$990kUS$904k

-US$92m

Compensation vs Market: Sebastian's total compensation ($USD2.03M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.47M).

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

CEO

Sebastian Siemiatkowski (44 yo)

20.8yrs
Tenure
US$2,033,634
Compensation

Mr. Sebastian Siemiatkowski Co-Founded Klarna Bank AB (publ) in 2004 and has been Chief Executive Officer since February 2005 and Director since February 2005 also serves as President. He is Executive Dire...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Co-Founder20.8yrsUS$2.03m6.53%
$ 926.2m
Camilla Giesecke
Chief Operating Officer3.3yrsUS$668.84k0.019%
$ 2.7m
David Fock
Chief Product & Design Officer10.8yrsUS$804.42k0.050%
$ 7.1m
Niclas Neglen
CFO & Director4.7yrsno data0.013%
$ 1.8m
Anthony Greenway
Chief Accounting Officerno datano datano data
Yaron Shaer
Chief Technology Officer3.7yrsno data0%
$ 0
Martje Moerman
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary1.3yrsno datano data
Joseph Arnold
interim Chief Compliance Officerno datano datano data
David Sandstrom
Chief Marketing Officer8.4yrsno data0.054%
$ 7.6m
David Sykes
Chief Commercial Officer3.4yrsno data0.043%
$ 6.1m
Joachim Reuss
Chief Risk Officerno datano datano data
Arvind Varadhan
Chief Credit Risk Officerno datano datano data
4.2yrs
Average Tenure
45yo
Average Age

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

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Co-Founder20.8yrsUS$2.03m6.53%
$ 926.2m
Niclas Neglen
CFO & Directorless than a yearno data0.013%
$ 1.8m
Michael Moritz
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board15.3yrsno datano data
Omid Kordestani
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUS$27.12k0.014%
$ 2.0m
Sarah Elisabeth Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUS$27.12k0.000010%
$ 1.4k
Roger Ferguson
Independent Non-Executive Director4.5yrsUS$18.08k0.018%
$ 2.6m
Lise Kaae
Non-Executive Director4.9yrsno datano data
Markus Villig
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Andrew Reed
Non-Executive Director1.7yrsno datano data
Mateusz Staniszewski
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KLAR's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/03 23:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Klarna Group plc is covered by 16 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexandre FaureBNP Paribas
Mihir BhatiaBofA Global Research
Bryan KeaneCitigroup Inc