Cohen & Company Inc.

NYSEAM:COHN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$91.4m

Cohen Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Cohen's CEO is Lester Brafman, appointed in Sep 2013, has a tenure of 12.17 years. total yearly compensation is $4.03M, comprised of 16.8% salary and 83.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 18.13% of the company’s shares, worth $16.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.1 years and 19.1 years respectively.

Key information

Lester Brafman

Chief executive officer

US$4.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.77%
CEO tenure12.2yrs
CEO ownership18.1%
Management average tenure10.1yrs
Board average tenure19.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Does Cohen's (NYSEMKT:COHN) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?

Dec 16
Does Cohen's (NYSEMKT:COHN) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Lester Brafman's remuneration changed compared to Cohen's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$4m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$2m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$675k

-US$129k

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$6m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$4m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$453k

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$655k

-US$5m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$13m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$13m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$8m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$630k

-US$13m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$6m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$9m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$5m

Dec 31 2021US$12mUS$630k

US$12m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$22m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$27m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$27m

Dec 31 2020US$10mUS$630k

US$14m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$228k

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$4m

Dec 31 2019US$877kUS$630k

-US$2m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$3m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2018US$1mUS$630k

-US$2m

Compensation vs Market: Lester's total compensation ($USD4.03M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD596.13K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Lester's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Lester Brafman (63 yo)

12.2yrs
Tenure
US$4,025,189
Compensation

Mr. Lester Raymond Brafman has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cohen & Company Inc. and Cohen & Company, LLC and of IFMI, LLC since September 16, 2013. Mr. Brafman served as the President of the C...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Cohen
Executive Chairman19.1yrsUS$4.00m9.35%
$ 8.5m
Lester Brafman
Chief Executive Officer12.2yrsUS$4.03m18.13%
$ 16.6m
Joseph Pooler
Executive VP15.9yrsUS$1.49m3.87%
$ 3.5m
Douglas Listman
Chief Accounting Officer & Assistant Treasurer15.9yrsno data1.16%
$ 1.1m
Dennis Crilly
General Counsel & Secretary5.6yrsno datano data
John Butler
Managing Director of U.S. Insurance Strategy8yrsno datano data
Andrew Davilman
Chief Operating Officer of Asset Managementno datano datano data
Solomon Cohen
Portfolio Managerno datano datano data
10.1yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: COHN's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Cohen
Executive Chairman19.1yrsUS$4.00m9.35%
$ 8.5m
G. Dawson
Independent Director20.8yrsUS$115.73k1.72%
$ 1.6m
Jack DiMaio
Vice Chairman of the Board12.2yrsUS$93.73k1.2%
$ 1.1m
Charles Haraburda
Independent Director19.1yrsUS$97.98k0.67%
$ 608.4k
Diana Liberto
Independent Director9.9yrsUS$97.98k0.90%
$ 821.3k
19.1yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: COHN's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 19.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/18 08:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/18 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

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