WK Kellogg Co

NYSE:KLG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

WK Kellogg Co Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

WK Kellogg Co's CEO is Gary Pilnick, appointed in Oct 2023, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is $9.02M, comprised of 9.4% salary and 90.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth $2.01M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 1.2 years respectively.

Key information

Gary Pilnick

Chief executive officer

US$9.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.4%
CEO tenure1.2yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure1.2yrs
Board average tenure1.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) 28% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Dec 03
WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) 28% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Nov 15
WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

These 4 Measures Indicate That WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Nov 08
These 4 Measures Indicate That WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

WK Kellogg: Minimal Risks And Strong Upside Ahead

Oct 22

Analysts Have Been Trimming Their WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Price Target After Its Latest Report

Aug 09
Analysts Have Been Trimming Their WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Price Target After Its Latest Report

WK Kellogg: Boycott Didn't Cause Sales Catastrophe

Aug 07

Kellanova: A Tasty Opportunity When You Consider Hidden Growth

Jun 27

Is WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 22
Is WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) Using Too Much Debt?

WK Kellogg Co Stock: Standalone North America Cereal Strategy Is Paying Off

May 22

WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Apr 24
WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

WK Kellogg: Undervalued Dividend With Solid Upside Potential

Mar 13

WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Feb 21
WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Feb 14
WK Kellogg Co's (NYSE:KLG) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

WK Kellogg Co: A Mixed (Cereal) Bag

Dec 28

WK Kellogg Co: Crunching Numbers, Expanding Margins

Dec 08

Kellanova: The New Chapter Is Not As Exciting As It Might Seem

Nov 10

Merion Road Capital - WK Kellogg:  A Lot To Dislike But Risk Return Seems Attractive

Oct 21

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Gary Pilnick's remuneration changed compared to WK Kellogg Co's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 28 2024n/an/a

US$68m

Jun 29 2024n/an/a

US$121m

Mar 30 2024n/an/a

US$119m

Dec 30 2023n/an/a

US$110m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$57m

Jul 01 2023n/an/a

-US$76m

Apr 01 2023n/an/a

-US$50m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$793k

-US$25m

Compensation vs Market: Gary's total compensation ($USD9.02M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.51M).

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

CEO

Gary Pilnick (60 yo)

1.2yrs

Tenure

US$9,020,320

Compensation

Mr. Gary H. Pilnick is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at WK Kellogg Co since October 02, 2023 and is its Director since November 2022. He had been the Chief Legal Officer and Vice Chairman of Corpora...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gary Pilnick
Chairman & CEO1.2yrsUS$9.02m0.13%
$ 2.0m
David McKinstray
Chief Financial Officer1.2yrsUS$2.27m0.092%
$ 1.4m
Bruce Brown
Chief Customer Officer1.2yrsUS$2.02m0.028%
$ 430.3k
Doug Vandevelde
Chief Growth Officer1.2yrsUS$2.42m0.027%
$ 416.4k
Sherry Brice-Williamson
Chief Supply Chain Officer1.2yrsUS$1.82m0.011%
$ 166.9k
Lisa Walter
Chief Accounting Officerless than a yearno datano data
Bill Rex
Chief Information Officerless than a yearno datano data
Karen Duke
Vice President of Finance & Investorno datano datano data
Norma Barnes-Euresti
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary1.2yrsno data0.0090%
$ 138.6k
Mike Christensen
Chief Human Resources Officerless than a yearno datano data
Shannon Bible
Chief Transformation Officerless than a yearno datano data
Stacy Flathauto
Chief Corporate Affairs Officerless than a yearno datano data

1.2yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KLG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Gary Pilnick
Chairman & CEO2.1yrsUS$9.02m0.13%
$ 2.0m
G. Gund
Lead Independent Director1.2yrsUS$157.09k0.48%
$ 7.4m
Ramon Murguia
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$144.59k0.020%
$ 315.2k
Michael Corbo
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$144.59k0.019%
$ 296.1k
Julio Nemeth
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$144.59k0.019%
$ 296.3k
R. Banyard
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$152.93k0.019%
$ 296.1k
Melinda Sherwood
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$144.59k0.019%
$ 296.1k
Wendy Arlin
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$152.93k0.019%
$ 296.1k

1.2yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KLG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 15:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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

WK Kellogg Co is covered by 13 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Andrew LazarBarclays
Max Andrew GumportBNP Paribas Exane