American Financial Group Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
American Financial Group's CEO is Stephen Lindner, appointed in Jan 2005, has a tenure of 19.92 years. total yearly compensation is $9.91M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.69% of the company’s shares, worth $654.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.9 years and 16.3 years respectively.
Key information
Stephen Lindner
Chief executive officer
US$9.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.6% |
| CEO tenure | 19.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 5.7% |
| Management average tenure | 10.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 16.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.80
Oct 04
Insufficient Growth At American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) Hampers Share Price
Sep 02American Financial Group: Solid Underwriting In Q2 With Potential Benefits From Rental Inflation
Aug 07American Financial: Debentures Better Than Dividends For Income Investors
Jun 05Little Excitement Around American Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AFG) Earnings
May 30American Financial Group: Attractive Due To Solid Underwriting And Multifamily Upside
May 09American Financial Group: An Underwriting Stumble Has Created Opportunity
Nov 09Insurer American Financial Group Is A Buy Opportunity Despite Elevated Valuation
Sep 08American Financial Group: Q2, Bullish On Revenue And Bearish On Underwriting
Aug 22Buy American Financial Group While On Sale
Jun 07American Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Jan 31American Financial declares $0.63 dividend
Jan 03American Financial Group: Superior Business Fundamentals May Be Reflected In The Price
Dec 22American Financial GAAP EPS of $1.93 beats by $0.27, revenue of $1.98B beats by $470M
Nov 02American Financial Group Is A Potential Hidden Gem
Oct 17American Financial declares $0.63 dividend
Oct 03American Financial Group: A Way To Play This Today
Sep 01American Financial raises dividend by 12.5% to $0.63
Aug 18CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$895m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$891m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$882m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$10m | US$1m | US$852m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$865m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$853m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$820m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$13m | US$1m | US$898m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$977m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$12m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$991m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$860m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$733m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$10m | US$1m | US$325m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$271m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$330m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$427m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$10m | US$1m | US$519m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$657m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$714m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$714m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$10m | US$1m | US$530m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$725m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$532m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$467m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$10m | US$1m | US$475m |
Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD9.91M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.88M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Stephen's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Stephen Lindner (69 yo)
19.9yrs
Tenure
US$9,914,566
Compensation
Mr. Stephen Craig Lindner has been Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of American Financial Group, Inc. since January 2005 and 1985 respectively. He was Co-President of American Financial Group, Inc....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-CEO & Director | 19.9yrs | US$9.91m | 5.69% $ 654.2m | |
| Co-CEO & Director | 19.9yrs | US$9.84m | 5.99% $ 688.5m | |
| President & Director | 1.5yrs | US$7.31m | 0.14% $ 15.9m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 4.5yrs | US$1.19m | 0.019% $ 2.2m | |
| Senior VP | 4.9yrs | US$1.17m | 0.020% $ 2.3m | |
| Executive Consultant & Director | 10.9yrs | US$444.18k | 0.13% $ 15.5m | |
| President & COO of Property and Casualty Insurance Group | no data | US$2.01m | 2.11% $ 242.8m | |
| Chief Information Security Officer & VP | 9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 12.8yrs | US$1.19m | 0.062% $ 7.1m | |
| Vice President of Investor & Media Relations | 15.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & CFO of Annuity Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Actuary of Annuity Operations | no data | no data | no data |
10.9yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AFG's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-CEO & Director | 39.9yrs | US$9.91m | 5.69% $ 654.2m | |
| Co-CEO & Director | 33.9yrs | US$9.84m | 5.99% $ 688.5m | |
| President & Director | 12.6yrs | US$7.31m | 0.14% $ 15.9m | |
| Executive Consultant & Director | 39.9yrs | US$444.18k | 0.13% $ 15.5m | |
| Independent Director | 16.3yrs | US$305.00k | 0.016% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 22.9yrs | US$308.50k | 0.014% $ 1.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 16.6yrs | US$340.50k | 0.25% $ 29.2m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0027% $ 312.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$309.25k | 0.011% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$298.00k | 0.0059% $ 679.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$305.50k | 0.0040% $ 464.5k |
16.3yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AFG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 19:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
American Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Zaremski | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Jay Cohen | BofA Global Research |
| Amit Kumar | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |