American Financial Group, Inc.

NYSE:AFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.9b

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 19.25 years. total yearly compensation is $9.91M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.67% of the company’s shares, worth $616.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.3 years and 15.8 years respectively.

Key information

Stephen Lindner

Chief executive officer

US$9.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.6%
CEO tenure19.3yrs
CEO ownership5.7%
Management average tenure10.3yrs
Board average tenure15.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

American Financial Group: An Underwriting Stumble Has Created Opportunity

Nov 09

American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Oct 05
American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Insurer American Financial Group Is A Buy Opportunity Despite Elevated Valuation

Sep 08

American Financial Group: Q2, Bullish On Revenue And Bearish On Underwriting

Aug 22

Buy American Financial Group While On Sale

Jun 07

American Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 31

American Financial declares $0.63 dividend

Jan 03

American Financial Group: Superior Business Fundamentals May Be Reflected In The Price

Dec 22

American Financial GAAP EPS of $1.93 beats by $0.27, revenue of $1.98B beats by $470M

Nov 02

Does American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Oct 25
Does American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

American Financial Group Is A Potential Hidden Gem

Oct 17

American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.63

Oct 07
American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.63

American Financial declares $0.63 dividend

Oct 03

American Financial Group: A Way To Play This Today

Sep 01

American Financial raises dividend by 12.5% to $0.63

Aug 18

Is Now The Time To Put American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) On Your Watchlist?

Jul 17
Is Now The Time To Put American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) On Your Watchlist?

American Financial declares $0.56 dividend

Jul 01

With EPS Growth And More, American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Is Interesting

Apr 16
With EPS Growth And More, American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Is Interesting

Here's Why We Think American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Is Well Worth Watching

Nov 25
Here's Why We Think American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Is Well Worth Watching

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Stephen Lindner's remuneration changed compared to American Financial Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$10mUS$1m

US$852m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$865m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$853m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$820m

Dec 31 2022US$13mUS$1m

US$898m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$977m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$12mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$991m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$860m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$733m

Dec 31 2020US$10mUS$1m

US$325m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$271m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$330m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$427m

Dec 31 2019US$10mUS$1m

US$519m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$657m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$714m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$714m

Dec 31 2018US$10mUS$1m

US$530m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$725m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$532m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$467m

Dec 31 2017US$10mUS$1m

US$475m

Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD9.91M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.52M).

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


CEO

Stephen Lindner (68 yo)

19.3yrs

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Lindner
Co-CEO & Director19.3yrsUS$9.91m5.67%
$ 616.5m
Carl Lindner
Co-CEO & Director19.3yrsUS$9.84m13.47%
$ 1.5b
John Berding
President & Directorless than a yearUS$7.31m0.14%
$ 15.1m
Brian Hertzman
Senior VP & CFO3.8yrsUS$1.19m0.019%
$ 2.1m
Mark Weiss
Senior VP4.3yrsUS$1.17m0.020%
$ 2.2m
James Evans
Executive Consultant & Director10.3yrsUS$444.18k0.13%
$ 14.5m
David Thompson
President & COO of Property and Casualty Insurance Groupno dataUS$2.01m2%
$ 217.9m
John Rogers
Chief Information Security Officer & Divisional VP8.3yrsno datano data
Michelle Gillis
Senior VP12.1yrsUS$1.19m0.062%
$ 6.7m
Diane Weidner
Vice President of Investor & Media Relations14.8yrsno datano data
Christopher Miliano
Executive VP & CFO of Annuity Operationsno datano datano data
Michael Prager
Executive VP & Chief Actuary of Annuity Operationsno datano datano data

10.3yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AFG's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Lindner
Co-CEO & Director39.3yrsUS$9.91m5.67%
$ 616.5m
Carl Lindner
Co-CEO & Director33.3yrsUS$9.84m13.47%
$ 1.5b
John Berding
President & Director11.9yrsUS$7.31m0.14%
$ 15.1m
James Evans
Executive Consultant & Director39.3yrsUS$444.18k0.13%
$ 14.5m
John Von Lehman
Independent Director15.7yrsUS$305.00k0.015%
$ 1.6m
Terry Jacobs
Independent Director20.8yrsUS$314.25k0.0089%
$ 972.4k
William Verity
Independent Director22.3yrsUS$308.50k0.012%
$ 1.4m
Gregory Joseph
Lead Independent Director15.9yrsUS$340.50k0.25%
$ 27.4m
Roger Newport
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.0012%
$ 129.4k
Mary Martin
Independent Director5.2yrsUS$309.25k0.0090%
$ 976.8k
Evans Nwankwo
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$298.00k0.0044%
$ 477.5k
Amy Murray
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$305.50k0.0011%
$ 117.5k

15.8yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AFG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.8 years average tenure).


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