Alphabet Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Alphabet's CEO is Sundar Pichai, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 5.08 years. total yearly compensation is $8.80M, comprised of 22.7% salary and 77.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.025% of the company’s shares, worth $585.30M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.2 years and 14.7 years respectively.
Key information
Sundar Pichai
Chief executive officer
US$8.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.7% |
| CEO tenure | 5.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 6.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 14.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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Nov 29Alphabet: DOJ Decisions, OpenAI Threats, And Long-Term Growth
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Nov 11Google Q3: Management Remains Composed Amid AI Engine Threat (Rating Upgrade)
Nov 05Google: A Buy Ahead Of Earnings
Oct 29There Is Still A Lot Of Potential In Google
Oct 23Google: Buy Before Earnings (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 14Google Needs To Scale Cloud Or Fall Behind
Oct 07Google: Don't Miss Out On A Golden Discount
Sep 29Google: The Scariest Big-Tech Trading After Summer Highs (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 23Google's Big, Hidden Advantages That Investors May Be Overlooking
Sep 14Google: With Cloud Surging, Expect Bright Days Ahead
Sep 05Google: Solid Business, But Regulatory Risks And Potential Recession
Aug 27Google Leads The Autonomous Vehicle Race, A Strong Rationale For Considering Its Shares
Aug 19Google's Battle To Maintain Supremacy
Aug 12Google: The Market Is Wrong
Aug 04Google Q2: Is AI Worth It?
Jul 29Google: The Pros And Cons For A Post-Q2 Share Price Surge
Jul 22Google's Stock Is Anything But Cheap
Jul 10YouTube And Google Cloud Promise To Power Continued Share Gains For Alphabet
Jun 28Alphabet: How It Thrives In A Generative AI World
Jun 20Kinsman Oak Capital - Alphabet/Google: Natural Monopoly Would Cease To Exist
Jun 12Google: Fundamentals Keep Improving
Jun 06Google: Time To Be Greedy
May 29Alphabet: Still A Hold
May 22Google I/O 2024 Takeaway: Slow On Innovation, Strong On Distribution
May 15Google: Strong Earnings And Dividend-Fueled Bull Run Clear The Path To $200 And Beyond
May 06Google Surges Past $2 Trillion But Looks Cheap Still
Apr 27Wall Street Brunch: Megacaps Highlight Big Earnings Week
Apr 21AI Tiers And Taking Profits In Tech With Joe Albano, Tech Cache
Apr 15CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$94b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$88b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$82b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$9m | US$2m | US$74b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$67b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$61b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$59b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$226m | US$2m | US$60b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$67b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$72b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$75b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$2m | US$76b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$71b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$63b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$51b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$7m | US$2m | US$40b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$36b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$32b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$35b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$281m | US$650k | US$34b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$33b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$35b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$28b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$650k | US$31b |
Compensation vs Market: Sundar's total compensation ($USD8.80M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.87M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sundar's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Sundar Pichai (51 yo)
5.1yrs
Tenure
US$8,802,824
Compensation
Mr. Sundar Pichai is Chief Executive Officer at Alphabet Inc. since December 2019. Mr. Pichai has been the Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., since October 02, 2015. Mr. Pichai leads the product manag...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.1yrs | US$8.80m | 0.025% $ 585.3m | |
| President & Chief Investment Officer | 1.3yrs | US$27.35m | 0.032% $ 734.9m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 27yrs | US$1.00 | 3.18% $ 73.8b | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 27yrs | US$1.00 | 5.94% $ 137.9b | |
| President of Global Affairs | 5yrs | US$27.34m | 0.00083% $ 19.3m | |
| Senior Vice President of Knowledge and Information - Google | 6.2yrs | US$41.95m | 0.0027% $ 63.4m | |
| Senior Vice President & Chief Business Officer of Google | 9.4yrs | US$41.95m | 0.0053% $ 122.0m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.00029% $ 6.7m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & VP | 6.8yrs | no data | 0.00025% $ 5.8m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Head of Design for all Hardware Products | no data | no data | no data |
6.2yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GOOG's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 7.5yrs | US$8.80m | 0.025% $ 585.3m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.3yrs | US$1.00 | 3.18% $ 73.8b | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 26.3yrs | US$1.00 | 5.94% $ 137.9b | |
| Independent Director | 25.7yrs | US$423.39k | 0.32% $ 7.4b | |
| Independent Director | 26.3yrs | US$423.39k | 0.040% $ 934.8m | |
| Chairman & Lead Independent Director | 20.8yrs | US$597.63k | 0.00025% $ 5.8m | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00023% $ 5.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00014% $ 3.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.6yrs | US$423.39k | 0.00048% $ 11.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$423.39k | no data |
14.7yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GOOG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 12:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 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
Alphabet Inc. is covered by 97 analysts. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| David Heasman | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |