Pinterest Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Pinterest's CEO is Bill Ready, appointed in Jun 2022, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $39.31M, comprised of 1.6% salary and 98.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $13.05M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 5.1 years respectively.
Key information
Bill Ready
Chief executive officer
US$39.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 1.58% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • Sep 08
Pinterest: Underlying Growth Remains Stronger Than The Market Thinks
Summary Pinterest's Q2 results were strong, and temporary factors make Q3 guidance appear weaker than actual underlying growth. North American growth is reaccelerating, although the international business has weakened in recent quarters. Given concerns around the impact of AI content on the platform, MAU growth and engagement need to be monitored. Despite strong free cash flow, elevated SBC continues to suppress GAAP margins and remains the key near-term valuation constraint. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Sep 03
PINS: AI Ad Efficiency And CFO Transition Will Shape Future Repricing Potential
Analysts have raised the Pinterest fair value estimate to $22 from $21, reflecting modestly higher modeled revenue growth and P/E assumptions, partly supported by recent price target increases tied to AI driven engagement, monetization, and ad efficiency gains. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Pinterest clusters around a more constructive view on the stock, with multiple firms lifting price targets following the company’s Q2 report and updated guidance.
Narrative Update • Aug 20
PINS: AI Engagement And Ad Efficiency Improvements Will Drive Future Monetization
Analysts have nudged Pinterest's fair value estimate higher from about $27.75 to roughly $29.00. This reflects higher Street price targets that lean on solid Q2 results, improving adjusted EBITDA margin guidance, and growing confidence in the company’s AI driven engagement and monetization tools, even as near term growth expectations moderate.
Narrative Update • Aug 05
PINS: AI Advertising And Margin Expansion Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have raised Pinterest’s fair value estimate from $36.80 to about $38.00, reflecting higher assumed profit margins and AI-driven engagement and monetization gains, even as revenue growth expectations and future P/E assumptions trend lower in line with more cautious Q3 outlooks across recent research. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Pinterest points to a generally constructive tone, with many bullish analysts lifting price targets after the latest Q2 report and updated guidance.Narrative Update • Jun 22
PINS: AI And Ad Tech Execution Will Drive Future Monetization Upside
Analysts have nudged the Pinterest fair value estimate slightly higher to $27.75, citing a wave of raised Street price targets and growing confidence in the impact of Performance+ adoption, lower funnel advertising revenue, and user and measurement improvements on the company’s long term earnings profile. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Pinterest points to an active debate around the stock, with many bullish analysts lifting price targets while a smaller group takes a more cautious stance.Narrative Update • Jun 05
PINS: AI Infrastructure Investments And Execution Will Support Future Monetization
Pinterest’s updated analyst price target moves from $23.43 to $27.72 per share, as analysts broadly adjust their models to reflect revised assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples, alongside a recent cluster of higher Street targets. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research around Pinterest reflects a cluster of price target changes, with most firms lifting their targets and a smaller group either trimming targets or downgrading their views.Narrative Update • May 22
PINS: Higher Revenue Outlook And Lower P/E Assumptions Will Support Upside Rerating
Analysts have lifted the Pinterest fair value estimate from $15.40 to $21.00. This reflects a broad round of higher price targets across Wall Street as they factor in updated revenue growth assumptions, slightly adjusted margin expectations, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple.Analysis Article • May 14
Pinterest's (NYSE:PINS) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Pinterest, Inc.'s ( NYSE:PINS ) recent soft profit numbers didn't appear to worry shareholders, as the stock price...Analysis Article • May 07
Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$27.69
It's been a good week for Pinterest, Inc. ( NYSE:PINS ) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest...Narrative Update • Apr 28
PINS: Reset Expectations As Execution And AI Adoption Will Support Future Monetization
Analysts nudged the Pinterest fair value estimate higher to $23.43 from $23.16, reflecting updated research that factors in recent price target cuts and downgrades alongside small adjustments to expected growth, margins, and future P/E assumptions. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Pinterest has leaned cautious overall, with multiple firms cutting price targets or shifting ratings to more neutral stances.Narrative Update • Apr 14
PINS: Reset Expectations And AI Investments Will Support Future Monetization Upside
Pinterest’s analyst price target has been trimmed by about $0.65 as analysts factor in softer revenue growth expectations, tighter margin assumptions, and a higher implied future P/E multiple in light of recent downgrades and broad target cuts across the Street. Analyst Commentary Street research on Pinterest has recently skewed cautious, with a broad wave of price target cuts and rating downgrades that focus on execution risks, competitive pressure, and a reassessment of what investors are willing to pay for the stock.Narrative Update • Mar 31
PINS: GenAI Ad Tools Will Offset Cost Pressures And Competition
The analyst price target for Pinterest has been trimmed slightly, with fair value moving from about $37.49 to $36.80 as analysts factor in lower published targets, growing cost pressures, tougher ad spending trends, and rising competition from larger AI heavyweights in digital advertising. Analyst Commentary Street research on Pinterest has shifted more cautious overall, with many firms trimming price targets or reducing ratings as they reassess risks around ad spending, cost trends, and competitive intensity.Narrative Update • Mar 17
PINS: GenAI Advertising Tools Will Drive Future Rerating Potential
Analysts have reduced their average price target on Pinterest to about $37 from roughly $47. This reflects more cautious assumptions on revenue growth, profitability and long-term P/E multiples, as they factor in higher costs, tougher ad competition and limited near-term margin expansion.Narrative Update • Mar 03
PINS: GenAI And GPU Tools Will Support Future Monetization Upside Potential
Our Pinterest fair value estimate has been revised lower to $23.81 from $36.05 as analysts factor in assumptions of softer revenue growth, slimmer margins, and lower future P/E multiples in light of widening competition and rising operating costs. Analyst Commentary Street research on Pinterest has turned more cautious, with many firms cutting ratings and trimming price targets as they reassess revenue growth, cost structure, and appropriate P/E multiples.Narrative Update • Feb 17
PINS: Softer Revenue Outlook And Lower P/E Assumptions Will Reshape Ad Recovery Expectations
The Pinterest analyst price target has been cut sharply to about $15, with analysts generally citing softer revenue growth assumptions, a lower future P/E multiple, and a wave of recent target reductions and downgrades across the Street. Analyst Commentary Across Wall Street, recent research on Pinterest has tilted clearly cautious, with a long list of firms cutting price targets and several moving to more neutral or bearish ratings.Analysis Article • Feb 15
Pinterest, Inc. Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
There's been a major selloff in Pinterest, Inc. ( NYSE:PINS ) shares in the week since it released its full-year...Analysis Article • Feb 05
Risks Still Elevated At These Prices As Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) Shares Dive 25%
Pinterest, Inc. ( NYSE:PINS ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 25...Narrative Update • Feb 03
PINS: GenAI And GPU Investments Will Support Future Ad Demand Resilience
Our updated analyst price target for Pinterest edges lower to about US$36, reflecting slightly softer margin and growth assumptions as analysts factor in a more cautious ad spending backdrop and recent target cuts, along with at least one upward revision. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Pinterest reflects a mixed but fairly consistent reset in expectations, with several firms trimming price targets and some turning more cautious on the near term, while others still see upside if execution on ads and product plays out.Narrative Update • Jan 19
PINS: Ad Demand And AI Improvements Will Drive Future Rerating Potential
Our Pinterest fair value estimate has been revised down to about $46.84 from $50.00 as analysts adjust their price targets in the low to mid $30s, citing mixed signals around tariffs and macro sensitivity, alongside steady ad demand and potential upside from AI and product improvements. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research around Pinterest reflects a mix of recalibrated targets and generally constructive views on execution, especially in ads and product.Narrative Update • Jan 05
PINS: Safer Platform Positioning Will Support Future Ad Demand Despite Tariff Headwinds
Analysts have trimmed their Pinterest price targets, with the updated fair value edging down to about $37 as weaker Q3 results, tariff driven pullbacks from large home furnishing advertisers, and macro headwinds in its ad vertical mix weigh on near term expectations. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Pinterest points to a more mixed setup, with several firms trimming targets after the Q3 release while others had been constructive heading into the print.Narrative Update • Dec 22
PINS: Macro And Vertical Mix Headwinds Will Temper Ad Recovery Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their Pinterest price target by approximately $5 to align with a lower fair value estimate of about $27 per share. This adjustment reflects rising discount rate assumptions, slightly slower revenue growth expectations, and compressed profit margin forecasts amid recent macro and vertical mix headwinds in digital advertising.Narrative Update • Dec 08
PINS: Safer Platform Positioning Will Drive Future Advertising Demand And Outperformance
Analysts have nudged their Pinterest price target slightly lower to about $38 from roughly $38.50, citing recent Q3-driven target cuts on rising macro and tariff headwinds, even as they remain constructive on the platform's improving ad capabilities and long term growth profile. Analyst Commentary Street research on Pinterest reflects a more nuanced stance, with both target cuts and supportive ratings as analysts recalibrate expectations following the Q3 print.Analysis Article • Nov 27
Pinterest, Inc.'s (NYSE:PINS) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 27%
Pinterest, Inc. ( NYSE:PINS ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 27...Narrative Update • Nov 24
PINS: Seasonal Advertiser Demand And Platform Improvements Will Drive Outperformance Despite Macro Risks
Analysts have reduced Pinterest's average price target from approximately $41 to $38 per share, citing recent macro headwinds, advertiser pullbacks, and Q4 guidance revisions after a weaker-than-expected earnings report. Analyst Commentary Analysts have issued mixed commentary following Pinterest’s recent earnings and guidance revisions.Narrative Update • Nov 06
PINS: Active Gen-Z User Surge Will Drive Platform Monetization Amid Macro Headwinds
The consensus analyst price target for Pinterest has been lowered from approximately $43.58 to $40.91. Analysts cite ongoing macroeconomic headwinds and concerns over advertiser diversity as key drivers behind the adjustment.Narrative Update • Oct 10
AI-driven Visual Search And Commerce Will Expand Engagement While Confronting Pricing Challenges
Analysts have raised Pinterest's fair value estimate slightly to $43.58 from $43.12, citing improving advertising revenue prospects and ongoing enhancements in platform monetization. Analyst Commentary Recent research updates reflect a broadly constructive tone among Wall Street analysts, as Pinterest continues to deliver on key metrics tied to valuation, execution, and future growth potential.Narrative Update • Sep 04
AI-driven Visual Search And Commerce Will Expand Engagement While Confronting Pricing Challenges
Despite accelerating revenue and user growth driven by Gen-Z momentum, AI-powered ad products, and increased advertiser spend shifting from TikTok, the consensus analyst price target for Pinterest remained unchanged at $43.04. Analyst Commentary Revenue and monthly active user growth is accelerating, with Gen-Z now comprising over half of Pinterest’s user base.CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$249m |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$334m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$39m | US$621k | US$417m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$18m | US$600k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$216m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$192m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$148m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$523k | US$517k | -US$36m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$219m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$291m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$299m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$123m | US$203k | -US$96m |
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD39.31M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bill's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Bill Ready (46 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$39,312,010
Compensation
Mr. William J. Ready, also known as Bill, has been a Director of Visa Inc. since September 29, 2025. He is Chief Executive Officer & Director of Pinterest, Inc. since joining June 29, 2022. He served as Pr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman | 18.7yrs | US$349.99k | 6.32% $ 672.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 4.3yrs | US$39.31m | 0.12% $ 13.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.3yrs | US$16.90m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Chief Product & Technology Officer | 2yrs | US$22.38m | 0.28% $ 29.6m | |
| Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer and Company Secretary | 3.8yrs | US$12.46m | 0.019% $ 2.0m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP of Investor Relations & Treasury | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Business Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.21% $ 22.7m |
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PINS's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman | 18.7yrs | US$349.99k | 6.32% $ 672.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 4.3yrs | US$39.31m | 0.12% $ 13.1m | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$322.99k | 0.036% $ 3.9m | |
| Independent Director | 7.5yrs | US$329.99k | 0.015% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$333.53k | 0.0038% $ 402.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$319.99k | 0.0048% $ 510.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | US$418.11k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$330.26k | 0.0086% $ 917.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$335.99k | 0.0044% $ 471.1k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$394.99k | 0.0095% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$322.99k | 0.0073% $ 780.6k |
5.1yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PINS's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/11 04:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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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
Pinterest, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Kramer | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Rocco Strauss | Arete Research Services LLP |
| null null | Argus Research Company |