Mercari Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Mercari's CEO is Shintaro Yamada, appointed in Apr 2017, has a tenure of 8.75 years. total yearly compensation is ¥231.00M, comprised of 6.9% salary and 93.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 27.74% of the company’s shares, worth $923.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Shintaro Yamada
Chief executive officer
JP¥231.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.93% |
| CEO tenure | 8.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 27.7% |
| Management average tenure | 5.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥28b |
| Jun 30 2025 | JP¥231m | JP¥16m | JP¥26b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥16b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥16b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥14b |
| Jun 30 2024 | JP¥237m | JP¥22m | JP¥13b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥17b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥16b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥15b |
| Jun 30 2023 | JP¥237m | JP¥22m | JP¥13b |
Compensation vs Market: Shintaro's total compensation ($USD1.46M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.87M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Shintaro's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Shintaro Yamada (48 yo)
Mr. Shintaro Yamada is Co-Founder of Mercari, Inc. and serves as its Global Chief Executive Officer since April 2017 and served as its Representative Director since February 2013. Mr. Yamada serves as Repr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 8.8yrs | JP¥231.00m | 27.74% $ 923.6m | |
| Executive Officer | 5yrs | JP¥121.00m | 0.027% $ 891.6k | |
| Executive Officer & Senior VP of Japan Business | no data | JP¥105.00m | 0.0087% $ 290.7k | |
| President & Chairman of the Board | 11.8yrs | JP¥100.00m | 0.61% $ 20.2m | |
| VP & Chief Information Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Legal Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Special Projects | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Innovation Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of US Communications | 6.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate | 5.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: MCAR.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 12.9yrs | JP¥231.00m | 27.74% $ 923.6m | |
| Executive Officer | 2.3yrs | JP¥121.00m | 0.027% $ 891.6k | |
| President & Chairman of the Board | 11.8yrs | JP¥100.00m | 0.61% $ 20.2m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.00036% $ 12.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.00030% $ 10.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.00036% $ 12.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.00036% $ 12.0k | |
| Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0012% $ 40.6k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: MCAR.Y's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/15 06:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Mercari, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Yoshitaka Nagao | BofA Global Research |
| Junko Yamamura | Citigroup Inc |
| Keiichi Yoneshima | Citigroup Inc |