Commerce.com Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Commerce.com's CEO is Christopher Hess, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $4.34M, comprised of 5.9% salary and 94.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.63% of the company’s shares, worth $2.29M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.2 years and 3.1 years respectively.
Key information
Christopher Hess
Chief executive officer
US$4.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 5.87% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 2.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Would Commerce.com (NASDAQ:CMRC) Be Better Off With Less Debt?
Aug 02
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BIGC) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry
Jun 16BigCommerce: Inflection Point In Sight
Jun 09
SaaS Leaders And AI Will Transform Sales Operations
Recruitment of experienced leaders and sales process reorganization are expected to enhance sales efficiency and drive profitable revenue growth.BigCommerce: Enterprise Account Slippage And C-Suite Hires Raise Concerns (Downgrade)
Mar 09BigCommerce Holdings Q4 Results: A Solid E-Commerce Growth Play (Upgrade)
Feb 25Does BigCommerce Holdings (NASDAQ:BIGC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 11BigCommerce: Slow Growth Still An Issue, But Layoffs Are Moving In Right Direction (Rating Upgrade)
Dec 22Revenues Working Against BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BIGC) Share Price
Dec 14BigCommerce Holdings: Growing E-Commerce Venture At A Cheap Price
Dec 03BigCommerce Holdings (NASDAQ:BIGC) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt
Nov 08BigCommerce: SaaS Play At A Cheap Price
Oct 03BigCommerce: An Unbearable Slowdown
Aug 30Market Cool On BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BIGC) Revenues Pushing Shares 25% Lower
Aug 07An Intrinsic Calculation For BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) Suggests It's 40% Undervalued
Jul 18BigCommerce: Sell On Stalled Growth (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 17BigCommerce: Solid Value Proposition But Revenue Growth Slowing (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 05Is BigCommerce Holdings (NASDAQ:BIGC) A Risky Investment?
May 08BigCommerce: Wait For Growth To Reaccelerate
Apr 17BigCommerce: Losses Are Largely Factored In (Rating Upgrade)
Feb 24BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) Shares Could Be 37% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Feb 06Is BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC) Trading At A 39% Discount?
Nov 06Is It Time To Consider Buying BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIGC)?
Oct 16Is There An Opportunity With BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BIGC) 50% Undervaluation?
Jun 29BigCommerce: Lean In As The Stock Crumbles
Sep 25BigCommerce teams up with BitPay, CoinPayments to launch crypto payments for merchants
Sep 15BigCommerce forms strategic partnership with SheerID
Aug 23BigCommerce: The Challenges And Opportunities Ahead
Aug 15CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$4m | US$255k | -US$27m |
Compensation vs Market: Christopher's total compensation ($USD4.34M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.55M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Christopher's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Christopher Hess (53 yo)
Mr. Christopher Travis Hess is Chief Executive Officer of BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. Mr. Hess was President of BigCommerce Pty.Ltd. from May 2024 to November 2024. Mr. Christopher Travis Hess served as Preside...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 5.5yrs | US$1.23m | 0.55% $ 2.0m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$4.34m | 0.63% $ 2.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.1yrs | US$1.71m | 0.32% $ 1.2m | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | 2.2yrs | US$663.43k | 0.045% $ 163.0k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 7.6yrs | US$1.24m | 0.39% $ 1.4m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | 0.069% $ 252.8k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Finance & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of People | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Head of Omnichannel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & GM for EMEA | 2.6yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CMRC's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 5.5yrs | US$1.23m | 0.55% $ 2.0m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$4.34m | 0.63% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.7yrs | US$286.75k | 0.34% $ 1.2m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$276.00k | 0.14% $ 502.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$273.31k | 0.14% $ 496.8k |
Experienced Board: CMRC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/08/08 12:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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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Analyst Sources
Commerce.com, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Sunil Rajgopal | Berenberg |
| Koji Ikeda | BofA Global Research |