Cyngn Inc.

NasdaqCM:CYN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.5m

Cyngn Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Cyngn's CEO is Lior Tal, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 9.58 years. total yearly compensation is $3.08M, comprised of 20.8% salary and 79.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth $48.65. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 4.8 years respectively.

Key information

Lior Tal

Chief executive officer

US$3.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.78%
CEO tenure9.6yrs
CEO ownership0.0003%
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article May 15

Is Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article Jul 06

Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) Will Have To Spend Its Cash Wisely

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although...
Analysis Article Mar 22

Here's Why We're Watching Cyngn's (NASDAQ:CYN) Cash Burn Situation

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...
Analysis Article Dec 07

Is Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...
Seeking Alpha Sep 26

Cyngn expands DriveMod to electric forklift in deal with building materials manufacturer

Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) stated Monday it has signed a contract with building materials manufacturer to provide its self-drive software- DriveMod- for use in industrial vehicles. The contract marks the beginning of Cyngn's expansion of DriveMod to electric forklifts.  Source: Cyngn (CYN) Press Release CYN stock is up 2% pre-market.
Analysis Article Aug 19

We're Not Very Worried About Cyngn's (NASDAQ:CYN) Cash Burn Rate

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Seeking Alpha Aug 10

Cyngn GAAP EPS of -$0.15, revenue of $0M

Cyngn press release (NASDAQ:CYN): Q2 GAAP EPS of -$0.15. Revenue of $0M.
Seeking Alpha May 06

Cyngn: A Speculative But Potentially Lucrative Play On Industrial Software

Cyngn has experienced a lot of volatility late, with some of that built into the company because of its absence of revenue. Despite having no revenue, the firm has a solid balance sheet and it has a unique and potentially valuable vision. Though speculative, the company has gained further legitimacy and is worth looking into because of some recent developments.
Seeking Alpha Apr 27

Cyngn Looks Overvalued Based On Fundamentals

Cyngn is an autonomous vehicle technology company which listed on NASDAQ in October 2021 through a $26.3 million IPO. The company is spending only around $5 million on R&D per year, and I doubt it will be able to achieve its ambitious growth plans. Cyngn’s market valuation has more than tripled over the past week and I think the reason behind this is high retail investor interest. In my view, the share price is likely to fall back to below $1.50 in the near future as retail investor interest gradually fades off.

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Lior Tal's remuneration changed compared to Cyngn's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$26m

Dec 31 2025US$3mUS$640k

-US$23m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$34m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$31m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$500k

-US$33m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$23m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$23m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$500k

-US$23m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$23m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$500k

-US$19m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$16m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$13m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$10m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$350k

-US$8m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$8m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$8m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$8m

Dec 31 2020US$618kUS$350k

-US$8m

Dec 31 2019US$694kUS$350k

-US$9m

Compensation vs Market: Lior's total compensation ($USD3.08M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD626.93K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Lior's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Lior Tal (50 yo)

9.6yrs
Tenure
US$3,080,000
Compensation

Mr. Lior Tal is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cyngn Inc. (formerly known as Cyanogen, Inc) since October 11, 2016 and serves as its Chairman of the Board since July 2023. From June 2016 to Oc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Lior Tal
CEO & Chairman of the Board9.6yrsUS$3.08m0.00025%
$ 48.6
Natalie Russell
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearUS$270.83k0.000010%
$ 1.9
Martin Petraitis
Vice President of Sales1.5yrsUS$230.00kno data
William Ong
Head of Corporate Planning & Strategy3.3yrsno datano data
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CYN's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Lior Tal
CEO & Chairman of the Board9.6yrsUS$3.08m0.00025%
$ 48.6
James McDonnell
Independent Lead Director4.7yrsUS$260.19k0.000070%
$ 13.6
Ran Makavy
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Karen Macleod
Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsUS$255.19k0.000070%
$ 13.6
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CYN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/26 00:45
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/26 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cyngn Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Rommel DionisioAegis Capital Corporation