John Elkann’s salary and his companies’ revenue: here’s how much the scion of Stellantis and CEO of Exor, the Agnelli family’s safe haven, earns.
How much does John Elkann earn? Raise your hand if you haven’t asked yourself this question at least once, given that we’re talking about one of the scions of the Agnelli family who, de facto, took over from grandfather Gianni at the company.
John Elkan is considered the "guardian" of the Agnellis’ industrial and cultural heritage, having been directly appointed by his grandfather Gianni as his heir to lead the family business.
John Elkan is currently the chairman of Stellantis—a group formed from the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the PSA Group (Peugeot-Citroën)—CEO of Exor—the Agnelli family holding company—and chairman of Ferrari and GEDI, the publishing group that controls newspapers such as La Repubblica and La Stampa.
He also sits on various boards of directors and has established relationships with international economic elites, so much so that he is considered one of the most powerful and influential men in the world.
Let’s see how much John Elkann’s net worth is, taking a look at his salary, how much his companies earn, and, finally, his biography.
John Elkann’s Net Worth
According to the American trade magazine Forbes, John Elkann will have an estimated personal net worth of $2.7 billion by 2025.
This estimate is substantially stable compared to 2024 ($2.6 billion), but much higher than in 2023, when his net worth was estimated at €1.7 billion.
In essence, John Elkan’s net worth has increased by €1 billion in the last two years, placing him at 1,415th in the Forbes ranking of the world’s richest people.
John Elkann’s salary
Given his numerous positions, in 2024 John Elkann received significant compensation from his senior positions in various companies controlled by the Exor holding company.
As for the family holding company itself, as CEO of Exor, he received a salary of €500,000, but in total he collected €11.3 million—a 34% increase from €8.4 million in 2023—primarily due to multi-year bonuses tied to Exor’s results, which earned him over €10 million.
As chairman of Stellantis, he received a salary of approximately €920,000, in addition to €1.1 million in long-term incentives, while as chairman of Ferrari, he received a total of €2.6 million.
Adding together compensation from Exor, Stellantis, and Ferrari, John Elkann received a total of €16.7 million in 2024, including salaries, bonuses, and incentives.
How Much Do John Elkann’s Companies Turnover
Here is an updated overview of the 2024 Key Financial Results of John Elkann’s subsidiaries or affiliates through his holding company, Exor.
| Company | 2024 Turnover | 2024 Profit |
| Exor | €1.5 billion (dividends and income) | / |
| Stellantis | €156.9 billion | €5.5 billion |
| Ferrari | €6.677 billion | €1.53 billion |
| GEDI* | €490 million | -€103 million |
*2023 Data
Exor, as a holding company, does not have traditional consolidated revenues. However, in 2024 it received dividends and proceeds from disposals totaling €1.5 billion.
Stellantis’s net profit, on the other hand, fell 70% compared to the previous year, due to lower sales, delays in new model launches, and difficulties in the electric vehicle segment.
Ferrari’s revenue grew 11.8% in the last year, while Exor is expected to recapitalize the GEDI publishing group in 2024, estimated at around €50 million.
John Elkann’s Biography
Born in New York on April 1, 1976, to father Alain, a journalist and writer, and mother Margherita Agnelli, Gianni’s daughter, John Elkann is the eldest child of the couple, who had two other children, Lapo and Ginevra.
After his parents’ divorce, both of whom later remarried, he has five other siblings from his mother’s second marriage. Regarding his private life, he is married to Lavinia Borromeo and has three children: Leone, Oceano, and Vita.
His early years were marked by constant travel, so much so that he attended elementary school first in the United Kingdom and then in Brazil. After his family moved to Paris, he earned his high school diploma in science in the French capital.
For university, he then moved to Turin. Thanks to this travel, he speaks Italian, English, French, and Portuguese, and graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin in 2000 with a degree in Management Economics.
Professional Career
During his studies, John Elkann completed several internships (assembly at a Magneti Marelli factory in England, on the Panda assembly line in Poland, and at a car dealership in France) to gain a deeper understanding of the family business.
John’s career, however, has always been one of predestination, as in 1997, at just 21 years old, his grandfather Gianni Agnelli (who died in 2003) chose him as his successor, thus joining the Fiat Board of Directors.
After completing his studies, he joined General Electric, also working at Fiat, where he assumed vice-president in 2004. When Exor, an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, was created in 2008, he immediately became its president, and then took on the role of CEO in 2011.
In addition to Exor, in 2011 he was also appointed president of Fiat, which later became FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and finally Stellantis, maintaining the same role.
In addition to these roles, he is president of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale (La Repubblica, La Stampa, L’Espresso, Radio Deejay, Radio Capital, etc.) while, through Exor, he controls 63.76% of Juventus, along with his cousin Andrea Agnelli, who until November 2022 served as president of the Juventus club, which has been listed on the stock exchange since December 2001.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Il patrimonio di John Elkann, AD di Exor e presidente di Stellantis
