Ashtead Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Ashtead Group's CEO is Brendan Horgan, appointed in May 2019, has a tenure of 6.5 years. total yearly compensation is $4.98M, comprised of 23.5% salary and 76.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.1% of the company’s shares, worth €21.95M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Brendan Horgan
Chief executive officer
US$5.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 23.48% |
| CEO tenure | 6.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 30 2025 | US$5m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Jan 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2024 | US$7m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Jan 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2023 | US$9m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Jan 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 30 2022 | US$6m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Jan 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Apr 30 2021 | US$7m | US$1m | US$920m |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$801m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$796m |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$851m |
| Apr 30 2020 | US$4m | US$1m | US$932m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jul 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$991m |
| Apr 30 2019 | US$6m | US$1m | US$1b |
Compensation vs Market: Brendan's total compensation ($USD4.98M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Brendan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Brendan Horgan (52 yo)
Mr. Brendan Christopher Horgan has been Chief Executive Officer of Ashtead Group plc since May 1, 2019. Mr. Horgan served as the Group Chief Operating Officer of Ashtead Group plc since January 1, 2018 unt...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 6.5yrs | US$4.98m | 0.10% € 21.9m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| SVP Sales & Marketing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of ESG | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Culture & Engagement | no data | no data | no data | |
| Secretary | 1.5yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 0LC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 14.8yrs | US$4.98m | 0.10% € 21.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 7.3yrs | US$649.08k | 0.0033% € 733.7k | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.1yrs | US$195.92k | 0.00024% € 52.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.4yrs | US$111.96k | 0.00037% € 81.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.8yrs | US$139.95k | 0.00014% € 30.8k | |
| Independent Non-Executive director | 5.8yrs | US$125.28k | no data | |
| Independent non-executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: 0LC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/20 15:18 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/04/30 |
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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Analyst Sources
Ashtead Group plc is covered by 34 analysts. 17 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 |
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| Jane Sparrow | Barclays |
| James Rosenthal | Barclays |
| Carl Raynsford | Berenberg |