Babcock International Group PLC

BATS-CHIXE:BABL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.8b

Babcock International Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Babcock International Group's CEO is David Lockwood, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 5.08 years. total yearly compensation is £5.37M, comprised of 16.5% salary and 83.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.21% of the company’s shares, worth £11.91M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 4.8 years respectively.

Key information

David Lockwood

Chief executive officer

UK£5.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.45%
CEO tenure5yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure4.9yrs
Board average tenure4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Lockwood's remuneration changed compared to Babcock International Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025UK£5mUK£883k

UK£247m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£220m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£193m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£179m

Mar 31 2024UK£4mUK£816k

UK£166m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£99m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£33m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£1m

Mar 31 2023UK£3mUK£816k

-UK£35m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£56m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£147m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£155m

Mar 31 2022UK£2mUK£808k

UK£164m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£377m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£918m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£1b

Mar 31 2021UK£812kUK£438k

-UK£2b

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD7.28M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD4.23M).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

David Lockwood (63 yo)

5yrs
Tenure
UK£5,367,000
Compensation

Mr. David Charles Lockwood, B.A., F.C.A. & O.B.E., FRSA, FAeS, was a Non-Executive Director of John Wood Group PLC since March 12, 2024 until June 18, 2025. He has been an Executive Director of Babcock Int...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Lockwood
CEO & Executive Director5yrsUK£5.37m0.21%
£ 11.9m
David Mellors
CFO & Executive Director4.8yrsUK£3.66m0.14%
£ 8.3m
Brad Yelland
Chief Engineering & Technology Officerno datano datano data
Andrew Gollan
Director of Investor Relations3.8yrsno datano data
Nicholas James Borrett
Group Company Secretary & General Counsel9.4yrsno datano data
Bob Whiley
Managing Director of Babcock Networksno datano datano data
Kate Hill
Group Head of Financial Communicationsno datano datano data
John Howie
Chief Corporate Affairs Officerno datano datano data
Tom Newman
Chief Executive Officer of Land Sector4.7yrsno datano data
Neal Misell
Chief Executive of Aviation5.4yrsno datano data
Louise Atkinson
Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Roger O'Callaghan
Chief Executive of Babcock Africa Operationsno datano datano data
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BABL's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Lockwood
CEO & Executive Director5.1yrsUK£5.37m0.21%
£ 11.9m
David Mellors
CFO & Executive Director4.8yrsUK£3.66m0.14%
£ 8.3m
Edmund Moriz Forster
Senior Independent Director5.3yrsUK£91.00k0.0020%
£ 115.4k
Kevin Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director2.3yrsUK£65.00k0.0012%
£ 69.6k
Aedamar Comiskey
Non-Executive Directorno datano datano data
John Ramsay
Independent Non-Executive Director3.7yrsUK£88.00k0.0080%
£ 462.7k
Dame Linda Cairnie
Independent Chairman6.4yrsUK£346.00k0.024%
£ 1.4m
Lucy Dimes
Independent Non-Executive Director7.4yrsUK£65.00k0.0010%
£ 58.0k
Andrew Parker
Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsUK£80.00kno data
Jane Moriarty
Independent Non-Executive Director2.8yrsUK£65.00kno data
Claudia Natanson
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsUK£65.00kno data
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/12 00:28
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/12 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Babcock International Group PLC is covered by 33 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David BrocktonArbuthnot Securities Limited
Graham WebsterArden Partners Plc.
George McwhirterBerenberg