Robert Walters plc

LSE:RWA Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£87.5m

Robert Walters Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Toby Fowlston

Chief executive officer

UK£604.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage92.05%
CEO tenure2.7yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure2.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Using Debt Sensibly?

Nov 29
Is Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Using Debt Sensibly?

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Tunnel

Aug 24
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Tunnel

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 24
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Revenues Working Against Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Following 26% Dive

Mar 14
Revenues Working Against Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Following 26% Dive
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Investing In AI And Expanding Into Japan Will Drive Future Success

Emphasis on operational efficiencies and strategic investments are poised to improve margins and profitability by reducing costs and enhancing productivity.

At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Sep 06
At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.065

Aug 19
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.065

These 4 Measures Indicate That Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

May 22
These 4 Measures Indicate That Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.17

Apr 26
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.17

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.17

Mar 29
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.17

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Mar 20
Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Mar 15
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.17

Mar 13
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.17

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Jan 10
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Oct 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Robert Walters (LON:RWA)

Jun 06
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Robert Walters (LON:RWA)

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.17

Apr 05
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.17

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.17

Mar 13
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.17

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 31
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

What Does Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Indicate?

Jul 08
What Does Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Indicate?

Here's What Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Strong Returns On Capital Mean

Jun 15
Here's What Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Strong Returns On Capital Mean

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Mar 31
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Broker Revenue Forecasts For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Are Surging Higher

Mar 09
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Are Surging Higher

An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Feb 28
An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Toby Fowlston's remuneration changed compared to Robert Walters's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-UK£15m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-UK£10m

Dec 31 2024UK£604kUK£556k

-UK£6m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£150k

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£6m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£10m

Dec 31 2023UK£563kUK£360k

UK£13m

Compensation vs Market: Toby's total compensation ($USD808.15K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD401.07K).

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


CEO

Toby Fowlston (51 yo)

2.7yrs
Tenure
UK£604,000
Compensation

Mr. Toby Russell Fowlston served as Chief Executive Officer of RW & WP at Robert Walters plc until April 27, 2023 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director since April 27, 2023. Mr. Fo...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Toby Fowlston
CEO & Executive Director2.7yrsUK£604.00kno data
David Bower
CFO & Director2.3yrsUK£489.00k0.046%
£ 39.9k
Dominic Dow
Chief Technology & Product Officerless than a yearno datano data
Dami Tanimowo
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Richard Harris
Chief Legal Officer9.9yrsno datano data
Indy Lachhar
Chief People Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Sinead Hourigan
Global Head of Talent Advisoryno datano datano data
Louise Campbell
Managing Director of Irelandno datano datano data
Özlem Simsek
Managing Director of Belgiumno datano datano data
Rodolfo Oviedo
Country Manager Mexicono datano datano data
Faye Walshe
Group Innovation Directorno datano datano data
Stephen Edwards
Chief Customer Officer1.8yrsno datano data
2.4yrs
Average Tenure

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


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Toby Fowlston
CEO & Executive Director2.7yrsUK£604.00kno data
David Bower
CFO & Director2.3yrsUK£489.00k0.046%
£ 39.9k
Philippe Van de Walle
Independent Non-Executive Chairman3.1yrsUK£206.00k0.12%
£ 103.7k
Tanith Dodge
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director8.8yrsUK£87.00k0.0091%
£ 8.0k
Matthew Ashley
Independent Non-Executive Director4yrsUK£81.00k0.015%
£ 12.9k
Michaela Margarete Tod
Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£69.00kno data
Jane Hesmondhalgh
Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£69.00k0.011%
£ 9.3k
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: RWA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/15 22:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/15 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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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

Robert Walters plc is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Konrad ZomerBerenberg
James GilbertCanaccord Genuity
Steven WoolfDeutsche Bank