J D Wetherspoon plc

BATS-CHIXE:JDWL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£823.8m

J D Wetherspoon Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

John Hutson

Chief executive officer

UK£1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage63.09%
CEO tenure30.7yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure10.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Hutson's remuneration changed compared to J D Wetherspoon's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jan 25 2026n/an/a

UK£55m

Oct 25 2025n/an/a

UK£62m

Jul 27 2025UK£1mUK£694k

UK£68m

Apr 27 2025n/an/a

UK£65m

Jan 26 2025n/an/a

UK£62m

Oct 26 2024n/an/a

UK£56m

Jul 28 2024UK£1mUK£677k

UK£49m

Apr 28 2024n/an/a

UK£45m

Jan 28 2024n/an/a

UK£41m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

UK£50m

Jul 30 2023UK£2mUK£638k

UK£60m

Apr 29 2023n/an/a

UK£64m

Jan 29 2023n/an/a

UK£68m

Oct 29 2022n/an/a

UK£43m

Jul 31 2022UK£1mUK£638k

UK£19m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£55m

Jan 23 2022n/an/a

-UK£130m

Oct 23 2021n/an/a

-UK£153m

Jul 25 2021UK£813kUK£587k

-UK£177m

Apr 25 2021n/an/a

-UK£180m

Jan 24 2021n/an/a

-UK£183m

Oct 24 2020n/an/a

-UK£140m

Jul 26 2020UK£738kUK£522k

-UK£98m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD1.49M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.58M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John Hutson (61 yo)

30.7yrs
Tenure
UK£1,100,000
Compensation

Mr. John Hutson serves as the Chief Executive Officer of JD Wetherspoon PLC. Mr. Hutson served as Managing Director of JD Wetherspoon plc and also served as its Chief Operating Officer since October 2010....

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Martin
Executive Chairman43.7yrsUK£339.00k28.45%
£ 234.3m
John Hutson
CEO, Member of Management Board & Executive Directorno dataUK£1.10m0.19%
£ 1.6m
Ben Whitley
Finance Directorno dataUK£445.00k0.028%
£ 227.3k
James Ullman
Personnel & Retail Audit Director7.7yrsUK£366.00k0.045%
£ 370.4k
Martin Geoghegan
Operations Director & Member of Management Board22.7yrsUK£342.00k0.065%
£ 536.5k
David Capstick
IT & Property Director and Member of Management Board23.7yrsno data0.081%
£ 670.1k
Nigel Connor
Company Secretary11.8yrsno data0.014%
£ 111.5k
Michael Barron
Commercial Director & Member of Management Board4.7yrsno datano data
Paul Brimmer
Purchasing Director & Member of Management Board4.7yrsno datano data
Tom Ball
People Director & Member of Management Board4.7yrsno datano data
Hannah Young
Deputy Finance Director & Member of Management Board4.7yrsno datano data
Jonanthan Yates
Marketing Director & Member of Management Board2.7yrsno datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: JDWL's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Martin
Executive Chairman43.7yrsUK£339.00k28.45%
£ 234.3m
John Hutson
CEO, Member of Management Board & Executive Director30.7yrsUK£1.10m0.19%
£ 1.6m
Ben Whitley
Finance Director10.8yrsUK£445.00k0.028%
£ 227.3k
James Ullman
Personnel & Retail Audit Director4.3yrsUK£366.00k0.045%
£ 370.4k
Nigel Connor
Company Secretaryno datano data0.014%
£ 111.5k
Ben Thorne
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director6.7yrsUK£59.00k0.0020%
£ 16.4k
John Herring
Non-Executive Director29.7yrsUK£18.00kno data
Debra van Gene
Independent Non-Executive Director20.5yrsUK£59.00k0.0037%
£ 30.2k
Hudson Simmons
Employee Director4.8yrsUK£8.00k0.0026%
£ 21.4k
Deborah Whittingham
Employee Director4.8yrsUK£8.00k0.0071%
£ 58.4k
10.8yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: JDWL's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/09 12:58
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/01/25
Annual Earnings2025/07/27

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

J D Wetherspoon plc is covered by 26 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Julian EasthopeBarclays
Elisabeth JamiesonBarclays
Richard TaylorBarclays