ITV plc

LSE:ITV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.0b

ITV Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

ITV's CEO is Carolyn McCall, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 7.83 years. total yearly compensation is £4.09M, comprised of 25.5% salary and 74.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.083% of the company’s shares, worth £2.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.1 years and 4.9 years respectively.

Key information

Carolyn McCall

Chief executive officer

UK£4.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage25.46%
CEO tenure7.8yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure7.1yrs
Board average tenure4.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Nov 12
ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

ITV (LON:ITV) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Oct 27
ITV (LON:ITV) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

ITV's (LON:ITV) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Sep 25
ITV's (LON:ITV) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

What Does ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 10
What Does ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Indicate?

ITV's (LON:ITV) Dividend Will Be £0.017

Jul 29
ITV's (LON:ITV) Dividend Will Be £0.017

Be Wary Of ITV (LON:ITV) And Its Returns On Capital

Jun 24
Be Wary Of ITV (LON:ITV) And Its Returns On Capital

What Does ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Indicate?

Apr 17
What Does ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Indicate?

Is ITV (LON:ITV) A Risky Investment?

Mar 31
Is ITV (LON:ITV) A Risky Investment?
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Upcoming Advertising Restrictions And Debt Will Pressure Future Earnings

Planned cost-cutting and resource reprioritization may strain operations, impacting net margins if savings do not align with targets amid rising costs.

ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

Mar 09
ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Dec 17
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

When Should You Buy ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

Nov 16
When Should You Buy ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

ITV plc (LON:ITV) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Oct 25
ITV plc (LON:ITV) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

ITV (LON:ITV) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.017

Oct 07
ITV (LON:ITV) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.017

These 4 Measures Indicate That ITV (LON:ITV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 28
These 4 Measures Indicate That ITV (LON:ITV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

Aug 21
ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

Capital Allocation Trends At ITV (LON:ITV) Aren't Ideal

Aug 16
Capital Allocation Trends At ITV (LON:ITV) Aren't Ideal

ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.017

Jul 28
ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.017

Sentiment Still Eluding ITV plc (LON:ITV)

Jun 27
Sentiment Still Eluding ITV plc (LON:ITV)

When Should You Buy ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

Jun 12
When Should You Buy ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

Does ITV (LON:ITV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 26
Does ITV (LON:ITV) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Here's Why It's Unlikely That ITV plc's (LON:ITV) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

Apr 26
Here's Why It's Unlikely That ITV plc's (LON:ITV) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

Mar 24
ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

ITV's (LON:ITV) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Mar 14
ITV's (LON:ITV) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.033

Mar 10
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.033

At UK£0.56, Is ITV plc (LON:ITV) Worth Looking At Closely?

Feb 29
At UK£0.56, Is ITV plc (LON:ITV) Worth Looking At Closely?

The Returns On Capital At ITV (LON:ITV) Don't Inspire Confidence

Dec 02
The Returns On Capital At ITV (LON:ITV) Don't Inspire Confidence

Is ITV plc (LON:ITV) Potentially Undervalued?

Nov 15
Is ITV plc (LON:ITV) Potentially Undervalued?

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

Oct 05
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

We Think ITV (LON:ITV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 25
We Think ITV (LON:ITV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

ITV's (LON:ITV) Dividend Will Be £0.017

Sep 10
ITV's (LON:ITV) Dividend Will Be £0.017

ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

Aug 27
ITV (LON:ITV) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.017

Aug 13
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.017

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

Jul 30
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.017

We Think ITV (LON:ITV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jun 21
We Think ITV (LON:ITV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Is There Now An Opportunity In ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

May 30
Is There Now An Opportunity In ITV plc (LON:ITV)?

Investors Could Be Concerned With ITV's (LON:ITV) Returns On Capital

Apr 29
Investors Could Be Concerned With ITV's (LON:ITV) Returns On Capital

ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

Apr 05
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.033

Is ITV (LON:ITV) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 20
Is ITV (LON:ITV) Using Too Much Debt?

ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.033

Mar 05
ITV (LON:ITV) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.033

What Is ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Doing?

Feb 04
What Is ITV plc's (LON:ITV) Share Price Doing?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Carolyn McCall's remuneration changed compared to ITV's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£186m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£297m

Dec 31 2024UK£4mUK£1m

UK£408m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£421m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£434m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£322m

Dec 31 2023UK£3mUK£1m

UK£210m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£244m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£277m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£353m

Dec 31 2022UK£4mUK£971k

UK£428m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£451m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£473m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£426m

Dec 31 2021UK£3mUK£943k

UK£378m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£371m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£364m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£325m

Dec 31 2020UK£1mUK£833k

UK£285m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£293m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£301m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£387m

Dec 31 2019UK£3mUK£923k

UK£473m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£459m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£445m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£456m

Dec 31 2018UK£4mUK£887k

UK£466m

Compensation vs Market: Carolyn's total compensation ($USD5.38M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.31M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Carolyn's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Carolyn McCall (64 yo)

7.8yrs
Tenure
UK£4,089,000
Compensation

Ms. Dame Carolyn J. McCall, DBE, is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Bridgepoint Group plc since July 12, 2021. Carolyn joined the Board of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation in 2024 an...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Carolyn McCall
Chief Executive7.8yrsUK£4.09m0.083%
£ 2.5m
Christopher Kennedy
Group CFO6.8yrsUK£2.70m0.041%
£ 1.2m
Kyla Lynne Mullins
General Counsel6.8yrsno datano data
Kevin Lygo
MD of Media & Entertainment and Member of Management Board15.3yrsno data0.099%
£ 3.0m
Kelly Williams
MD of Commercial & Member of Management Board10.9yrsno data0.027%
£ 802.8k
Julian Bellamy
MD of ITV Studios & Member of Management Board9.8yrsno data0.049%
£ 1.4m
Paul Moore
Group Communications & Corporate Affairs Director and Member of Management Board7.3yrsno datano data
Magnus Brooke
Director of Strategy4.8yrsno datano data
Ade Rawcliffe
Chief People Officer & Member of Management Board5.2yrsno datano data
Simon Farnsworth
CTO & Member of Management Board1.8yrsno datano data
Pippa Foulds
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Simon Daglish
Deputy Managing Director of Commercialno datano datano data
7.1yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ITV's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Carolyn McCall
Chief Executive7.8yrsUK£4.09m0.083%
£ 2.5m
Christopher Kennedy
Group CFO6.8yrsUK£2.70m0.041%
£ 1.2m
Margaret Ewing
Independent Non-Executive Director8.1yrsUK£90.00k0.0015%
£ 45.7k
Edward H. Carter
Senior Independent Director7.1yrsUK£103.00k0.0027%
£ 79.0k
Andrew Cosslett
Independent Non-Executive Chair3.4yrsUK£416.00k0.017%
£ 490.8k
Graham Cooke
Independent Non-Executive Director & Workforce Engagement Director5.5yrsUK£75.00k0.00045%
£ 13.4k
Sharmila Nebhrajani
Independent Non-Executive Director4.9yrsUK£92.00k0.0010%
£ 30.6k
Dawn Allen
Independent Non-executive Director2.1yrsUK£77.00kno data
Marjorie Kaplan
Independent Non-executive Director2.2yrsUK£70.00kno data
Gidon Katz
Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrsUK£70.00k0.0020%
£ 59.4k
Helen Ashton
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ITV's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/17 02:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/14 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

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

ITV plc is covered by 24 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William Noel MilnerArete Research Services LLP
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Sarah SimonBerenberg