Grainger plc

LSE:GRI Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

Grainger Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Grainger's CEO is Helen Gordon, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 8.92 years. total yearly compensation is £1.82M, comprised of 32.1% salary and 67.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.082% of the company’s shares, worth £1.36M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

Helen Gordon

Chief executive officer

UK£1.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage32.1%
CEO tenure8.9yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Grainger's (LON:GRI) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Dec 04
Grainger's (LON:GRI) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Extensively

Sep 28
These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Extensively

Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

May 24
Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 26
Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0437

Dec 13
Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0437

Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0437

Nov 25
Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0437

Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 16
Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Grainger (LON:GRI) A Risky Investment?

May 13
Is Grainger (LON:GRI) A Risky Investment?

Do Grainger's (LON:GRI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Mar 16
Do Grainger's (LON:GRI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jan 13
Here's Why Grainger (LON:GRI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Grainger's (LON:GRI) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0389

Dec 20
Grainger's (LON:GRI) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0389

Grainger's (LON:GRI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Dec 01
Grainger's (LON:GRI) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Grainger (LON:GRI) Presents An Opportunity

Aug 17
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Grainger (LON:GRI) Presents An Opportunity

Does Grainger (LON:GRI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 05
Does Grainger (LON:GRI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is Now The Time To Put Grainger (LON:GRI) On Your Watchlist?

May 14
Is Now The Time To Put Grainger (LON:GRI) On Your Watchlist?

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

Mar 16
These 4 Measures Indicate That Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033

Dec 14
Grainger (LON:GRI) Will Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033

Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033

Nov 21
Grainger (LON:GRI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of UK£0.033

Are Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Sep 30
Are Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 12
Is Grainger (LON:GRI) Using Too Much Debt?

Grainger plc's (LON:GRI) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?

Mar 11
Grainger plc's (LON:GRI) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?

Are Insiders Selling Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock?

Feb 11
Are Insiders Selling Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock?

Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Compensated Shareholders With A Respectable 43% Return On Their Investment

Jan 25
Grainger (LON:GRI) Has Compensated Shareholders With A Respectable 43% Return On Their Investment

How Is Grainger's (LON:GRI) CEO Compensated?

Jan 10
How Is Grainger's (LON:GRI) CEO Compensated?

Grainger (LON:GRI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Dec 26
Grainger (LON:GRI) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock's Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Decent: Will The Market Correct The Share Price In The Future?

Dec 11
Grainger plc (LON:GRI) Stock's Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Decent: Will The Market Correct The Share Price In The Future?

We're Not Counting On Grainger (LON:GRI) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability

Nov 26
We're Not Counting On Grainger (LON:GRI) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Helen Gordon's remuneration changed compared to Grainger's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024UK£2mUK£583k

UK£31m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£15m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£1m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£12m

Sep 30 2023UK£2mUK£546k

UK£26m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£92m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£159m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£194m

Sep 30 2022UK£2mUK£509k

UK£229m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£190m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£151m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£130m

Sep 30 2021UK£2mUK£499k

UK£110m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£93m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

UK£77m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£80m

Sep 30 2020UK£2mUK£491k

UK£83m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£99m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

UK£106m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£110m

Sep 30 2019UK£1mUK£479k

UK£115m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£105m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£95m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

UK£91m

Sep 30 2018UK£1mUK£468k

UK£87m

Compensation vs Market: Helen's total compensation ($USD2.31M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.38M).

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

CEO

Helen Gordon (65 yo)

8.9yrs

Tenure

UK£1,818,000

Compensation

Ms. Helen Christine Gordon, MRICS, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Derwent London Plc since January 1, 2018. She is Senior Independent Director of Derwent London Plc since October 31, 202...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Helen Gordon
CEO & Executive Director8.9yrsUK£1.82m0.082%
£ 1.4m
Robert Hudson
Group CFO & Executive Director3.3yrsUK£1.40m0.016%
£ 259.2k
Eliza Pattinson
Director of Operations & Asset Management2.3yrsno datano data
David Smith
Group Accounting Directorno datano datano data
David Prescott
Director of Strategy & Corporate Finance6.3yrsno datano data
Paul Glibbery
Chief Information Officer4.6yrsno datano data
Kurt Mueller
Director of Corporate Affairsno datano datano data
Sapna FitzGerald
Group General Counsel & Company Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Julie Deighton
Head of Communicationsno datano datano data
Michelle Boothroyd
Chief People Officer3.1yrsno datano data
Thomas Grounds
Head of Researchno datano datano data
Charlotte Hopkinson
Head of Sustainability & CSRno datano datano data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GRI's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Helen Gordon
CEO & Executive Director9.1yrsUK£1.82m0.082%
£ 1.4m
Robert Hudson
Group CFO & Executive Director3.3yrsUK£1.40m0.016%
£ 259.2k
Justin Read
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director7.8yrsUK£75.00k0.0028%
£ 46.1k
Mark Clare
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board7.8yrsUK£193.00k0.022%
£ 362.1k
Carol Hui
Independent Non-Executive Director3.2yrsUK£66.00k0.00068%
£ 11.3k
Michael Brodtman
Independent Non-Executive Director1.9yrsUK£55.00k0.0027%
£ 45.2k
Janette Bell
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsUK£66.00k0.00022%
£ 3.6k

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GRI's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 02:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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.

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

Grainger plc is covered by 18 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Sander BunckBarclays
Celine Soo-HuynhBarclays
Miranda CockburnBerenberg