BT Group plc

LSE:BT.A Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£18.1b

BT Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

BT Group's CEO is Allison Kirkby, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 1.75 years. total yearly compensation is £2.49M, comprised of 44.2% salary and 55.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.016% of the company’s shares, worth £2.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Allison Kirkby

Chief executive officer

UK£2.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage44.21%
CEO tenure1.8yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure5yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is BT Group (LON:BT.A) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 26
Is BT Group (LON:BT.A) Using Too Much Debt?

Some Confidence Is Lacking In BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) P/E

Sep 08
Some Confidence Is Lacking In BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) P/E

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0576

Jul 24
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0576

BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 09
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Returns On Capital At BT Group (LON:BT.A) Have Stalled

Jul 02
Returns On Capital At BT Group (LON:BT.A) Have Stalled

BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jun 12
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

May 29
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0576

May 25
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0576

Returns At BT Group (LON:BT.A) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Mar 17
Returns At BT Group (LON:BT.A) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Market Participants Recognise BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Earnings

Feb 27
Market Participants Recognise BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Earnings

Here's Why BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Dec 14
Here's Why BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024

Nov 26
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024
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Fiber And 5G Expansion To Drive Growth Amidst Global Transformation

Focus on UK fiber expansion and 5G growth is key for revenue and earnings through increased customer acquisition and ARPU growth.

BT Group (LON:BT.A) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

Oct 31
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Allison Kirkby's remuneration changed compared to BT Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025UK£2mUK£1m

UK£1b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£910m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£766m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£811m

Mar 31 2024UK£2mUK£288k

UK£855m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2023UK£133kn/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2022UK£124kn/a

UK£1b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2021UK£124kn/a

UK£1b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2020UK£117kn/a

UK£2b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2019UK£3kn/a

UK£2b

Compensation vs Market: Allison's total compensation ($USD3.34M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.67M).

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

CEO

Allison Kirkby (58 yo)

1.8yrs
Tenure
UK£2,488,000
Compensation

Ms. Allison Kirkby, FCMA, serves as Chief Executive Officer of BT Group plc since Janyary 31, 2024. She is Senior Advisor of Infrastructure at Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. since March 2025.Earlier she...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Allison Kirkby
CEO & Director1.8yrsUK£2.49m0.016%
£ 2.9m
Simon Lowth
CFO & Executive Director9.3yrsUK£3.40m0.029%
£ 5.3m
Nicholas Delfas
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sabine Chalmers
Group General Counsel7.5yrsno datano data
Alison Wilcox
Chief People & Culture Officerless than a yearno datano data
Damien Patrick Maltarp
Chief Financial Officer of Wholesale & Venturesno datano datano data
John Watson
Interim Head of Digital Team & Chief Security and Networks Officer3.1yrsno data0.0086%
£ 1.5m
Ashish Gupta
Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise Business7yrsno datano data
Gabrielle Ginér
Head of Sustainable Business Policyno datano datano data
Chris Sims
Managing Director of Strategyno datano datano data
Stephen Best
Managing Director of Enterprise Productsno datano datano data
Neil McRae
Managing Director & Chief Architectno datano datano data
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BT.A's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Allison Kirkby
CEO & Director6.6yrsUK£2.49m0.016%
£ 2.9m
Simon Lowth
CFO & Executive Director9.3yrsUK£3.40m0.029%
£ 5.3m
Robert McTighe
Chairman of Openreach8.8yrsno datano data
Sara Weller
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUK£135.00k0.00048%
£ 86.7k
Matthew Key
Independent Non-Executive Director7yrsUK£168.00k0.0021%
£ 386.6k
Adam Crozier
Independent Non-Executive Chairman3.9yrsUK£711.00k0.00064%
£ 115.6k
Raphael Kübler
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsno datano data
Steven Guggenheimer
Independent Non-Executive Director3yrsUK£154.00k0.000050%
£ 9.0k
Dame Linda Cairnie
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director2.5yrsUK£172.00k0.00026%
£ 47.0k
Maggie Jones
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUK£162.00k0.00071%
£ 128.3k
Daniela L Rus
Member of Technology Advisory Board4.5yrsno datano data
John Stecher
Member of Technology Advisory Board4.5yrsno datano data
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BT.A's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/17 17:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/17 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

BT Group plc is covered by 37 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
John DaviesBanco Santander
Maurice PatrickBarclays