Wizz Air Holdings Plc

LSE:WIZZ Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

Wizz Air Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

József Váradi

Chief executive officer

€1.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage50.9%
CEO tenureno data
CEO ownership1.5%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Here's What's Concerning About Wizz Air Holdings' (LON:WIZZ) Returns On Capital

Feb 27
Here's What's Concerning About Wizz Air Holdings' (LON:WIZZ) Returns On Capital

Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%

Feb 09
Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Tunnel

Dec 06
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Tunnel

Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 09
Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Using Too Much Debt?

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Wizz Air Holdings' (LON:WIZZ) Returns On Capital

Sep 24
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Wizz Air Holdings' (LON:WIZZ) Returns On Capital

It's Down 28% But Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Aug 02
It's Down 28% But Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jul 12
Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Jun 16
Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Performance Completely

May 25
Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Performance Completely

Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Mar 21
Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jan 28
Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Dec 26
Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) A Risky Investment?

Dec 05
Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) A Risky Investment?

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 09
Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Trading At A 40% Discount?

Oct 19
Is Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Trading At A 40% Discount?

What Does Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 02
What Does Wizz Air Holdings Plc's (LON:WIZZ) Share Price Indicate?

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

May 07
Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jan 11
Is Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) Using Debt Sensibly?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has József Váradi's remuneration changed compared to Wizz Air Holdings's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

€170m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€295m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€320m

Mar 31 2024€1m€711k

€377m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

€106m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€257m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-€9m

Mar 31 2023€1m€687k

-€523m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-€587m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-€890m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-€970m

Mar 31 2022€2m€614k

-€632m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-€596m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-€446m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-€578m

Mar 31 2021€2m€518k

-€572m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-€467m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-€330m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

€101m

Mar 31 2020€3m€656k

€281m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

€486m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

€295m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

€397m

Mar 31 2019€4m€641k

€127m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

€266m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

€188m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

€267m

Mar 31 2018€1m€601k

€276m

Compensation vs Market: József's total compensation ($USD1.51M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.48M).

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

CEO

József Váradi

no data

Tenure

€1,395,932

Compensation

Mr. József Váradi serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Wizz Air Holdings Plc and Wizz Air Hungary Kft. Mr. Váradi served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Malév Hungarian Airlines and served as its Ch...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
József Váradi
CEO & Executive Directorno data€1.40m1.46%
£ 24.8m
Ian Malin
Executive VP & Group CFO2.4yrsno datano data
Diarmuid O' Conghaile
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Zsuzsa Poos
Chief Customer & Marketing Officer4.7yrsno datano data
Veronika Jung
Group People Officer4yrsno datano data
Owain Jones
Executive VP & Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officerno data€393.84kno data
Johan Eidhagen
Officer & MD of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi2.2yrsno datano data
Marion Geoffroy
Managing Director of Wizz Air UK6.5yrsno datano data
Michael Delehant
Senior Chief Commercial and Operations Officerless than a yearno datano data
Yvonne Moynihan
Corporate & ESG Officer and Company Secretary2yrsno datano data
Matteo Fregni
Head of Purchasingno datano datano data
Silvia Mosquera Gonzalez
Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officerno datano datano data

2.3yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: WIZZ's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
József Váradi
CEO & Executive Directorno data€1.40m1.46%
£ 24.8m
William Franke
Chairman21.2yrs€336.00k0.70%
£ 12.0m
Barry Eccleston
Non-Executive Director6.8yrs€157.50k0.0048%
£ 82.6k
Stephen Johnson
Non-Executive Director14.2yrs€120.00k0.051%
£ 870.4k
Anna Gatti
Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrs€112.50kno data
Enrique de Lome Chavarri
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrs€125.00k0.0014%
£ 23.4k
Anthony Radev
Independent Non-Executive Director3.9yrs€117.50k0.011%
£ 183.9k
Charlotte Pedersen
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrs€125.00k0.0014%
£ 23.7k
Andrew Broderick
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrs€112.50k0.0049%
£ 83.9k
Charlotte Andsager
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrs€125.00k0.0039%
£ 66.0k
Phit Chong
Independent Non-Executive Director1.7yrs€75.00k0.00038%
£ 6.5k

4.5yrs

Average Tenure

67.5yo

Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/23 15:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

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Analyst Sources

Wizz Air Holdings Plc is covered by 49 analysts. 21 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 LobbenbergBarclays
Rishika SavjaniBarclays
Oliver SleathBarclays