SSE plc

LSE:SSE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£20.5b

SSE Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

SSE's CEO is Paul Morton Phillips-Davies, appointed in Jul 2013, has a tenure of 23.5 years. total yearly compensation is £3.89M, comprised of 26.8% salary and 73.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.005% of the company’s shares, worth £1.10M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Paul Morton Phillips-Davies

Chief executive officer

UK£3.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage26.82%
CEO tenure12yrs
CEO ownership0.005%
Management average tenure6.5yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With SSE plc's (LON:SSE) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Jul 11
Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With SSE plc's (LON:SSE) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Recent updates

A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Jul 04
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

Jun 17
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jun 12
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

May 28
SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Mar 27
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Feb 28
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

Feb 13
There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 29
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
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Driving Sustainable Growth With Decisive Investments And Clean Energy Transformation

Strategic investments in renewables and networks are driving predictable profitability and improved future net margins.

Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

Nov 14
Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Oct 31
SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Returns At SSE (LON:SSE) Are On The Way Up

Oct 13
Returns At SSE (LON:SSE) Are On The Way Up

Estimating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Sep 25
Estimating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Is SSE (LON:SSE) A Risky Investment?

Sep 10
Is SSE (LON:SSE) A Risky Investment?

What SSE plc's (LON:SSE) P/S Is Not Telling You

Jul 26
What SSE plc's (LON:SSE) P/S Is Not Telling You

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With SSE plc's (LON:SSE) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Jul 11
Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With SSE plc's (LON:SSE) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul Morton Phillips-Davies's remuneration changed compared to SSE's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025UK£4mUK£1m

UK£1b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2024UK£4mUK£999k

UK£2b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£678m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£260m

Mar 31 2023UK£5mUK£952k

-UK£158m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£433m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2022UK£5mUK£924k

UK£3b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£3b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£3b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£2b

Mar 31 2021UK£3mUK£915k

UK£2b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£1b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£714m

Mar 31 2020UK£2mUK£890k

UK£420m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

UK£1b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£1b

Mar 31 2019UK£2mUK£890k

UK£1b

Compensation vs Market: Paul Morton's total compensation ($USD5.30M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.72M).

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

CEO

Paul Morton Phillips-Davies (58 yo)

12yrs
Tenure
UK£3,892,000
Compensation

Mr. Paul Morton Alistair Phillips-Davies serves as Independent Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water Services Limited from November 23, 2022. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of SSE plc since July...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Morton Phillips-Davies
CEO & Executive Director12yrsUK£3.89m0.0054%
£ 1.1m
Barry O'regan
CFO & Executive Director1.6yrsUK£1.43m0.0045%
£ 917.9k
Martin Pibworth
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director8.5yrsUK£2.55m0.016%
£ 3.2m
Elizabeth Tanner
General Counsel & Company Secretary6.3yrsno datano data
John Stewart
Director of Human Resources16yrsno datano data
Robert McDonald
Managing Director of SSEN Transmission6.5yrsno datano data
Samuel Peacock
Managing Director of Corporate Affairsno datano datano data
Finlay McCutcheon
Managing Director of SSE Thermal1.2yrsno datano data
Neil Kirkby
Managing Director of Enterprise8.5yrsno datano data
Rachel McEwen
Chief Sustainability Officerno datano datano data
Christopher Derek Burchell
Managing Director of SSEN Distribution4.7yrsno datano data
Stephen Wheeler
Managing Director of SSE Renewablesno datano datano data
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SSE's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Morton Phillips-Davies
CEO & Executive Director23.5yrsUK£3.89m0.0054%
£ 1.1m
Barry O'regan
CFO & Executive Director1.6yrsUK£1.43m0.0045%
£ 917.9k
Martin Pibworth
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director7.8yrsUK£2.55m0.016%
£ 3.2m
John Bason
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrsUK£107.00k0.00019%
£ 38.9k
Helen Mahy
Senior Independent Director9.3yrsUK£127.00k0.00030%
£ 61.5k
Anthony Cocker
Independent Non-Executive Director7.2yrsUK£102.00k0.00045%
£ 92.2k
John Manzoni
Chairman of the Board4.8yrsUK£452.00k0.00025%
£ 51.2k
Deborah Crosbie
Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsUK£82.00k0.00018%
£ 36.9k
Angela Rosemary Strank
Independent Non-Executive Director5.2yrsUK£82.00k0.00020%
£ 41.0k
Maarten Wetselaar
Independent non-Executive Director1.8yrsUK£82.00k0.00036%
£ 73.8k
Melanie Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsUK£107.00k0.00020%
£ 41.0k
Elish Angiolini
Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsUK£102.00k0.00018%
£ 36.9k
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SSE's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/07 04:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/07 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

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Analyst Sources

SSE plc is covered by 30 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dominic NashBarclays
Andrew FisherBerenberg
Harry WyburdBNP Paribas Exane