Babcock International Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Babcock International Group's CEO is David Lockwood, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 5.75 years. total yearly compensation is £5.37M, comprised of 16.5% salary and 83.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $10.79M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.4 years and 5 years respectively.
Key information
David Lockwood
Chief executive officer
UK£5.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 16.45% |
| CEO tenure | 5.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 5.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£287m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£267m |
| Mar 31 2025 | UK£5m | UK£883k | UK£247m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£220m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£193m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£179m |
| Mar 31 2024 | UK£4m | UK£816k | UK£166m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£99m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£33m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -UK£1m |
| Mar 31 2023 | UK£3m | UK£816k | -UK£35m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£56m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£147m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£155m |
| Mar 31 2022 | UK£2m | UK£808k | UK£164m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£377m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£918m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -UK£1b |
| Mar 31 2021 | UK£812k | UK£438k | -UK£2b |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD7.16M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
David Lockwood (64 yo)
Mr. David Charles Lockwood, B.A., F.C.A. & O.B.E., FRSA, FAeS, was a Non-Executive Director of John Wood Group PLC since March 12, 2024 until June 18, 2025. He has been an Executive Director of Babcock Int...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 5.8yrs | UK£5.37m | 0.16% $ 10.8m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£3.66m | 0.15% $ 10.0m | |
| Director of Investor Relations | 4.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Company Secretary & General Counsel | 10.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Interim Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Babcock Networks | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Head of Financial Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Land Sector | 5.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of Nuclear | 6.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of Mission Systems | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Deputy Chief Executive Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BCKI.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 5.8yrs | UK£5.37m | 0.16% $ 10.8m | |
| CFO & Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£3.66m | 0.15% $ 10.0m | |
| Senior Independent Director | 6yrs | UK£91.00k | 0.0021% $ 138.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3yrs | UK£65.00k | 0.0012% $ 83.2k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.4yrs | UK£88.00k | 0.0082% $ 554.0k | |
| Independent Chairman | 7.2yrs | UK£346.00k | 0.025% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.6yrs | UK£80.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.5yrs | UK£65.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.3yrs | UK£65.00k | no data |
Experienced Board: BCKI.F's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/08 05:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Babcock International Group PLC is covered by 25 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| George Mcwhirter | Berenberg |
| Allen Wells | BNP Paribas |
| Benjamin Heelan | BofA Global Research |