AO World plc

OTCPK:AOWD.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$725.2m

AO World Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

AO World's CEO is John Roberts, appointed in Jan 2000, has a tenure of 26.5 years. total yearly compensation is £2.05M, comprised of 27.1% salary and 72.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 14.87% of the company’s shares, worth $107.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 16 years and 9 years respectively.

Key information

John Roberts

Chief executive officer

UK£2.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage27.12%
CEO tenure26.5yrs
CEO ownership14.9%
Management average tenure16yrs
Board average tenure9yrs

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Roberts's remuneration changed compared to AO World's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026UK£2mUK£557k

UK£36m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

UK£24m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

UK£11m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£10m

Mar 31 2025UK£1mUK£546k

UK£10m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

UK£18m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£26m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£26m

Mar 31 2024UK£2mUK£510k

UK£25m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£26m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£27m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£16m

Mar 31 2023UK£1mUK£491k

UK£6m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£3m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£13m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£8m

Mar 31 2022UK£611kUK£477k

-UK£4m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£200k

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£9m

Mar 31 2021UK£977kUK£464k

UK£18m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£20m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

UK£22m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

UK£11m

Mar 31 2020UK£733kUK£450k

UK£1m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD2.74M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.53M).

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

CEO

John Roberts (53 yo)

26.5yrs
Tenure
UK£2,054,381
Compensation

Mr. John Roberts founded AO World Plc in 2000 and has been its Executive Director since August 02, 2005. Mr. Roberts is responsible for innovation and inspiring AO’s people. Mr. Roberts served as the Chief...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Roberts
Founder26.5yrsUK£2.05m14.87%
$ 107.9m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO10.9yrsUK£1.63m0.029%
$ 207.5k
Julie Angela Finnemore
Director of Group Legal & Company Secretary12yrsno datano data
David Ashwell
Managing Director of Expert Logistics20.1yrsno datano data
16.0yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: AOWD.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (16 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Roberts
Founder20.9yrsUK£2.05m14.87%
$ 107.9m
Mark Higgins
Group CFO10.9yrsUK£1.63m0.029%
$ 207.5k
Geoffrey Cooper
Independent Non-Executive Chairman10yrsUK£210.00kno data
Sophie Tomkins
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearUK£36.75kno data
Peter Pritchard
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director3.8yrsUK£78.00k0.017%
$ 121.2k
Christopher Hopkinson
Non-Executive Director20.6yrsUK£59.00k3.77%
$ 27.3m
Shaun McCabe
Independent Non-Executive Director8yrsUK£76.00kno data
Sarah Venning
Independent Non-Executive Director3.7yrsUK£67.00kno data
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: AOWD.F's board of directors are considered experienced (9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/08 05:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/30 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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

AO World plc is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Caroline GulliverEquity Development Limited
Charlie RothbarthHSBC
Kate CalvertInvestec Bank plc (UK)