Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Investec Group's (JSE:INL) CEO Compensation For Now

Key Insights

• Investec Group will host its Annual General Meeting on 7th of August
• Total pay for CEO Fani Titi includes UK£828.0k salary
• Total compensation is 208% above industry average
• Investec Group's EPS grew by 12% over the past three years while total shareholder return over the past three years was 77%

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CEO Fani Titi has done a decent job of delivering relatively good performance at Investec Group (JSE:INL) recently. As shareholders go into the upcoming AGM on 7th of August, CEO compensation will probably not be their focus, but rather the steps management will take to continue the growth momentum. However, some shareholders will still be cautious of paying the CEO excessively.

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How Does Total Compensation For Fani Titi Compare With Other Companies In The Industry?

At the time of writing, our data shows that Investec Group has a market capitalization of R115b, and reported total annual CEO compensation of UK£3.4m for the year to March 2025. Notably, that's a decrease of 36% over the year before. We think total compensation is more important but our data shows that the CEO salary is lower, at UK£828k.

For comparison, other companies in the South Africa Capital Markets industry with market capitalizations ranging between R73b and R219b had a median total CEO compensation of UK£1.1m. This suggests that Fani Titi is paid more than the median for the industry. Moreover, Fani Titi also holds R104m worth of Investec Group stock directly under their own name, which reveals to us that they have a significant personal stake in the company.

Component	2025	2024	Proportion (2025)
Salary	UK£828k	UK£1.0m	25%
Other	UK£2.5m	UK£4.2m	75%
Total Compensation	UK£3.4m	UK£5.2m	100%

Talking in terms of the industry, salary represented approximately 51% of total compensation out of all the companies we analyzed, while other remuneration made up 49% of the pie. It's interesting to note that Investec Group allocates a smaller portion of compensation to salary in comparison to the broader industry. It's important to note that a slant towards non-salary compensation suggests that total pay is tied to the company's performance.

A Look at Investec Group's Growth Numbers

Over the past three years, Investec Group has seen its earnings per share (EPS) grow by 12% per year. It achieved revenue growth of 4.4% over the last year.

Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. It's good to see a bit of revenue growth, as this suggests the business is able to grow sustainably. Moving away from current form for a second, it could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.

Has Investec Group Been A Good Investment?

We think that the total shareholder return of 77%, over three years, would leave most Investec Group shareholders smiling. So they may not be at all concerned if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for companies around the same size.

To Conclude...

The company's decent performance might have made most shareholders happy, possibly making CEO remuneration the least of the concerns to be discussed in the upcoming AGM. Still, not all shareholders might be in favor of a pay raise to the CEO, seeing that they are already being paid higher than the industry.

While CEO pay is an important factor to be aware of, there are other areas that investors should be mindful of as well. That's why we did some digging and identified 2 warning signs for Investec Group that you should be aware of before investing.

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