64.00p
-0.78%
Close of 6 Nov 2026, in pence
About GlobalData
Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker DATA.L. It has been listed since 30 June 2000. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2024, it reported revenue of £285.5m and net income of £29.6m. At that date it held total assets of £655.8m and shareholders' equity of £403.8m.
GlobalData Plc engages in the provision of business information, research services, and marketing solutions. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides business information and services across various platforms in the consumer, information and communications technology (ICT), and healthcare markets. The firm serves a range of industries, such as consumer, retail, technology, healthcare and financial services. The firm's solutions include Report Store, Intelligence Centers and Consulting. The firm produces a range of strategic reports, industry forecast reports, sector reports, panel reports, insight reports, trend trackers, company and country profiles. The firm's reports provide data on a range of metrics and indicators in the consumer goods, technology, financial services and healthcare industries. Its Intelligence Center platform delivers its services through an interface, with combined search, browse and alert functionality. Its Intelligence Center offers a mix of data visualization, analytical and export tools.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Listed since
- 30 Jun 2000
- Employees
- 3,472
- Website
- progressivedigitalmedia.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Murray LeggIndependent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board£120,000
- Mr. Michael DansonChief Executive Officer, Executive Director, since 2008£35,000
- Mr. Graham LilleyChief Financial Officer, Executive Director, since 2018£1.4m
- Mr. Peter HarknessNon-Executive Director£55,000
- Ms. Annette BarnesSenior Non-Executive Independent Director£77,000
- Ms. Catherine BirkettNon-Executive Independent Director£71,000
- Mr. Andrew DayNon-Executive Independent Director£58,000
- Mr. Julien DecotNon-Executive Independent Director£56,000
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 36
- Environment
- 33
- Social
- 46
- Governance
- 31
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 96.1 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 252.2 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 4.6 t
- Women in the workforce
- 44.39411%
- Carbon reduction policy
- No
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- GlobalData PLC serves 3472 employees across consumer, ICT, and healthcare markets with strategic reports.
- Intelligence Center platform offers combined search, browse, and alert functionality for business insights.
- Report Store provides industry forecast reports and sector reports for technology and financial services.
Weaknesses
- GlobalData PLC operates in London, UK, with headquarters in a competitive financial hub.
- The company's business information services lack direct coverage of the materials sector.
- GlobalData PLC's marketing solutions do not include real estate market analysis.
Opportunities
- Expanding into the healthcare market with new trend trackers and insight reports.
- Growing demand for financial services data in the UK and European markets.
- Increasing adoption of Intelligence Center platform for data visualization tools.
Threats
- Competition from other professional services firms in the UK market.
- Economic downturns affecting consumer and retail industry spending.
- Rising costs in the Information Technology sector impacting service pricing.
Sources and methodology
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- Chart on the Overview
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