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Share-based payments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [abstract]  
Summary of Cost Related to Share-Based Payment Transactions Costs relating to share-based payment transactions
2025
2024
2023
$m
$m
$m
Equity-settled
Operating profit before System Fund and reimbursables
42
37
31
System Fund
25
23
20
67
60
51
Cash-settled
Operating profit before System Fund and reimbursables
5
7
5
72
67
56
Summary of Information about Awards Granted Option pricing models, assumptions and movements in awards outstanding
APP/DAP
LTIP/DAP
Binomial valuation model
Monte Carlo Simulation, Binomial
and Finnerty valuation models
Option pricing models and assumptions
2025
2024
2023
2025
2024
2023
Weighted average share price (pence)
9,420.1
8,481.8
5,571.7
9,250.0
7,940.0
5,318.0
Expected dividend yield
1.84%
2.12%
2.52% to 2.77%
Risk-free interest rate
3.88%
4.20%
3.85%
Volatilitya
21%
26%
29% to 30%
Term (years)
2.9
2.2
2.3
2.8
3.0
3.0
a.The expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Company’s share price corresponding to the expected life of the
share award.
Summary of Movements in Awards Outstanding Under the Schemes
Number of share awards (thousands)
APP/DAP
LTIP/DAP
Deferred shares/
one-off awards
Performance-related
awards/LTI
Restricted stock units
Outstanding at 1 January 2023
321
933
1,575
Granted
214
329
683
Vested
(186)
(180)
(533)
Lapsed or cancelled
(17)
(246)
(63)
Outstanding at 31 December 2023
332
836
1,662
Granted
104
279
495
Vested
(44)
(136)
(402)
Lapsed or cancelled
(6)
(148)
(106)
Outstanding at 31 December 2024
386
831
1,649
Granted
82
270
470
Vested
(174)
(246)
(599)
Lapsed or cancelled
(5)
(77)
(93)
Outstanding at 31 December 2025
289
778
1,427
Average fair value of awards granted during the year (cents)
2025
12,412.2
6,698.1
11,754.0
2024
10,837.6
5,812.6
10,302.3
2023
6,926.4
3,169.7
6,351.0
Weighted average remaining contract life (years)
At 31 December 2025
1.0
1.1
1.1
At 31 December 2024
0.9
1.1
1.1
At 31 December 2023
1.5
1.3
1.3