WPP PLC

WPP · LSE · Communication Services / Advertising Agencies

420.00GBX-0.10 (-0.02%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close420.10

Open420.90

Day Range412.50 – 422.80

52-Week Range212.29 – 412.60

Volume3.60M

Market Cap4.10B

P/E (TTM)0.00

Forward P/E4.50

EPS-0.22

Dividend Yield4.03%

Beta0.74

50-Day Avg373.79

200-Day Avg297.98

About

WPP plc, a creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates through three segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. It offers marketing strategy, creative ideation, production, commerce, influencer marketing, social media management, and technology implementation services; media strategy, planning, buying and activation, commerce media, data analytics, and consulting services; and media management, public affairs, reputation, risk and crisis management, social media management, and strategic advisory services. The company also provides brand consulting, brand identity, product and service design, and corporate and brand publication services. WPP plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

SectorCommunication Services
IndustryAdvertising Agencies
CEOMs. Cindy Rose Quackenbush O.B.E.
Employees97.39K
HeadquartersSea Containers, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9GL, UK
Websitehttps://www.wpp.com

Leadership

Ms. Cindy Rose Quackenbush O.B.E.Group CEO & Director · b. 1966
Ms. Rosemary Joanne WilsonCFO & Director · b. 1975
Ms. Devika BulchandaniChief Operating Officer
Mr. Stephan PretoriusChief Technology Officer
Mr. Dominic ShineChief Information Officer
Mr. Thomas A. Singlehurst C.F.A.Group Investor Relations Director
Ms. Andrea Harris Esq.Group Chief Counsel · b. 1967
Mr. Christian Douglas JuhlPresident of Corporate Development · b. 1973
Mr. Michael FrohlichChief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer
Mr. Mark TaylorChief People Officer

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Revenue	254.75M	540.92M	1.03B	1.26B	1.20B	1.27B	1.43B	1.43B	1.56B	1.69B	1.75B	1.92B	2.17B	2.98B	4.03B	3.91B	4.11B	4.30B	5.37B	5.91B	6.19B	7.48B	8.68B	9.33B	10.02B	10.37B	11.02B	11.53B	12.24B	14.89B	13.15B	13.05B	13.23B	12.00B	12.80B	14.43B	14.84B	14.74B	13.55B
Growth (%)	-	+112.33%	+90.09%	+23.01%	-4.86%	+5.67%	+12.53%	-0.18%	+9.26%	+8.37%	+3.19%	+9.90%	+13.14%	+37.50%	+35.08%	-3.03%	+5.06%	+4.71%	+24.98%	+9.94%	+4.71%	+20.87%	+16.15%	+7.45%	+7.40%	+3.51%	+6.23%	+4.62%	+6.13%	+21.68%	-11.69%	-0.76%	+1.44%	-9.30%	+6.65%	+12.71%	+2.88%	-0.70%	-8.08%
Cost of Revenue	52.31M	92.62M	145.83M	163.20M	162.20M	180.66M	195.78M	196.62M	201.46M	226.39M	248.68M	559.25M	274.78M	244.86M	232.51M	218.31M	236.79M	328.50M	388.40M	482.70M	517.60M	714.70M	1.10B	1.14B	1.16B	1.25B	943.30M	1.46B	9.71B	11.85B	10.48B	10.56B	10.83B	9.99B	10.60B	11.89B	12.33B	12.29B	11.40B
Gross Profit	202.44M	448.30M	882.39M	1.10B	1.04B	1.09B	1.24B	1.23B	1.36B	1.46B	1.50B	1.36B	1.90B	2.74B	3.80B	3.69B	3.87B	3.97B	4.99B	5.43B	5.67B	6.76B	7.59B	8.19B	8.86B	9.13B	10.08B	10.06B	2.53B	3.04B	2.66B	2.49B	2.41B	2.01B	2.20B	2.54B	2.52B	2.45B	2.15B
Gross Margin	79.47%	82.88%	85.82%	87.10%	86.52%	85.79%	86.32%	86.23%	87.09%	86.61%	85.75%	70.84%	87.34%	91.79%	94.23%	94.41%	94.23%	92.36%	92.77%	91.83%	91.63%	90.44%	87.37%	87.73%	88.43%	87.97%	91.44%	87.30%	20.65%	20.43%	20.27%	19.07%	18.20%	16.79%	17.21%	17.59%	16.97%	16.63%	15.84%
Operating Expense	183.18M	397.46M	778.81M	970.07M	962.38M	1.01B	1.14B	1.12B	1.22B	1.28B	1.29B	1.13B	1.63B	1.91B	3.29B	3.42B	3.45B	3.44B	4.29B	4.65B	4.82B	5.79B	6.79B	7.17B	7.67B	7.83B	8.67B	8.56B	894.10M	977.70M	1.09B	1.24B	1.11B	-263.20M	974.60M	1.18B	1.99B	1.13B	886.00M
Operating Income	19.27M	50.83M	103.58M	131.52M	78.77M	81.43M	100.12M	112.19M	139.72M	182.48M	205.31M	229.96M	263.19M	832.19M	506.61M	272.50M	415.30M	534.40M	697.50M	779.90M	849.20M	972.30M	792.80M	1.01B	1.19B	1.30B	1.41B	1.51B	1.63B	2.06B	1.58B	1.25B	1.30B	2.28B	1.23B	1.36B	531.00M	1.32B	1.26B
Operating Margin	7.56%	9.40%	10.07%	10.40%	6.55%	6.40%	7.00%	7.85%	8.95%	10.79%	11.76%	11.99%	12.13%	27.89%	12.57%	6.97%	10.11%	12.43%	12.98%	13.20%	13.73%	13.00%	9.13%	10.84%	11.91%	12.49%	12.80%	13.07%	13.34%	13.86%	12.00%	9.54%	9.79%	18.98%	9.60%	9.41%	3.58%	8.99%	9.30%
EBITDA	22.04M	54.50M	106.19M	141.17M	72.15M	117.82M	131.35M	129.97M	155.12M	210.28M	224.12M	250.86M	278.07M	1.33B	654.84M	596.80M	661.00M	625.80M	846.90M	998.10M	1.08B	1.23B	1.31B	1.41B	1.58B	1.68B	1.84B	2.02B	1.99B	2.48B	2.03B	1.69B	1.61B	-1.85B	1.78B	2.03B	1.91B	1.90B	1.67B
EBITDA Margin	8.65%	10.07%	10.33%	11.16%	6.00%	9.27%	9.18%	9.10%	9.94%	12.43%	12.84%	13.08%	12.81%	44.47%	16.25%	15.27%	16.10%	14.56%	15.76%	16.89%	17.44%	16.47%	15.11%	15.07%	15.74%	16.16%	16.70%	17.51%	16.27%	16.67%	15.41%	12.98%	12.15%	-15.39%	13.88%	14.09%	12.87%	12.86%	12.29%
Net Income	6.35M	20.87M	39.07M	50.60M	31.00M	-11.87M	22.92M	47.46M	68.99M	100.03M	115.90M	140.25M	172.60M	244.96M	271.80M	88.00M	208.40M	273.00M	363.90M	435.80M	465.90M	439.10M	437.70M	586.00M	840.10M	822.70M	936.50M	1.08B	1.16B	1.40B	1.96B	824.60M	844.10M	-2.97B	637.70M	682.70M	110.40M	542.00M	-215.00M
Net Income Margin	2.49%	3.86%	3.80%	4.00%	2.58%	-0.93%	1.60%	3.32%	4.42%	5.91%	6.64%	7.31%	7.95%	8.21%	6.74%	2.25%	5.08%	6.35%	6.77%	7.38%	7.53%	5.87%	5.04%	6.28%	8.38%	7.93%	8.50%	9.34%	9.48%	9.40%	14.94%	6.32%	6.38%	-24.70%	4.98%	4.73%	0.74%	3.68%	-1.59%
R&D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29.00M	-	-	-
R&D as % of Total Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.20%	-	-	-
Interest Expense	3.47M	18.81M	44.50M	57.23M	55.21M	44.77M	40.36M	35.63M	36.44M	29.72M	22.44M	30.00M	13.18M	72.88M	71.46M	86.40M	71.60M	117.50M	141.40M	171.30M	216.30M	278.90M	308.00M	229.00M	251.60M	256.80M	254.80M	252.80M	214.30M	245.10M	259.60M	272.00M	351.70M	312.00M	283.60M	359.40M	389.00M	417.00M	352.00M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	1.36%	3.48%	4.33%	4.53%	4.59%	3.52%	2.82%	2.49%	2.33%	1.76%	1.29%	1.56%	0.61%	2.44%	1.77%	2.21%	1.74%	2.73%	2.63%	2.90%	3.50%	3.73%	3.55%	2.45%	2.51%	2.48%	2.31%	2.19%	1.75%	1.65%	1.97%	2.08%	2.66%	2.60%	2.22%	2.49%	2.62%	2.83%	2.60%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Assets	557.69M	676.00M	1.54B	1.41B	1.40B	1.59B	1.58B	1.64B	1.85B	1.89B	1.98B	2.45B	3.20B	9.12B	9.94B	9.94B	10.78B	10.69B	14.39B	14.70B	17.25B	24.46B	22.35B	24.35B	24.69B	24.88B	25.01B	26.92B	29.07B	35.03B	43.04B	42.22B	39.58B	36.17B	27.87B	28.82B	26.62B	25.51B	24.07B
Total Liabilities	623.40M	616.06M	1.91B	1.67B	1.66B	1.83B	1.74B	1.75B	1.91B	1.87B	2.00B	2.26B	2.88B	5.68B	6.29B	6.22B	6.71B	7.62B	10.40B	10.78B	13.16B	18.50B	16.28B	17.70B	17.80B	17.82B	17.16B	19.09B	21.05B	25.26B	33.08B	32.44B	31.29B	31.12B	23.80B	24.66B	22.79B	21.77B	21.30B
Total Equity	-65.70M	59.94M	-372.05M	-261.44M	-267.74M	-252.59M	-161.78M	-110.02M	-62.65M	22.31M	-25.16M	187.66M	317.83M	3.41B	3.61B	3.68B	4.02B	3.01B	3.90B	3.83B	3.97B	5.76B	5.89B	6.45B	6.66B	6.81B	7.59B	7.50B	7.64B	9.32B	9.49B	9.36B	7.93B	4.73B	3.62B	3.68B	3.38B	3.48B	2.54B
Cash	72.80M	92.96M	238.93M	229.56M	205.27M	250.48M	317.00M	268.77M	343.51M	374.60M	291.75M	423.82M	606.29M	1.07B	586.89M	689.10M	1.02B	1.62B	1.12B	1.66B	2.04B	2.57B	1.67B	1.97B	1.95B	1.95B	2.10B	1.97B	2.23B	2.26B	11.51B	10.43B	10.44B	12.90B	3.88B	2.49B	2.22B	2.64B	2.69B
Total Debt	547.50M	580.10M	571.66M	522.83M	594.49M	578.89M	321.66M	388.13M	329.92M	367.42M	1.28B	289.54M	514.49M	1.09B	1.74B	1.63B	1.80B	1.92B	1.92B	2.48B	3.33B	5.64B	4.31B	3.85B	4.41B	4.77B	4.46B	4.79B	5.59B	6.57B	16.33B	15.08B	15.10B	15.75B	6.83B	7.18B	6.88B	6.35B	6.83B
Net Debt	474.70M	487.14M	332.73M	293.27M	389.22M	328.41M	4.66M	119.35M	-13.59M	-7.18M	989.95M	-134.29M	-91.79M	24.63M	1.15B	940.40M	777.20M	300.40M	804.00M	814.60M	1.29B	3.07B	2.64B	1.89B	2.46B	2.82B	2.36B	2.82B	3.37B	4.31B	4.82B	4.65B	4.65B	2.85B	2.94B	4.69B	4.66B	3.71B	4.14B

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow	-	-	-	64.50M	42.33M	51.24M	154.66M	222.23M	237.72M	285.58M	255.92M	257.00M	485.12M	54.82M	626.41M	824.63M	556.40M	837.50M	661.40M	891.30M	922.70M	818.80M	1.36B	665.20M	908.30M	1.37B	1.70B	1.36B	1.77B	1.41B	1.69B	1.85B	2.05B	2.03B	700.90M	1.24B	1.41B	724.00M
Investing Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-295.20M	-672.30M	-377.70M	-837.30M	-1.26B	-388.90M	-410.00M	-709.80M	-793.20M	-478.60M	-703.20M	-926.10M	-974.50M	-547.00M	74.60M	1.76B	-167.60M	-642.20M	-408.90M	-380.40M	278.00M	-355.00M
Financing Cash Flow	-	-	-	105.39M	30.00M	-54.22M	-115.26M	-100.76M	-119.47M	-155.65M	58.98M	248.61M	179.19M	378.63M	213.90M	94.70M	-51.40M	-853.60M	43.90M	203.30M	747.50M	-169.60M	-269.60M	-207.10M	-64.70M	-207.00M	-571.40M	-704.00M	-1.19B	-785.60M	-1.61B	-2.92B	-250.50M	-2.06B	-1.91B	-904.70M	-989.00M	-311.00M
Capital Expenditure	0	0	0	21.27M	21.10M	23.86M	30.06M	35.14M	35.68M	114.21M	157.24M	64.52M	112.02M	118.36M	100.50M	93.90M	89.70M	160.50M	167.80M	151.10M	196.80M	222.90M	190.50M	216.10M	290.30M	240.70M	177.90M	210.30M	252.10M	288.90M	314.80M	394.10M	272.70M	293.10M	223.30M	217.20M	236.00M	91.00M
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	43.23M	21.23M	27.38M	124.60M	187.09M	202.04M	171.37M	98.68M	192.47M	373.10M	-63.54M	525.91M	730.73M	466.70M	677.00M	493.60M	740.20M	725.90M	595.90M	1.17B	449.10M	618.00M	1.13B	1.53B	1.15B	1.52B	1.12B	1.38B	1.46B	1.78B	1.74B	477.60M	1.02B	1.17B	633.00M
Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.72M	10.03M	10.39M	13.49M	19.10M	21.08M	25.63M	44.50M	55.60M	67.00M	81.70M	100.20M	118.90M	138.90M	161.80M	189.80M	200.40M	218.40M	306.60M	397.30M	460.00M	545.80M	616.50M	751.50M	747.40M	750.50M	122.00M	314.70M	365.40M	422.80M	425.00M	343.00M
FCF to OCF	-	-	-	67.03%	50.16%	53.43%	80.56%	84.19%	84.99%	60.01%	38.56%	74.89%	76.91%	-115.91%	83.96%	88.61%	83.88%	80.84%	74.63%	83.05%	78.67%	72.78%	86.00%	67.51%	68.04%	82.48%	89.56%	84.54%	85.79%	79.48%	81.41%	78.70%	86.73%	85.58%	68.14%	82.46%	83.24%	87.43%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.80%	5.36%	5.14%	7.87%	19.35%	10.95%	6.87%	-70.03%	10.57%	9.17%	17.51%	14.80%	24.09%	18.77%	22.29%	31.85%	17.12%	48.63%	49.61%	35.05%	30.15%	47.48%	40.51%	67.15%	54.20%	51.53%	6.85%	18.09%	76.51%	41.41%	36.26%	54.19%

Earnings

Report Date	Feb 27, 2014	Aug 26, 2014	Oct 31, 2014	Mar 9, 2015	Aug 26, 2015	Mar 4, 2016	Aug 24, 2016	Oct 31, 2016	Mar 3, 2017	Apr 27, 2017	Aug 23, 2017	Oct 31, 2017	Mar 1, 2018	Apr 30, 2018	Sep 4, 2018	Oct 25, 2018	Mar 1, 2019	Apr 26, 2019	Aug 9, 2019	Oct 25, 2019	Feb 27, 2020	Apr 29, 2020	Aug 27, 2020	Oct 29, 2020	Mar 11, 2021	Apr 28, 2021	Aug 5, 2021	Oct 28, 2021	Feb 24, 2022	Apr 27, 2022	Aug 5, 2022	Oct 26, 2022	Feb 23, 2023	May 17, 2023	Aug 4, 2023	Oct 26, 2023	Feb 22, 2024	Apr 25, 2024	Aug 7, 2024	Oct 23, 2024	Mar 28, 2025	Aug 7, 2025	Feb 26, 2027
EPS Estimate	53.68	28.30	0.00	54.05	33.78	58.03	39.52	0.00	73.80	0.00	45.17	0.00	0.77	0.00	0.42	0.00	0.67	0.00	0.42	0.00	0.62	0.00	39.57	0.68	0.42	0.00	0.28	0.00	0.49	0.00	29.00	0.00	55.03	0.00	53.00	0.00	65.86	0.00	35.26	0.00	0.57	0.23	-
EPS Actual	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.47	0.00	0.80	0.00	0.42	0.00	0.46	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.15	0.00	0.45	0.00	0.29	0.00	0.49	0.00	33.00	0.00	61.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.31	0.20	-
Surprise	-100.00%	-100.00%	-	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-	-100.00%	-	-98.96%	-	3.90%	-	0.00%	-	-31.34%	-	-40.48%	-	-59.68%	-	-99.61%	-100.00%	7.14%	-	3.57%	-	0.00%	-	13.79%	-	11.21%	-	-100.00%	-	-100.00%	-	-100.00%	-	-45.99%	-12.89%	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	-	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	After-hours	Pre-market	After-hours	-	After-hours	-	-	-	After-hours	Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap4.10B

Enterprise Value8.99B

Trailing P/E0.00

Forward P/E4.50

PEG Ratio13.47

Price / Sales0.31

Price / Book1.60

EPS-0.22

Book Value2.42

Revenue (TTM)13.26B

Gross Profit (TTM)2.11B

EBITDA580.00M

Profit Margin-1.81%

Operating Margin4.09%

Return on Equity-6.62%

Return on Assets1.10%

Shares Outstanding1.08B

Shares Float1.07B

Beta0.74

Dividend Yield4.03%

Dividend Rate0.15

Payout Ratio113.87%

Dividends

20262×

0.07Oct 8, 20260.07Jun 4, 2026

20252×

0.07Oct 9, 20250.24Jun 5, 2025

20242×

0.15Oct 10, 20240.24Jun 6, 2024

20232×

0.15Oct 12, 20230.24Jun 8, 2023

20222×

0.15Oct 13, 20220.19Jun 9, 2022

20212×

0.13Oct 14, 20210.14Jun 10, 2021

20202×

0.10Oct 8, 20200.37Jun 11, 2020

20192×

0.23Oct 3, 20190.37Jun 13, 2019

20182×

0.23Oct 4, 20180.37Jun 14, 2018

20172×

0.23Oct 5, 20170.37Jun 8, 2017

20162×

0.20Oct 6, 20160.29Jun 9, 2016

20152×

0.16Oct 8, 20150.27Jun 4, 2015