- £4.41bn
- £9.41bn
- £13.55bn
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 7.42 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.74 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 11.16% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 3.97% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 1.69 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 4.82 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.33 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 11.1 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 4.72% | ||
| Return on Equity | -8.32% | ||
| Operating Margin | 3.18% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | £m | 12,801.1 | 14,428.7 | 14,844.8 | 14,741 | 13,550 | 11,190.23 | 11,221.75 | 2.45% |
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| EPS Growth | % | n/a | +23.05 | -58.48 | +136.13 | -60.03 | +56.72 | +6.11 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
WPP plc is a United Kingdom-based creative transformation company. The Company offers national and multinational clients a comprehensive range of communications, experience, commerce, and technology services. Its segments include Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. The Global Integrated Agencies segment includes creative agencies and media agencies. Its structure includes four operating units: WPP Media, WPP Production, WPP Enterprise Solutions and WPP Creative. WPP Media integrates media, data, and partnerships to provide personalized content across channels. WPP Production provides content delivery services and supports client marketing requirements. It provides customer experience, commerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), content transformation, and technology capabilities and others. The Public Relations and Specialist Agencies segment includes WPP agencies under a leadership structure and the WPP Open platform.
Directors
- Cindy Rose CEO (59)
- Sandrine Dufour NID (60)
- Jon Cook CEX
- Laurent Ezekiel CEX
- Richard Glasson CEX
- Angela Ahrendts NID (66)
- Simon Dingemans NID (62)
- Jane Geraghty CEX
- Joanne Wilson CFO
- Corey Dubrowa CEX
- Philip Jansen NEC (59)
- Brian Lesser CEX
- Jeff Geheb CEX
- Johnny Hornby CEX
- Peter Agnefjaell NID (55)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2025
- Last Interim
- June 30th, 2026
- Incorporated
- October 25th, 2012
- Public Since
- January 2nd, 2013
- No. of Shareholders
- 5,945
- No. of Employees
- 98,655
- Sector
- Media & Publishing
- Industry
- Consumer Cyclicals
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 1,078,803,233
- Address
- Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, NaN, LONDON, SE1 9GL
- Web
- https://www.wpp.com/
- Phone
- +44 2072824600
- Contact
- Thomas Singlehurst
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 23:14 UTC, shares in WPP are trading at 408.70p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in WPP last closed at 408.70p and the price had moved by +51.2% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the WPP share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +36.84% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for WPP is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe WPP dividend yield is 3.67% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, WPP paid a total dividend of £0.15, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 3.67%. We do not have any data on when WPP is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when WPP is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on WPP shares is currently 3.67%.
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As of the previous close price of 408.70p, shares in WPP had a market capitalisation of £4.41bn.
Here are the trading details for WPP:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: WPP
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum WPP is currently classified as a Turnaround. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in WPP is 408.93p. That is 0.06% above the last closing price of 408.70p.
Analysts covering WPP currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.52 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like WPP. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +42.48%.
As of the last closing price of 408.70p, shares in WPP were trading +32.96% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The WPP PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 7.42. The shares last closed at 408.70p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
WPP's management team is headed by:
- Cindy Rose - CEO
- Sandrine Dufour - NID
- Jon Cook - CEX
- Laurent Ezekiel - CEX
- Richard Glasson - CEX
- Angela Ahrendts - NID
- Simon Dingemans - NID
- Jane Geraghty - CEX
- Joanne Wilson - CFO
- Corey Dubrowa - CEX
- Philip Jansen - NEC
- Brian Lesser - CEX
- Jeff Geheb - CEX
- Johnny Hornby - CEX
- Peter Agnefjaell - NID