WPP Plc Sponsored ADR (WPP) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q4 15	—	$1.22	—	—	—	—
Q3 15	—	$0.43	—	—	—	—
Q2 15	—	$0.05	—	—	—	—
Q1 15	—	-$0.04	—	—	—	—
Q4 14	$0.02	$0.01	-50.0%	—	—	—
Q3 14	-$0.03	$0.01	+133.3%	—	—	—
Q2 14	-$0.04	-$0.04	0.0%	—	—	—
Q4 13	$0.02	-$0.16	-900.0%	—	—	—
Q3 13	$0.02	-$0.02	-200.0%	—	—	—
Q2 13	$0.06	-$0.05	-183.3%	—	—	—
Q1 13	-$0.01	-$0.04	-300.0%	—	—	—
Q4 12	$0.04	-$0.03	-175.0%	—	—	—
Q3 12	$0.06	$0.06	0.0%	—	—	—
Q2 12	$0.09	$0.09	0.0%	—	—	—
Q1 07	$2.24	$0.15	-93.3%	—	—	—
Q4 06	$2.24	$2.36	+5.4%	—	$1.5B	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	-$1	—	—	$13.6B	—
FY24	—	$2.52	—	—	$14.7B	—
FY23	—	$0.52	—	—	$14.8B	—
FY22	—	$3.11	—	—	$19.5B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$14.9B	$13.1B	$13B	$13.2B	$12B	$12.8B	$19.5B	$14.8B	$14.7B	$13.6B
YoY change	+21.7%	-11.7%	-0.76%	+1.44%	-9.3%	+6.65%	+52.7%	-24.1%	-0.7%	-8.08%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	14.9B	13.1B	13B	13.2B	12B	12.8B	19.5B	14.8B	14.7B	13.6B
Cost of revenue	11.8B	10.5B	10.6B	10.8B	10B	10.6B	16.1B	12.3B	12.3B	11.4B
Gross profit	3B	2.7B	2.5B	2.4B	2B	2.2B	3.4B	2.5B	2.5B	2.1B
Gross margin	20.4%	20.3%	19.1%	18.2%	16.8%	17.2%	17.6%	17%	16.6%	15.8%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	977.7M	1.1B	1.2B	1.1B	4.3B	974.6M	1.6B	2B	1.1B	1.8B
Operating expenses	2.7B	2.4B	1.2B	1.1B	4.3B	974.6M	1.6B	2B	1.1B	1.8B
Operating income	2.1B	1.6B	1.2B	1.3B	-2.3B	1.2B	1.8B	531M	1.3B	382M
Operating margin	13.9%	12%	9.54%	9.79%	-19%	9.6%	9.41%	3.58%	8.99%	2.82%
Non-operating income, net	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pretax income	1.9B	1.9B	1B	1.2B	-2.8B	950.8M	1.6B	346M	1B	131M
Income tax	388.9M	83M	256M	287.2M	127.1M	230.1M	521.6M	149M	402M	303M
Net income	1.5B	2.1B	901.1M	937.9M	-2.9B	720.7M	1B	197M	629M	-172M
Net margin	10.1%	15.7%	6.91%	7.09%	-24.2%	5.63%	5.37%	1.33%	4.27%	-1.27%
EBITDA	2.6B	2.4B	1.8B	2.3B	-1.9B	1.9B	2.6B	1.8B	1.9B	835M
EPS	5.48	7.2	4.26	2.5	-12.1	2.67	3.11	0.52	2.52	-1
Diluted EPS	5.4	7.12	4.21	2.48	-12.1	2.63	3.06	0.51	2.47	-1

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q2 08	Q2 09	Q2 10	Q2 11	Q2 12	Q2 13	Q2 14	Q2 15	Q2 16	Q2 17	Q2 18	Q2 19
Revenue	1.7B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cost of revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gross profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating expenses	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating income	-1.3B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	-75.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-operating income, net	10.4M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pretax income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income tax	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net income	118.7M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net margin	7.11%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EBITDA	-1.2B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diluted EPS	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	22.8B	18.4B	11B	14.2B	10.2B	13.9B	—	—	11.1B	4.8B	4.8B
Enterprise value	26.8B	22.6B	14.4B	18B	13.1B	16.9B	—	—	14.8B	9B	9B
Shares outstanding	206.1M	203.4M	201.3M	201.6M	188.8M	184.3M	297.5M	214.4M	215.4M	215.2M	215.2M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	15.2	8.94	12.2	15.1	—	19.3	—	—	17.6	—	—
P/S	1.53	1.4	0.85	1.07	0.85	1.09	—	—	0.75	0.36	0.36
P/B	2.33	1.85	1.13	1.71	2.02	3.42	—	—	2.97	1.74	1.74
EV/EBITDA	10.2	9.38	8.21	7.67	-6.89	8.94	—	—	7.89	10.7	10.7
EV/Sales	1.8	1.72	1.1	1.36	1.09	1.32	—	—	1	0.66	0.66
Earnings yield	6.58%	11.2%	8.17%	6.62%	—	5.18%	—	—	5.68%	—	—
FCF yield	6.53%	5.87%	12%	10.3%	17.4%	12.5%	—	—	10.6%	11.1%	11.1%

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	20.4%	20.3%	19.1%	18.2%	16.8%	17.2%	17.6%	17%	16.6%	15.8%	15.8%
Operating margin	13.9%	12%	9.54%	9.79%	-19%	9.6%	9.41%	3.58%	8.99%	2.82%	2.82%
Net margin	10.1%	15.7%	6.91%	7.09%	-24.2%	5.63%	5.37%	1.33%	4.27%	-1.27%	-1.27%
ROE	15.4%	20.7%	9.21%	11.3%	-57.5%	17.7%	18.6%	5.14%	16.8%	-6.2%	-6.2%
ROA	4.34%	4.78%	2.13%	2.37%	-8.02%	2.59%	2.69%	0.74%	2.47%	-0.71%	-0.71%
ROIC	11.9%	10.7%	7.08%	8.19%	-28.8%	13.3%	10.3%	3.56%	10.9%	0%	0%
Return on tangible assets	40.5%	15.5%	7.34%	5.71%	-15.6%	7.26%	8.6%	2.42%	7.14%	-1.97%	-1.97%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	0.92	0.99	0.97	0.99	1.03	0.93	0.85	0.86	0.88	0.89	0.89
Quick ratio	0.9	0.97	0.96	0.99	1.03	0.93	0.85	0.86	0.88	0.89	0.89
Debt / equity	0.67	1.64	1.54	1.82	3.12	1.68	1.73	1.79	1.7	2.46	2.46
Debt / assets	0.19	0.38	0.36	0.38	0.44	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.28	0.28
Net debt / EBITDA	1.51	1.72	1.93	1.62	-1.5	1.56	2.4	2.65	1.98	4.96	4.96
Interest coverage	8.43	8.23	4.65	4.38	-7.94	4.35	4.23	1.89	3.47	1.37	1.37
Effective tax rate	20.6%	4.38%	25.1%	23.7%	0%	24.2%	33.2%	43.1%	39%	100%	100%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	72.2	64.6	64.8	65.6	63.6	69.4	65.7	69.2	68.4	63	63
EPS (basic)	5.48	7.2	4.26	2.5	-12.1	2.67	3.11	0.52	2.52	-1	-1
EPS (diluted)	5.4	7.12	4.21	2.48	-12.1	2.63	3.06	0.51	2.47	-1	-1
Book value per share	47.4	49	48.6	41.2	26.8	22.1	18.9	17.9	17.3	12.9	12.9
FCF per share	7.22	5.32	6.55	7.22	9.42	9.42	2.17	4.76	5.44	2.5	2.5
Cash per share	12.7	59.9	58.1	56.1	68.3	21.1	11.3	10.3	12.2	12.5	12.5
Capex per share	1.19	1.38	1.52	0.82	1.1	1.38	0.89	—	—	—	—

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	1.64%	2.14%	2.34%	1.25%	1.73%	1.99%	1.36%	—	—	—	—
Capex / operating cash flow	12.7%	11.2%	35.3%	12.4%	-10.9%	55.9%	53.6%	—	—	—	—
Payout ratio	41.1%	36.5%	82.9%	80%	-4.21%	43.7%	47.1%	214.7%	67.6%	-199.4%	-199.4%
Dividend yield	2.7%	4.08%	6.78%	5.3%	1.19%	2.26%	—	—	3.84%	7.1%	7.1%

Yield

—

trailing twelve months

Frequency

Semi-annual

Last dividend

$0.508

ex-dividend Jun 5, 2026

Payout ratio

-199%

of earnings

Dividend growth

0 years

consecutive annual raises

Dividend per share

Split-adjusted payout per share by ex-dividend date.

Recent payouts

Ex-dividend	Amount
Jun 5, 2026	$0.508
Oct 10, 2025	$0.503
Jun 6, 2025	$1.5384

Period	Q2 08	Q2 09	Q2 10	Q2 11	Q2 12	Q2 13	Q2 14	Q2 15	Q2 16	Q2 17	Q2 18	Q2 19
Revenue	$1.7B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
YoY change	+14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	2.6B	12.2B	11.7B	11.3B	12.9B	3.9B	3.4B	2.2B	2.6B	2.7B
Receivables	8.1B	12.5B	13.1B	11.8B	6.6B	6.6B	10B	7.1B	6.5B	6.1B
Inventory	400.4M	424.3M	366.5M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total current assets	15.4B	24.6B	24.4B	23.8B	24B	15.3B	20.5B	13.9B	13.7B	13.2B
Property, plant & equipment	-170.2M	-221.1M	-254.9M	2.4B	-258.5M	-201.9M	-304M	-194M	-139M	-247M
Goodwill & intangibles	30.9B	29.8B	29.9B	23.2B	17.6B	17.9B	26.8B	18.5B	16.7B	15.4B
Total assets	34.6B	43B	42.2B	39.6B	36.2B	27.9B	39B	26.6B	25.5B	24.1B
Accounts payable	10.3B	14.2B	15B	14.2B	10.2B	10.6B	15.1B	10.8B	10.6B	10.1B
Short-term debt	1B	10.1B	9.4B	9.1B	8.9B	846.9M	2B	1.2B	824M	1B
Total current liabilities	16.8B	25B	25B	24.1B	23.2B	16.5B	24B	16.3B	15.5B	14.8B
Long-term debt	5.6B	6.3B	5.6B	6B	6.8B	6B	7.8B	5.6B	5.5B	5.8B
Total liabilities	24.8B	33.1B	32.4B	31.3B	31.1B	23.8B	33.4B	22.8B	21.8B	21.3B
Shareholders' equity	9.8B	10B	9.8B	8.3B	5.1B	4.1B	5.6B	3.8B	3.7B	2.8B
Total debt	6.6B	16.3B	15.1B	15.1B	15.8B	6.8B	9.7B	6.9B	6.3B	6.8B
Net debt	4.1B	4.5B	4B	3.8B	2.9B	2.9B	6.4B	4.7B	3.7B	4.1B

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	Q2 08	Q2 09	Q2 10	Q2 11	Q2 12	Q2 13	Q2 14	Q2 15	Q2 16	Q2 17	Q2 18	Q2 19
Cash & short-term investments	1.3B	1.1B	1.1B	1.8B	1.4B	1.4B	1.2B	1.4B	2.1B	2.9B	2.3B	2.5B
Receivables	4.6B	6.7B	8.2B	8.9B	5.6B	6.1B	5.9B	6.1B	7.3B	6.9B	7.4B	7.7B
Inventory	375.5M	346.5M	435.4M	483M	410.4M	336.9M	324.9M	321.7M	408.8M	443.2M	405.8M	—
Total current assets	8.3B	8.2B	9.8B	11.2B	10.4B	11.4B	11B	11.8B	14.5B	14.9B	15.2B	15.6B
Property, plant & equipment	455M	—	—	—	717.2M	821M	742.7M	731.1M	925.9M	930.5M	1B	2.8B
Goodwill & intangibles	15.2B	20.8B	21.8B	22.5B	22.3B	23.6B	22.3B	23.5B	28.7B	30.4B	29.8B	30.1B
Total assets	17.4B	20.4B	22.8B	24.6B	23.7B	25.4B	24.2B	26.3B	32.1B	33.8B	33.3B	35.1B
Accounts payable	5.7B	8.5B	6.7B	10.9B	6.8B	7.3B	7B	7.8B	9.4B	9.1B	9.6B	9.9B
Short-term debt	771M	381.7M	151.6M	690.6M	397.8M	994.2M	952.5M	518.7M	1.1B	933M	319.5M	1.5B
Total current liabilities	9B	8.9B	10.4B	11.6B	10.7B	12.1B	11.5B	11.9B	15.5B	15B	14.8B	16.4B
Long-term debt	2.4B	4.2B	4B	4B	3.8B	3.1B	3.2B	4.2B	5.3B	6.6B	6.5B	7.3B
Total liabilities	12.9B	15.2B	16.6B	17.7B	16.7B	17.4B	16.6B	18.5B	23.2B	23.9B	23.3B	25.1B
Shareholders' equity	4.5B	5.2B	6.2B	6.9B	7.1B	8B	7.5B	7.8B	9B	9.9B	10B	10B
Total debt	3.1B	4.5B	4.1B	4.6B	4.2B	4.1B	4.2B	4.7B	6.4B	7.5B	6.9B	8.8B
Net debt	1.9B	3.4B	3B	2.9B	2.9B	2.7B	3B	3.4B	4.2B	4.7B	4.6B	6.6B

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	1.5B	2.1B	901.1M	937.9M	-2.9B	720.7M	1B	197M	629M	-172M
Depreciation & amortization	427.8M	462.1M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock-based compensation	106.5M	105M	84.8M	71.4M	74.4M	99.6M	165.3M	140M	109M	73M
Change in working capital	-53M	-282.8M	-303.4M	-28M	708.5M	-578.9M	-884.6M	357M	325M	199M
Operating cash flow	1.9B	2.5B	865M	1.3B	-1.9B	455.6M	495.8M	1.2B	1.4B	724M
Capital expenditure	-244.4M	-280.9M	-305.3M	-165.3M	-207.1M	-254.5M	-265.5M	—	—	—
Investing cash flow	-1.6B	-939.9M	-38.8M	1.7B	-109M	-608.5M	-533.8M	-168M	400M	-169M
Dividends paid	-616.5M	-751.5M	-747.4M	-750.5M	-122M	-314.7M	-494.5M	-423M	-425M	-343M
Share repurchases	-427.4M	-504.2M	-207.1M	-43.8M	-290.2M	-818.5M	-1.2B	-54M	-82M	-97M
Financing cash flow	-1.1B	-1.3B	-1.5B	-2.6B	140M	-1.6B	-2.1B	-541M	-633M	-18M
Net change in cash	-752.9M	282.1M	-677.6M	421.8M	-1.9B	-1.8B	-2.1B	529M	1.2B	537M
Free cash flow	1.5B	1.1B	1.3B	1.5B	1.8B	1.7B	646.2M	1B	1.2B	538M

Date	Ratio
Nov 16, 1999	2:1
Nov 13, 1995	1:5

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Profitability

Financial health

Per share

Capital allocation

Dividend per share

Recent payouts

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

Condensed balance sheet

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

Condensed balance sheet

Cash generation and uses

Condensed cash flow statement

Split history

WPP Plc Sponsored ADR Financials

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Total revenue

Total revenue

Revenue and profits

Condensed income statement

Revenue and profits

Condensed income statement

P/E

Key stats

Valuation

Profitability

Financial health

Per share

Capital allocation

Dividend per share

Recent payouts

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

Condensed balance sheet

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

Condensed balance sheet

Cash generation and uses

Condensed cash flow statement

Split history