WPP PLC

WPP Communication Services Advertising Agencies

WPP PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $17.9 billion, down 5.14% from fiscal 2024.

27.94 0.46 −1.62%
Market cap
$6.0B
P/E
20.8×
Fwd P/E
26.8×
Dividend yield
3.60%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
0.75
Beneish M
−2.80
Dividend safety
16/100

WPP PLC (WPP) Gross margin

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WPP PLC's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 17.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.8% (fiscal 2025) to 86.2% (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Advertising Agencies industry median of 44.7% and below the Communication Services sector median of 51.3%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 15.8% (0.79)
FY2024 16.6% (0.34)
FY2023 17.0% (0.62)
FY2022 17.6% 0.38
FY2021 17.2% 0.42
FY2020 16.8% (1.41)
FY2019 18.2% (0.64)
FY2018 18.8% (1.96)
FY2017 20.8% (65.36)
FY2016 86.2% 0.14

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2023 14.7% (4.70)
Dec 2022 19.4% 3.93
Jun 2022 15.5% (3.50)
Dec 2021 19.0% 3.74
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Against its own ten years

Low 15.8% High 86.2%
Ten-year median 17.6%
Current reading's percentile 9

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. compare 92.3%
DV DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. compare 82.2%
TTD The Trade Desk compare 76.9%
MGNI Magnite, Inc. compare 66.6%
STGW Stagwell Inc. compare 36.0%
WPP WPP PLC 17.2%
OMC Omnicom Group Inc. compare 12.6%
QNST QuinStreet, Inc. compare 11.3%
LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc compare —
Advertising Agencies industry median 44.7%
Communication Services sector median 51.3%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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