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) Net margin

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WPP PLC's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 4.18%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.7% (fiscal 2020) to 11.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Advertising Agencies industry median of −2.95% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 −1.59% (5.27)
FY2024 3.68% 2.94
FY2023 0.74% (3.99)
FY2022 4.73% (0.25)
FY2021 4.98% 29.70
FY2020 −24.7% (29.44)
FY2019 4.72% (2.09)
FY2018 6.81% (5.09)
FY2017 11.9% 2.17
FY2016 9.73% 0.25

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2023 1.55% (3.99)
Dec 2022 5.54% 1.72
Jun 2022 3.82% (1.95)
Dec 2021 5.77% 1.64
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Against its own ten years

Low −24.7% High 11.9%
Ten-year median 4.73%
Current reading's percentile 18

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. compare 48.6%
MGNI Magnite, Inc. compare 23.6%
TTD The Trade Desk compare 13.6%
DV DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. compare 8.22%
QNST QuinStreet, Inc. compare 6.28%
WPP WPP PLC 4.18%
OMC Omnicom Group Inc. compare 2.85%
STGW Stagwell Inc. compare 0.31%
LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc compare —
Advertising Agencies industry median −2.95%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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