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WPP PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $17.9 billion, down 5.14% from fiscal 2024.
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WPP PLC (WPP) Return on invested capital
WPP PLC's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 4.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.76%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.3% (fiscal 2020) to 15.5% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is in line with the Advertising Agencies industry median of 0.00% and in line with the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.76% | (10.51) |
| FY2024 | 15.3% | 10.03 |
| FY2023 | 5.24% | (7.54) |
| FY2022 | 12.8% | (2.67) |
| FY2021 | 15.5% | 39.74 |
| FY2020 | −24.3% | (32.40) |
| FY2019 | 8.11% | 1.64 |
| FY2018 | 6.47% | (1.79) |
| FY2017 | 8.26% | (1.02) |
| FY2016 | 9.28% | 0.19 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| TTD The Trade Desk compare | 33.7% |
| MGNI Magnite, Inc. compare | 9.66% |
| QNST QuinStreet, Inc. compare | 8.36% |
| DV DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.30% |
| OMC Omnicom Group Inc. compare | 5.98% |
| ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. compare | 4.71% |
| STGW Stagwell Inc. compare | 3.95% |
| WPP WPP PLC | 0.00% |
| LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc compare | 0.00% |
| Advertising Agencies industry median | 0.00% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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