LON/WPP (LON/WPP)

London Stock Exchange: LON/WPP · GBX

GBX 384

-7.48 (-1.9%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	4.1B
Revenue (ttm)	13.3B
Net income (ttm)	-240M
EPS (ttm)	-GBX 0.22
Shares out	1.1B
P/E (forward)	7.1x
Dividend	GBX 0.15 (3.90%)
Volume	2,873,563
Beta	0.74

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 13.3B
Net income (ttm): -240M
EPS (ttm): -GBX 0.22
P/E (forward): 7.1x
Market cap: 4.1B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E7.1

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/En/a

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROE-6.6

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC-8

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

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Market & fundamental data

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Currency

GBP

Showing 242 of 242 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	GBP
Country	Jersey
Country code	UK
Earnings date	2026-11-02
Employees	97,388
Employees change	-1,267
Employees growth	-1.28%
Enterprise value	GBX 9.1B
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-10
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1985
Industry	Advertising Agencies
Is primary listing	Yes
ISIN number	JE00B8KF9B49
Last earnings date	2026-08-06
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Market cap	GBX 4.1B
Next earnings date	2026-11-02
Price	GBX 384.20
Price currency	GBX
Sector	Communication Services
SIC code	7311
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	lon/WPP
Website	https://www.wpp.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	6.59x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	20.1x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	33.5x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	25.41x
Earnings yield	-5.81%
EV/EBIT	20.38x
EV/EBITDA	11.24x
EV/FCF	9x
EV/Sales	0.69x
FCF / EV yield	11.12%
FCF yield	24.54%
Forward P/E	7.07x
Industry forward P/E	8.13x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	4.43x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	4.07x
P/B ratio	1.49x
P/FCF ratio	4.07x
P/OCF ratio	3.77x
P/S ratio	0.31x
Price/EBITDA ratio	7.14x
Sector forward P/E	12.61x
Sector P/E	55.35x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	3.11%
EBITDA margin	4.37%
Effective tax rate	247.48%
FCF margin	7.67%
Gross margin	15.94%
Operating margin	3.11%
Pretax margin	1.05%
Profit margin	-1.81%
Profit per employee	GBX -2,464
Profitable quarters	1
Revenue per employee	GBX 136,156
ROA	1.1%
ROA (5Y)	2.13%
ROCE	4.62%
ROE	-6.62%
ROE (5Y)	10.18%
ROIC	-8.01%
ROIC (5Y)	6.1%
SBC / revenue	0.61%
Tax / revenue	2.59%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth (Q)	-57.5%
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	33.29%
FCF growth 3Y	-5.4%
FCF growth 5Y	-14.96%
Gross profit growth	-5.96%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-3.82%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-6.13%
Gross profit growth 5Y	-0.55%
Net income growth (Q)	-56.82%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	20.61%
OCF growth 10Y	-2.1%
OCF growth 3Y	-7.47%
OCF growth 5Y	-15.11%
Operating income growth	-62.89%
Operating income growth (Q)	18.1%
Operating income growth 3Y	-28.28%
Operating income growth 5Y	-15.35%
Revenue growth	-6.47%
Revenue growth (Q)	-4.35%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-7.46%
Revenue growth 10Y	0.81%
Revenue growth 3Y	-3.8%
Revenue growth 5Y	1.1%
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	GBX -83M
Depreciation and amortization	GBX 167M
EBIT	GBX 413M
EBITDA	GBX 580M
EPS	GBX -0.22
FCF per share	GBX 0.94
Financing cash flow	GBX -74M
Free cash flow	GBX 1B
Free cash flow minus SBC	GBX 936M
Gross profit	GBX 2.1B
Income taxes	GBX 344M
Investing cash flow	GBX -226M
Net borrowing	GBX 446M
Net cash flow	GBX 828M
Net income	GBX -240M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	GBX 1B
Operating income	GBX 413M
Revenue	GBX 13.3B
Stock-based compensation	GBX 81M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.75
Book value per share	GBX 2.42
Debt / EBITDA	9.23
Debt / equity	2.58
Debt / FCF	7.06
Goodwill	GBX 7B
Interest coverage	1.22
Long-term assets	GBX 10.9B
Long-term liabilities	GBX 6.1B
Net cash (debt)	GBX -4.8B
Net cash / market cap	-116.3%
Net debt / EBITDA	8.31
Net debt / equity	1.73
Net debt / FCF	4.74
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	GBX 1.9B
Shareholders' equity	GBX 2.8B
Tangible book value	GBX -5.2B
Tangible book value per share	GBX -4.82
Total assets	GBX 23.6B
Total cash	GBX 2.4B
Total debt	GBX 7.2B
Total liabilities	GBX 20.8B
WACC	-1.37%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.56
Current assets	GBX 12.7B
Current liabilities	GBX 14.6B
Current ratio	0.87
Net working capital	GBX -2.6B
Quick ratio	0.87
Working capital	GBX -2B
Working capital turnover	-6.84

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.96%
Dividend growth	-52.98%
Dividend growth (10Y)	-11.04%
Dividend growth (3Y)	-27.52%
Dividend growth (5Y)	-10.76%
Dividend growth years	0
Dividend payment date	2026-11-02
Dividend payment years	34
Dividend payout frequency	Semi-Annual
Dividend per share	GBX 0.15
Dividend yield	3.9%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-08
FCF payout ratio	15.91%
Last dividend	GBX 0.08
Shareholder yield	5.86%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-77.52%
10Y return CAGR	-9.95%
10Y total return	-64.94%
150-day SMA	GBX 315.09
15Y price change	-43.25%
15Y return CAGR	0.16%
15Y total return	2.38%
1D price change	-1.91%
1M price change	-2.36%
1M total return	-0.42%
1W price change	-2.78%
1W total return	-2.78%
1Y price change	6.02%
1Y return CAGR	11.29%
1Y total return	11.28%
20-day SMA	GBX 389.28
200-day SMA	GBX 304.04
20Y price change	-43.08%
20Y return CAGR	0.78%
20Y total return	16.72%
3M price change	30.46%
3M total return	33.05%
3Y price change	-44.74%
3Y return CAGR	-13.38%
3Y total return	-35%
50-day SMA	GBX 384.77
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	GBX 420.00
52-week high date	2026-10-16
52-week low	GBX 218.50
52-week low date	2026-03-23
5Y price change	-60.24%
5Y return CAGR	-12.55%
5Y total return	-48.86%
6M price change	48.34%
6M total return	55.71%
All-time high	GBX 1,934.00
All-time high date	2003-09-08
All-time low	GBX 31.00
All-time low date	1992-07-29
Average true range (ATR)	GBX 12.83
Average volume	3.9M
Beta (1Y)	1.4
Beta (2Y)	1.25
Beta (5Y)	0.74
Change from 52-week high	-8.52%
Change from 52-week low	75.84%
Change from all-time high	-80.13%
Change from all-time low	1,139.35%
Change from open	-1.06%
Day's gap	-0.87%
Dollar volume	GBX 1.1B
High price	GBX 394.90
Low price	GBX 382.60
Monthly RSI	44.13
Open price	GBX 388.30
Position in 52-week range	13.01%
Previous close	GBX 391.70
Price vs 150-day SMA	21.93%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-1.3%
Price vs 200-day SMA	26.36%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-0.15%
Relative volume	0.75
RSI	47.52
Sharpe ratio	0.4
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.27
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.34
Sortino ratio	0.75
Sortino ratio (3Y)	-0.24
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.32
Volume	2.9M
Weekly RSI	58.05
YTD price change	13.84%
YTD total return	19.49%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	1.1B
Shares change (QoQ)	2.14%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.96%
Shares held by insiders	0.06%
Shares held by institutions	81.77%
Shares outstanding	1.1B

Deeper analysis on LON/WPP

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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