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WPP plc (WPP.L)

GBp278.00 -4.90 (-1.73%)
GB LSE Communication Services Advertising Agencies
Address Sea Containers SE1 9GL
London, GB
CEO Cindy Rose Quackenbush
Website wpp.com
IPO 1995-03-24
ISIN JE00B8KF9B49

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · WPP.L (GBp) New York Stock Exchange · WPP (USD) Other OTC · WPPGF (USD)
Description

WPP plc operates as a global creative transformation leader, offering a comprehensive suite of communications, experience, commerce, and technology solutions. The company's extensive international reach covers North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. Its operational framework is structured around three core divisions: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. Through these segments, WPP is involved in the development and execution of marketing and branding strategies, the creation and production of advertising content across diverse media, and the provision of advanced media buying services. These services encompass strategic planning, business growth, media investment management, data and technology applications, and content creation. Additionally, WPP offers specialized public relations advisory to clients, facilitating effective communication with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including consumers, governments, and the business and financial communities. The company also delivers a range of niche services via its specialist agencies. WPP plc was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp278.00 -4.90 (-1.73%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
5M
Beta
0.68
Float Shares
1.08B
Free Float %
99.9%
Price Performance
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+0.79% +0.97% +5.43% +2.44% -7.27% -16.53% -51.61% -67.01% -72.12% -82.31% +170.87%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (11 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
278.00
DCF (Unlevered) 4,575.54 +1,545.9%
DCF (Levered) 5,412.87 +1,847.1%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 21% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 2 +1
Hold 8 0
Sell 2 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
1.64
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
2 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
C+
Overall Score
2 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Advertising Agencies: +8.1%
    -8.1% Q4'25: -9.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Advertising Agencies: +38.8%
    -140.8% Q4'25: -15,900.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Advertising Agencies: +39.2%
    +4.6% Q4'25: +24.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Advertising Agencies: +7.9%
    +9.0% Q4'25: +13.9% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Advertising Agencies: +6.8%
    +8.5% Q4'25: +26.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Advertising Agencies: +0.0%
    -2.0% Q4'25: +0.3% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Advertising Agencies: -1.31×
    5.11× Q4'25: 1.82× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.65) × ERP
WACC = 26% × Ke + 74% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 4,575.54 Current price: 278.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
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Dec 2026
8 Rev. Ana.
9 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
7 Rev. Ana.
9 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
4 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Revenue
2.80B
est.
4.07B
est.
4.02B
est.
4.09B
est.
4.30B
est: 4.36B (-1.3%)
5.37B
est: 5.36B (+0.2%)
5.91B
est: 5.97B (-1.1%)
6.19B
est: 6.22B (-0.5%)
7.48B
est: 7.27B (+2.9%)
8.68B
est: 8.85B (-1.9%)
9.33B
est: 9.36B (-0.3%)
10.02B
est: 10.10B (-0.7%)
10.37B
est: 10.55B (-1.7%)
11.02B
est: 11.25B (-2.1%)
11.53B
est: 11.18B (+3.2%)
12.24B
est: 11.31B (+8.2%)
14.89B
est: 13.18B (+13.0%)
13.15B
est: 14.10B (-6.7%)
13.05B
est: 13.55B (-3.7%)
13.23B
est: 13.50B (-2.0%)
12.00B
est: 9.80B (+22.5%)
12.80B
est: 10.44B (+22.7%)
14.43B
est: 11.89B (+21.3%)
14.84B
est: 14.85B (0.0%)
14.74B
est: 11.45B (+28.7%)
13.55B
est: 10.14B (+33.6%)
9.60B
9.51B – 9.76B
-5.4% YoY
9.57B
9.39B – 9.74B
-0.2% YoY
9.74B
9.61B – 9.91B
+1.8% YoY
12.49B
12.31B – 12.70B
+28.2% YoY
EBITDA
344.99M
est.
581.78M
est.
451.72M
est.
240.84M
est.
625.80M
est: 435.01M (+43.9%)
846.90M
est: 590.21M (+43.5%)
998.10M
est: 754.70M (+32.3%)
1.08B
est: 800.70M (+34.8%)
1.23B
est: 906.67M (+35.8%)
1.31B
est: 978.56M (+34.1%)
1.41B
est: 952.60M (+47.6%)
1.58B
est: 1.14B (+38.9%)
1.68B
est: 1.19B (+40.4%)
1.84B
est: 1.37B (+34.4%)
2.02B
est: 1.53B (+31.6%)
1.99B
est: 1.73B (+15.3%)
2.48B
est: 1.89B (+31.6%)
2.03B
est: 2.10B (-3.7%)
1.69B
est: 2.86B (-40.9%)
1.61B
est: 1.83B (-12.1%)
-1.85B
est: 1.01B (-282.9%)
1.78B
est: 1.10B (+61.1%)
2.03B
est: 1.14B (+78.7%)
1.91B
est: 1.96B (-2.5%)
1.90B
est: 1.37B (+38.5%)
1.67B
est: 1.34B (+24.4%)
1.27B
1.26B – 1.29B
-5.4% YoY
1.26B
1.24B – 1.29B
-0.2% YoY
1.29B
1.27B – 1.31B
+1.8% YoY
1.65B
1.62B – 1.68B
+28.2% YoY
EBIT
372.93M
est.
605.21M
est.
470.61M
est.
282.11M
est.
522.40M
est: 457.22M (+14.3%)
699.50M
est: 645.12M (+8.4%)
812.20M
est: 728.59M (+11.5%)
894.30M
est: 772.69M (+15.7%)
979.70M
est: 942.08M (+4.0%)
913.60M
est: 1.07B (-14.4%)
1.03B
est: 792.62M (+29.3%)
1.19B
est: 1.05B (+13.8%)
1.28B
est: 1.25B (+2.5%)
1.43B
est: 1.32B (+8.0%)
1.64B
est: 1.39B (+18.1%)
1.62B
est: 1.65B (-1.4%)
2.05B
est: 1.82B (+12.9%)
1.57B
est: 2.08B (-24.6%)
1.24B
est: 1.89B (-34.5%)
1.29B
est: 1.13B (+13.9%)
-2.48B
est: 950.08M (-360.9%)
1.23B
est: 1.04B (+19.0%)
1.52B
est: 1.07B (+42.0%)
735.30M
est: 1.30B (-43.3%)
1.40B
est: 1.01B (+38.8%)
1.22B
est: 884.75M (+37.7%)
837.25M
829.93M – 851.13M
-5.4% YoY
835.34M
818.91M – 849.84M
-0.2% YoY
850.19M
838.12M – 864.62M
+1.8% YoY
1.09B
1.07B – 1.11B
+28.2% YoY
Net Income
221.71M
est.
356.43M
est.
267.93M
est.
87.72M
est.
273.00M
est: 225.36M (+21.1%)
363.90M
est: 359.49M (+1.2%)
435.80M
est: 406.14M (+7.3%)
465.90M
est: 454.03M (+2.6%)
439.10M
est: 544.68M (-19.4%)
437.70M
est: 534.71M (-18.1%)
586.00M
est: 456.80M (+28.3%)
840.10M
est: 631.89M (+33.0%)
822.70M
est: 877.88M (-6.3%)
936.50M
est: 877.82M (+6.7%)
1.08B
est: 930.56M (+15.8%)
1.16B
est: 1.13B (+2.7%)
1.40B
est: 1.31B (+6.8%)
1.96B
est: 1.42B (+38.0%)
824.60M
est: 1.80B (-54.2%)
844.10M
est: 1.00B (-16.0%)
-2.97B
est: 475.08M (-724.1%)
637.70M
est: 518.69M (+22.9%)
682.70M
est: 536.80M (+27.2%)
110.40M
est: 203.40M (-45.7%)
542.00M
est: 937.41M (-42.2%)
-215.00M
est: 650.40M (-133.1%)
461.07M
385.71M – 780.79M
-29.1% YoY
505.82M
413.89M – 896.57M
+9.7% YoY
621.27M
609.80M – 634.98M
+22.8% YoY
670.36M
657.99M – 685.14M
+7.9% YoY
SGA
1.60B
est.
2.67B
est.
2.55B
est.
2.55B
est.
3.44B
est: 2.91B (+18.0%)
4.29B
est: 3.48B (+23.1%)
4.65B
est: 3.99B (+16.5%)
4.82B
est: 4.35B (+10.8%)
5.79B
est: 5.05B (+14.6%)
6.79B
est: 6.36B (+6.8%)
7.17B
est: 6.54B (+9.7%)
7.67B
est: 7.05B (+8.7%)
7.83B
est: 7.26B (+7.9%)
7.22B
est: 7.69B (-6.1%)
7.16B
est: 7.62B (-6.0%)
903.90M
est: 7.96B (-88.6%)
987.10M
est: 1.01B (-2.3%)
1.10B
est: 993.79M (+10.2%)
1.25B
est: 1.25B (-0.4%)
1.12B
est: 1.18B (-5.2%)
4.29B
est: 847.31M (+406.7%)
974.60M
est: 925.10M (+5.4%)
1.18B
est: 954.34M (+23.7%)
2.00B
est: 1.10B (+82.0%)
1.14B
est: 856.07M (+32.7%)
est: 749.62M (-100.0%)
709.37M
703.17M – 721.14M
-5.4% YoY
707.76M
693.83M – 720.04M
-0.2% YoY
720.34M
710.11M – 732.56M
+1.8% YoY
923.33M
910.22M – 939.00M
+28.2% YoY
EPS
0.28
est.
0.29
est.
0.24
est.
0.24
est.
0.25
est: 0.27 (-8.0%)
0.30
est: 0.35 (-14.2%)
0.36
est: 0.42 (-13.6%)
0.40
est: 0.46 (-12.3%)
0.38
est: 0.54 (-29.3%)
0.36
est: 0.45 (-19.6%)
0.50
est: 0.58 (-14.2%)
0.70
est: 0.67 (+4.2%)
0.68
est: 0.75 (-9.1%)
0.72
est: 0.84 (-14.5%)
0.82
est: 0.85 (-4.0%)
0.90
est: 0.93 (-2.7%)
1.10
est: 1.12 (-1.6%)
1.37
est: 1.20 (+13.9%)
0.47
est: 1.07 (-55.9%)
0.68
est: 0.97 (-30.2%)
-2.42
est: 0.58 (-517.4%)
0.53
est: 0.78 (-31.9%)
0.62
est: 0.95 (-34.8%)
0.10
est: 0.19 (-47.2%)
0.50
est: 0.87 (-42.6%)
-0.20
est: 0.61 (-132.6%)
0.50
0.36 – 0.73
-18.5% YoY
0.53
0.39 – 0.83
+5.5% YoY
0.58
0.57 – 0.59
+9.6% YoY
0.62
0.61 – 0.64
+7.9% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-28 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-27 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-26 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-22 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-21 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-20 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-19 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-18 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-15 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-14 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-13 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-12 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-11 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-08 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-07 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-06 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-05 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-01 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-30 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-29 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-28 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-27 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-24 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-23 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-22 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-21 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-20 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-17 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-16 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-15 C+ 2/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
1.68B
OE per share TTM
1.58
Owner's Yield
55.40%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
17.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders
# Investor Shares / Δ Mkt value / Δ Own% / Δ Weight% / Δ Avg px / Perf. Hold / Status
1 OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC -147.4K (-100.0%) -5.2M (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.014 pp 0.00% -0.086 pp GBp 2 qtrs SOLD
Ownership breakdown by holder

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
11.3K
Shares Outstanding
1.08B

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Cindy Rose Quackenbush Group CEO & Director 96.9K female
Rosemary Joanne Wilson Chief Financial Officer & Director 1.1K female
Joanne Wilson Chief Financial Officer & Director 1.1K female
Devika Bulchandani Chief Operating Officer female
Dominic Shine Chief Information Officer male
Marie-Claire Barker Chief People Officer female
Mark Taylor Chief People Officer male
Michael Frohlich Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer male
Stephan Pretorius Chief Technology Officer male
Andrea Harris Group Chief Counsel female
Thomas A. Singlehurst Group Investor Relations Director male
Chris Wade Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs male
ESG Score History

No data available for this company.

Senate Trading Activity

No Senate trading activity found for this company.

House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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