S&P Global vs WPP
SPGI and WPP side by side, both in business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SPGI and WPP compare
S&P Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus −8.1% for WPP).
S&P Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.5% compared with −1.6% at WPP.
S&P Global pays a dividend yielding 0.84%; WPP does not pay one.
S&P Global scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 2 for WPP), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SPGI | WPP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $136B | – |
| Share price | $460.66 | $27.18 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.7% | 16.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 0.08% | −62.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 45K | 99K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.1× | – |
| P/S | 8.4× | – |
| P/B | 4.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 24.4× | – |
| PEG | 2.18 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | – |
| Fair value | $453.82 | – |
| Margin of safety | −1.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.7% (better) | −8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.6% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.7% (better) | −140% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.3% (better) | −140% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 70.9% (better) | 15.8% |
| Operating margin | 44.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 30.5% (better) | −1.6% |
| FCF margin | 34.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 15.2% (better) | −7.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% (better) | 3.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.48 (better) | 1.94 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.54 (better) | 5.87 |
| Interest coverage | 22.7× (better) | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.95 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.30 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.84% | – |
| Payout ratio | 23.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 41.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.0% | 2.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.11% | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.6M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 14 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | – |
Go deeper
- SPGI stock overview
- SPGI income statement
- SPGI valuation and score
- WPP stock overview
- WPP income statement
- WPP valuation and score
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