Stagwell Inc
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.20B
- P/E (TTM)
- 149.2
- Dividend yield
- –
About Stagwell
Services-Advertising Agencies, SIC 7311
Stagwell Inc. provides digital-first marketing, communications, and technology services to global corporate clients. The company operates through five reportable business segments: Marketing Services, which offers creative, consumer research, experiential, and social media solutions; Digital Transformation, which designs, implements, and activates digital platforms, products, and enterprise technology ecosystems; Media & Commerce, which delivers media buying, commerce enablement, and customer relationship management solutions; Communications, which provides public relations, strategic communications, and political advocacy services; and The Marketing Cloud, a proprietary suite of software-as-a-service and data-as-a-service applications for in-house marketers. Its clients include over 4,500 brands spanning diverse industries.
As of December 31, 2025, the company maintained operations across more than 34 countries, complemented by a global affiliate network extending its reach into 20 additional countries. Stagwell employed approximately 10,951 full-time personnel across its business units and corporate operations, along with approximately 1,678 contractors and part-time staff. The provided annual report excerpt does not specify the company's headquarters city.
Summary of the business section of Stagwell's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Stagwell Inc
- Founded
- 1980
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Address
- One World Trade Center, Floor 65 10007
- Phone
- (646) 429-1800
- Website
- www.mdc-partners.com
- Employees
- 10,951, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Advertising Agencies
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- STGW
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Apr 17, 1995
- Shares outstanding
- 244M, Jul 22, 2026
- Public float
- $389.50M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Mar 10, 2014; 3-for-2, Nov 29, 2013; 1-for-6 reverse, May 31, 1996
- SEC CIK
- 876883
- CUSIP
- 85256A109
- ISIN
- US85256A1097
- LEI
- 549300KIYTU6J3NYJ009
- EIN
- 98-0364441
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Jeffery Penn | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 25,534,990 |
| Frank P. Lanuto | See Remarks | 491,977 |
| Peter McElligott | General Counsel | 122,185 |
| Ryan Greene | Chief Financial Officer | 1,391,279 |
| Jay Leveton | President | 2,009,454 |
| Vincenzo Dimaggio | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | 175,095 |
| Beth J. Kaplan | Director | 15,459 |
| Eli Samaha | Director | 8,185,086 |
| Brandt A. Vaughan | Director | 220,504 |
| Wade Oosterman | Director | 203,936 |
| Charlene Barshefsky | Director | 238,286 |
| Desiree G. Rogers | Director | 214,984 |
| Irwin D. Simon | Director | 240,891 |
| Rodney E. Slater | Director | 140,680 |
| Bradley J. Gross | Director | 8,789 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr.Penn | $7.22M | $3.70M | $1.55M | $191 | $162 |
| FY2024 Mr.Penn | $7.26M | $6.83M | $1.63M | $257 | $130 |
| FY2023 Mr.Penn | $8.42M | $6.84M | $1.73M | $259 | $99 |
| FY2022 Mr.Penn | $6.74M | $2.88M | $1.44M | $243 | $69 |
| FY2021 Mr.Penn | $12.03M | $17.57M | $3.52M | $339 | $114 |
| FY2020 Mr.Penn | $1.80M | $1.51M | $1.31M | $90 | $128 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 10,951 full-time employees and approximately 1,678 contractors and part-time employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings