Omnicom vs WPP
OMC 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 OMC and WPP compare
Omnicom grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (54.1% versus −8.1% for WPP).
Omnicom keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with −1.6% at WPP.
Omnicom pays a dividend yielding 3.6%; WPP does not pay one.
Omnicom scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | OMC | WPP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $24.0B | – |
| Share price | $87.98 | $27.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.7% | 42.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 31.1% | −62.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 120K | 99K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× | – |
| P/B | 2.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 11.9% | – |
| Fair value | $83.12 | – |
| Margin of safety | −5.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 54.1% (better) | −8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −47.2% (better) | −140% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −140% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.6% | 15.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 2.8% (better) | −1.6% |
| FCF margin | 11.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% (better) | −7.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.2% (better) | 3.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.95 (better) | 1.94 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.59 (better) | 5.87 |
| Interest coverage | 3.5× (better) | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.91 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.25 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 119% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 15.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 18.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 2.3% |
| Held by insiders | 1.00% | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$238K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.0% | – |
Go deeper
- OMC stock overview
- OMC income statement
- OMC valuation and score
- WPP stock overview
- WPP income statement
- WPP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.