WPP plc (WPP) stock

WPPNYSEServices-Advertising AgenciesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as WPPGF

Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Mar 19, 2026Score 2/30

$27.79+0.20 (+0.72%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.00BP/E –Yield –

WPP statistics

86 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 9, 2026
Fundamentals through: Dec 31, 2025
Share price as of: –

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: £4.48B; –
Enterprise Value: £6.96B; –
PS Ratio: 0.33; –
PB Ratio: 1.77; –
P/FCF Ratio: 7.08; –
P/OCF Ratio: 6.19; –

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.51; –
EV / EBITDA: 18.22; –
EV / EBIT: 18.22; –
EV / FCF: 10.99; –

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 1.08B; –
Shares Change (YoY): -1.91%; –
Float: 1.08B; –
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.06%; –
Shares Held by Institutions: 2.31%; –

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: 1.84%; –
Days to Cover: 4.89; –

Stock price statisticsIndustry

Price Change (1 Week): 1.94%; –
Price Change (1 Month): 2.32%; –
Price Change (3 Months): 7.55%; –
Price Change (6 Months): 59.1%; –
Price Change (YTD): 23.7%; –
Price Change (1 Year): 42.6%; –
Price Change (3 Years): -37.7%; –
Price Change (5 Years): -62.7%; –
Price Change (10 Years): -73.3%; –
Average Volume (10 Days): 223,620; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 272,760; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 383,126; –
Relative Volume: 0.42; –
Relative Strength Index (14): 58.4; –
Volatility (1 Year): 52.6%; –
Beta (5 Years): 0.97; –

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 15.8%; –
Operating Margin: 2.82%; –
Pretax Margin: 0.97%; –
Profit Margin: -1.59%; –
EBITDA Margin: 2.82%; –
FCF Margin: 4.67%; –

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -7.15%; –
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 3.84%; –

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.89; –
Quick Ratio: 0.67; –
Debt / Equity: 1.94; –
Debt / EBITDA: 12.92; –
Debt / FCF: 7.80; –
Net Debt / EBITDA: 5.87; –
Interest Coverage: 1.09; –

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -8.08%; –
Net Income Growth (YoY): -139.7%; –
EPS Growth (YoY): -140.5%; –
FCF Growth (YoY): -48.1%; –
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.07%; –
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 2.45%; –

EfficiencyIndustry

Revenue Per Employee: £137.35K; –
Profits Per Employee: -£2.18K; –
Employee Count: 98,655; –
WACC: 7.17%; –

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: £13.55B; –
Gross Profit: £2.15B; –
Operating Income: £382.00M; –
Pretax Income: £131.00M; –
Net Income: -£215.00M; –
EBITDA: £382.00M; –
EPS (Diluted): -0.20 GBP; –

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: £2.69B; –
Total Debt: £4.94B; –
Net Cash (Debt): -£2.24B; –
Net Cash Per Share: -2.08 GBP; –
Equity (Book Value): £2.54B; –
Book Value Per Share: 2.35 GBP; –
Tangible Book Value: -£5.14B; –
Working Capital: -£1.67B; –

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: £724.00M; –
Capital Expenditures: -£91.00M; –
Free Cash Flow: £633.00M; –
FCF Per Share: 0.59 GBP; –

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -4.79%; –
FCF Yield: 14.1%; –
Buyback Yield: 2.16%; –
Shareholder Yield: 2.16%; –
FCF Payout Ratio: 62.1%; –

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: £352.00M; –
Income Tax: £303.00M; –
Effective Tax Rate: 231.3%; –

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	WPP	S&P 500	Difference	WPP per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+7.2%	-3.0%	+10.2 pts
3 months	+5.0%	-2.8%	+7.8 pts
Year to date	+29.8%	+11.5%	+18.3 pts
1 year	+57.1%	+13.5%	+43.7 pts
3 years	-24.1%	+77.7%	−101.8 pts	-8.8%	+21.1%
5 years	-52.0%	+72.6%	−124.6 pts	-13.7%	+11.5%
10 years	-55.8%	+308.2%	−363.9 pts	-7.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M WPP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,931,184	+1.8%	394,543	4.9
Oct 15, 2026	1,896,205	+9.1%	325,835	5.8
Sep 30, 2026	1,737,397	+1.6%	341,714	5.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,709,800	+3.7%	335,963	5.1
Aug 31, 2026	1,648,493	-4.5%	312,812	5.3
Aug 14, 2026	1,726,855	-12.3%	734,223	2.4
Jul 31, 2026	1,969,592	-12.0%	381,979	5.2
Jul 15, 2026	2,239,264	-4.5%	455,710	4.9
Jun 30, 2026	2,344,016	+2.2%	783,831	3.0
Jun 15, 2026	2,292,661	-10.4%	417,910	5.5
May 29, 2026	2,560,015	-9.7%	389,646	6.6
May 15, 2026	2,833,941	-10.9%	460,231	6.2