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WPP plc WPP
$ 26.42 -0.45%
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Quarterly report 2025-Q4
added 05-08-2026

WPP plc Financial Ratios 2025-2011 | WPP

Brief overview of WPP plc's valuation and returns

This overview follows the five latest available observations from 2021 through 2025.

Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 89.34x (median 102.66x), EV/EBITDA 103.98x (median 68.01x), P/S 3.13x (median 3.9x). Ratios sit near their own comparison base, with an average deviation of +10.1% from five-year medians.

Current earnings relative to valuation equal about 1.1% on the 1/P/E measure. This is a valuation reference, not an expected payout.

End-period return metrics are ROE -6.2%, ROA -8.2%, ROCE 4.1%. Negative returns point to losses or poor capital efficiency. Valuation multiples are less informative in this setting.

PEG is 19.06x. Price is well ahead of embedded growth, making market expectations demanding.

The time from paying for inputs to receiving cash fell from -285.9 days to -373 days. Cash turnover improved.

Overall picture

WPP plc's profile looks neutral, with price and fundamental efficiency broadly aligned.

Annual Financial Ratios WPP plc

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

P/E

 -246.6 89.3 294.1 81.5 116.0 -0.2 - - - - - - - - -

P/S

 3.1 3.8 3.9 4.4 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1

EPS

 -0.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 -2.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.9 - - - -

EV (Enterprise Value)

 39.7 B 53.6 B 55.7 B 60.7 B 83.6 B 21.6 B 21.2 B 22.6 B 22.8 B 24.3 B 22.1 B 20.3 B 18.4 B 18.8 B 18.5 B

EBITDA per Share

 0.36 1.23 0.5 1.24 1.03 -136 58.3 - - - - - - - -

EV/EBITDA

 104.0 40.4 104.9 44.7 68.0 -0.8 3.3 - - - - - - - -

PEG

 19.06 -1.37 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - -

P/B

 - - - - - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

P/CF

 58.6 39.9 46.8 90.1 41.1 0.4 - - - - - - - - -

ROE %

 -6.20 16.85 5.14 18.63 - -57.43 - - - - - - - - -

ROA %

 - - - - - -8.20 - - - - - - - - -

ROCE %

 4.13 13.26 5.15 12.22 - -17.45 4.50 - - - - - - - -

Current Ratio

 - - - - - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0

DSO

 - - - - - - 284.1 - - - - - - - -

DIO

 - - - - - - - - 12.8 - - - - 31773.2 -

DPO

 - - - - - 373.0 - - 298.7 - - - - 659509.4 -

Operating Cycle

 - - - - - - - - 12.8 - - - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

 - - - - - -373.0 - - -285.9 - - - - - -

All numbers in GBP currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios WPP plc

2025-Q4 2025-Q2 2024-Q4 2024-Q2 2023-Q4 2023-Q2 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1

EPS

 -0.2 0.041 0.503 0.191 0.103 0.105 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

EBITDA per Share

 0.36 0.21 1.23 0.39 0.5 0.29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROE %

 18.91 30.25 31.87 6.22 5.14 3.67 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROCE %

 23.60 24.61 24.96 3.91 5.15 2.64 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

All numbers in GBP currency

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