WPP

WPP Plc ADR

26.99

Oct 29 • 3:59 PM ET +1.19 (4.61%)

26.99

Aftermarket • 7:30 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Communication Services Advertising Agencies United Kingdom Mid NYSE

Oct 29, 6:01 AMWPP narrows Q3 like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs decline to 2.1%, maintains full-year guidance and reiterates growth not expected until 2027

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Index	-
Market Cap	5.82B
Enterprise Value	12.47B
Income	-321.27M
Sales	17.80B
Book/sh	16.01
Cash/sh	14.54
Dividend Est.	0.98 (3.63%)
Dividend TTM	1.00 (3.71%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 09, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-26.42% -9.94%
Payout	-
Employees	98655
IPO	Dec 29, 1987

P/E	-
Forward P/E	7.17
PEG	-
P/S	0.33
P/B	1.69
P/C	1.86
P/FCF	4.44
EV/EBITDA	5.55
EV/Sales	0.70
Quick Ratio	0.87
Current Ratio	0.87
Debt/Eq	2.76
LT Debt/Eq	2.10
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	-1.49
EPS next Y	3.76
EPS next Q	-
EPS this Y	-16.54%
EPS next Y	5.57%
EPS next 5Y	-1.69%
EPS past 3/5Y	- 39.00%
Sales past 3/5Y	0.16% 3.02%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-165.26%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-2.97%
EPS Q/Q	-55.40%
Sales Q/Q	-0.78%
Earnings	Aug 06 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	25.03% 37.76%

Insider Own	0.04%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	11.42%
Inst Trans	30.96%
ROA	-1.01%
ROE	-8.25%
ROIC	-3.00%
Gross Margin	15.94%
Oper. Margin	9.42%
Profit Margin	-1.81%
SMA20	3.94%
SMA50	4.98%
SMA200	31.92%
Trades

Shs Outstand	215.70M
Shs Float	215.66M
Short Float	0.88%
Short Ratio	4.68
Short Interest	1.90M
52W High	27.89 -3.23%
52W Low	14.81 82.30%
Volatility	2.92% 2.38%
ATR (14)	0.74
RSI (14)	59.09
Beta	0.92
Rel Volume	1.17
Avg Volume	405.38K
Volume	473,911

Perf Week	1.05%
Perf Month	9.18%
Perf Quarter	33.55%
Perf Half Y	49.20%
Perf YTD	20.17%
Perf Year	15.19%
Perf 3Y	-35.85%
Perf 5Y	-62.70%
Perf 10Y	-73.96%
Recom	3.00
Target Price	26.08
Prev Close	25.80
Price	26.99
Change %	4.61%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$26.08

Implied Upside

-3.4%

Analysts13incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution4 Buy · 7 Hold · 2 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change
Jun 09, 2026	Initiated	BBerenberg	Buy
Jun 03, 2026	Initiated	GGoldman	Sell
May 28, 2026	Initiated	RRothschild & Co Redburn	Buy
Feb 27, 2026	Upgrade	BBarclays	Underweight → Equal Weight
Jan 12, 2026	Initiated	CCitigroup	Neutral
Jun 25, 2025	Downgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Underweight
Mar 26, 2025	Resumed	GGoldman	Neutral
Feb 28, 2025	Downgrade	BBarclays	Overweight → Equal Weight
Jan 24, 2025	Upgrade	KKepler	Hold → Buy
Jan 11, 2024	Downgrade	UUBS	Buy → Sell
Dec 13, 2023	Downgrade	JJP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral
Nov 06, 2023	Resumed	MMorgan Stanley	Equal-Weight
Sep 29, 2023	Downgrade	GGoldman	Buy → Neutral
Sep 20, 2023	Downgrade	EExane BNP Paribas	Outperform → Neutral
Aug 08, 2023	Downgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Buy → Hold
Feb 22, 2023	Upgrade	CCredit Suisse	Neutral → Outperform
Jan 31, 2023	Upgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Overweight
Sep 08, 2022	Resumed	RRedburn	Neutral
May 23, 2022	Downgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight
Mar 14, 2022	Downgrade	BBarclays	Overweight → Equal Weight

Oct-29-26 05:56AM	WPP shares rise as Q3 underlying sales decline narrows, guidance held (Investing.com)
Oct-16-26 02:03AM	MARKETS LIVE: Wall Street opens mixed as AI jitters hit chip stocks, Tesla bucks the trend (Proactive)
Sep-29-26 10:39AM	Clean Creatives 2026 F-list takes on global fossil fuel contracts and AI-generated oil ads (Marketing Brew)
Sep-28-26 02:30PM	West Coast tech firm subleases 40K sf in Fulton Market (The Real Deal)
11:00AM	DoorDash doubles down on WPP, naming agency global media partner (Marketing Dive)
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Sep-25-26 09:01AM	CFOs On the Move: Week ending Sept. 25 (CFO.com)
Sep-24-26 03:50PM	Guinness owner Diageo hires WPP CFO with cost-cutting bonafides (CFO Dive)
Sep-23-26 08:27AM	Diageo brings in former Britvic, Tesco executive Joanne Wilson as CFO (Just Drinks)
05:06AM	Drastic Dave hires ex-Tesco colleague to accelerate Diageo turnaround (The Telegraph)
Sep-22-26 03:56PM	DoorDash Consolidates Global Media With WPP (MediaPost)
Sep-21-26 10:26AM	Publicis Media Tops First Half New Business (MediaPost)
Sep-09-26 06:31PM	WPP Production, APA Lock Horns Over Triple Bids (MediaPost)
Sep-03-26 06:48AM	PepsiCo hands global media to Publicis amid transformation at CPG giant (Marketing Dive) +7.60%
Aug-28-26 09:16AM	OpenAI launches ChatGPT ads in India ahead of 2027 IPO (Quartz)
Aug-20-26 11:59AM	Baxter hires new CFO with visa contingency (CFO Dive)
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Aug-11-26 11:00AM	VML UK Selects Davis As First CMO (MediaPost)
Aug-10-26 11:00AM	Design Bridge and Partners Names Tazza Managing Director, North America (MediaPost)
07:30AM	WPPs streamlined strategy secures new business as revenue declines narrow (Marketing Dive)
Aug-07-26 05:14AM	TTD Stock Plunges Nearly 30% Premarket As Awful Q2 Sparks Wave Of Wall Street Downgrades (Stocktwits) +6.17%
Aug-06-26 05:15PM	WPP Stock Soars 25% as Turnaround Finally Gains Traction (GuruFocus.com) +25.91%
11:01AM	WPP PLC (WPP) (H1 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Progress Amidst Persistent Top-Line ... (GuruFocus.com)
10:16AM	WPP Shares Soar 26% On Turnaround Progress (MediaPost)
08:38AM	WPP cuts 1,200 jobs in turnaround drive (The Telegraph)
Jul-29-26 05:33PM	WPP Media Debuts 'Made Together,' First Episode Plugs Trade Desk (MediaPost) -5.41%
05:33PM	TTD's Green First Guest On New WPP Media Program 'Made Together' (MediaPost)
Jul-28-26 07:08PM	Omnicom Reports 6.1% Growth From Core Operations (MediaPost) +9.01%
Jul-24-26 10:46AM	WPPs sweeping restructure could save £500 millionthe bigger challenge might be winning over workers (Fortune)
Jul-23-26 10:01AM	PulsePoint and CMI Media Group Launch the First Agency Activation of HCP2DTC Influence (PR Newswire)
Jun-22-26 01:03PM	Adobe Expands AI Push With Agency Deals (GuruFocus.com)
Jun-19-26 09:39AM	WPP Tops '25 Billings, No. 2 Publicis Biggest Gainer (MediaPost)
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Jun-18-26 09:34AM	WPP Media Unveils Prototype For New 'Buyer Agent' Standard (MediaPost)
09:00AM	WPP Enterprise Solutions Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Operationalize Agentic AI for Leading Brands (Business Wire)
Jun-16-26 02:52PM	Thar's Gold In Them Thar LLMs, Just Not For Advertising (MediaPost)
09:15AM	AI wont transform your businessuntil you redesign work itself (Fortune)
Jun-15-26 07:01PM	WPP Revises, M&W Issues First Global Ad Forecast (MediaPost)
Jun-08-26 07:08AM	WPP puts a different type of ad talent to the test with new studio Hex (Marketing Dive)
May-11-26 07:25AM	Heineken focuses agency roster on fewer future-fit partners (Marketing Dive) -5.64%
May-09-26 06:00AM	Billboard giant under fire for pulling posters mocking advertising agencies (The Telegraph)
May-06-26 09:19AM	OpenAI opens ChatGPT self-serve ad platform to U.S. businesses (Quartz)
Apr-28-26 07:06AM	FTSE 100 Live: BP and Shell provide boost as oil hits $110, Barclays falls on results (Proactive)
06:58AM	WPP says turnaround is making early progress, but theres a long road ahead (Marketing Dive)
02:06AM	FTSE 100 Live: Mixed bag for global stocks, BP gains and Barclays losses ease (Proactive)
Apr-15-26 11:13AM	Big ad agencies settle US FTC probe into alleged boycott over political content (Reuters)
Apr-13-26 07:00AM	WPP names first chief transformation officer to drive Elevate28 plan (Marketing Dive)
Apr-07-26 02:48PM	Introducing Fair Play: The World's First Digital Prosecutor Powered by Artificial Intelligence (PR Newswire)
Apr-06-26 07:00AM	Estée Lauder names WPP first global media partner to centralize media efforts (Marketing Dive)
Mar-23-26 07:11AM	Martin Sorrells outlook on AI, media transparency and agency upheaval (Marketing Dive)
05:58AM	5 ways advertisers can optimize womens sports investments (Marketing Dive)
Mar-13-26 09:00AM	bet365 Launches Winning is Everything Brand Campaign Across the U.S. and Canada (Business Wire)
Mar-10-26 02:38PM	WPP plc (WPP) Faces Near-Term Growth Pressure but Sees Potential Recovery Ahead (Insider Monkey)
Mar-01-26 04:58AM	WPP Plc (WPP) Announces its Multi-Year Strategic Plan, Here's What You Need to Know (Insider Monkey)
02:05AM	WPP H2 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-27-26 08:01PM	WPP PLC (WPP) (Q4 2025) Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic Innovations (GuruFocus.com) -8.01%
05:45AM	How WPP aims to cut down agency complexity with its Elevate28 strategy (Marketing Dive)
Feb-26-26 05:32AM	WPP abandons holding company model in major strategic overhaul (Marketing Dive)
04:39AM	WPP Overhauls Structure, Slashes Dividend in Turnaround Plan (The Wall Street Journal)
03:48AM	Advertising giant WPP to cut £500m in costs as it races to counter AI threat (The Telegraph)
Feb-19-26 10:43AM	Former Publicis and WPP Executive Nikki Stone Launches YQ Advisory Firm to Help Growth-Stage Companies Architect Sustainable Scale (TMX Newsfile)
Feb-15-26 05:00AM	AI Risk Is Dominating Conference Calls as Investors Dump Stocks (Bloomberg)
Feb-10-26 08:00AM	Genius Sports Partners with WPP Media to Pioneer Holistic Sports Media Advertising Intelligence, Launch WPP Brand Sports Momentum Score (Business Wire)
Feb-04-26 07:06AM	Global software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption (Reuters)
Feb-03-26 09:26PM	WPP plc (WPP): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey) -12.81%
07:32AM	AI concerns pummel European software stocks (Reuters)
Feb-02-26 06:00AM	IAB seeks to standardize interoperable media measurement (Marketing Dive)
Jan-26-26 07:05AM	WPP unites global production capabilities as WPP Production (Marketing Dive)
07:05AM	WPP rolls production capabilities into new WPP Production unit (Marketing Dive)
05:20AM	S4 Capital Shares Soar After Performance Set to Beat Revised Guidance (The Wall Street Journal)
Jan-21-26 01:04PM	WPPs CTO says AI is reshaping advertising. But creative judgment needs to remain in human hands (Fortune)
Jan-08-26 06:18AM	Instacart unveils clean room solution in latest bid to CPG advertisers (Marketing Dive)
Jan-05-26 05:42AM	PubMatic debuts agentic platform to address programmatics AI headaches (Marketing Dive)
Dec-26-25 12:05PM	Europe's Media Sector Faces Tough 2026 as AI and Ad Weakness Persist (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-15-25 06:35AM	WPP Media enriches influencer offering with YouTube creator data deal (Marketing Dive)
06:25AM	WPP Crashes 60%--But a Shock AI Twist Could Flip the Ad Game (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-11-25 09:38AM	Is Omnicom Stock Underperforming the Dow? (Barchart)
Dec-10-25 08:29AM	WPP PLC (WPP) Fell Due to Revenue Growth Falling Short of Expectations (Insider Monkey)
Dec-08-25 05:37AM	Advertising growth resilient in face of tariff, AI disruption: report (Marketing Dive)
01:37AM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire)
Dec-01-25 04:03AM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire)
Nov-26-25 03:35AM	WPP Set to Drop Out of FTSE 100 Index After 27-Year Stint (The Wall Street Journal)
Nov-25-25 08:45AM	Shareholders of WPP plc Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before December 8, 2025 to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire)
Nov-21-25 12:55AM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire) +5.55%
Nov-17-25 07:53PM	Why WPP Stock Crushed it on Monday (Motley Fool) +6.75%
Nov-06-25 08:59AM	Investors in WPP plc (WPP): Protect Your Rights - Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before December 8, 2025 (Newsfile)
Nov-05-25 05:17AM	AI Doesnt Have to Mean Revenue Hit for Ad Industry, WPP Tech Chief Says (The Wall Street Journal)
12:01AM	Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council Rally Employers Seeking a Resilient, Competitive Workforce to "Look Beyond the Paper" (PR Newswire)
Nov-03-25 04:18AM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire) -5.22%
Oct-30-25 07:52AM	WPP issues another profit warning. Its new CEO promises change, but not yet. (MarketWatch) -16.73%
05:40AM	Meta and Microsoft slide, Alphabet pops, and other early market movers. (MarketWatch)
05:39AM	WPP Cuts Guidance Again as CEO Says Turnaround Will Take Time (The Wall Street Journal)
Oct-24-25 09:00AM	Shareholders of WPP plc Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before December 8, 2025 to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire)
Oct-17-25 08:00AM	Leidos and VML debut Imperium, new AI-powered platform to enhance U.S. strategic information operations (PR Newswire)
Oct-15-25 03:54AM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - WPP (PR Newswire)
Oct-14-25 05:03PM	Investors in WPP plc (WPP): Protect Your Rights - Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before December 8, 2025 (Newsfile)
Oct-10-25 07:16PM	WPP plc Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights WPP (Business Wire)
04:32PM	Did You Lose Money on WPP plc (WPP)? Levi & Korsinsky Urges Investors to Act Before December 8, 2025 (Newsfile)
Sep-18-25 07:00AM	The Future Shopper 2025: VML Study Reveals Many Brands Are Still Failing to Deliver on Customer Experience and Search is Resurging Thanks to AI (PR Newswire)
Sep-15-25 09:00AM	VML Achieves Global Winning Streak with Trio of Major Awards (PR Newswire)
Sep-12-25 12:01AM	Kyndryl and VML Form Global Partnership to Unlock the Future of Customer Experience (PR Newswire)
Aug-19-25 06:47AM	WPP Media notches landmark win with Mastercard as AI fuels interest (Marketing Dive)
Aug-18-25 03:46PM	Lost Money on WPP plc (WPP)? Contact Levi & Korsinsky to Protect Your Rights (Newsfile)

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WPP Plc is a creative transformation company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. The Global Integrated Agencies segment offers creative services including advertising, marketing, and brand strategies and campaigns across all media. The Public Relations segment helps clients communicate with all stakeholders, from consumers and investors to government and non-government organizations. The Specialist Agencies segment delivers brand experience and identity, and specialist, targeted services. The company was founded by Martin Stuart Sorrell in 1985 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Group CEO & DirectorMs. Cindy Rose Quackenbush O.B.E.

CFO & DirectorMs. Rosemary Joanne Wilson

Chief Operating OfficerMs. Devika Bulchandani

Chief Technology OfficerMr. Stephan Pretorius

Chief Information OfficerMr. Dominic Shine

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