WPP plc (WPP) · Peers
WPP against the 9 other companies here in its SEC industry, Services-Advertising Agencies. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 10, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | WPP | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $29.44B | median $306.89M | 1 of 10 |
| Forward P/E | 5.7× | median 7.6× | 3 of 4 |
| EV/EBITDA | 52.1× | median 33.7× | 2 of 6 |
| P/S | 1.6× | median 0.7× | 3 of 10 |
| FCF yield | 2.8% | median 1.6% | 5 of 9 |
| Gross margin | 15.8% | median 35.2% | 9 of 10 |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | median 0.0% | 3 of 9 |
| Net margin | -1.3% | median -12.8% | 5 of 9 |
| ROIC | 4.0% | median 2.4% | 4 of 8 |
| ROE | -6.8% | median -0.2% | 5 of 7 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 1.4% | median 7.3% | 6 of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.5× | median 6.0× | 1 of 4 |
| Current ratio | 1.0× | median 1.0× | 6 of 9 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.5% | median 1.6% | 7 of 10 |
| Share count change | -1.9% | median 8.6% | 8 of 9 |
Green where WPP is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPPWPP plc | $29.44B | P/E – | 4.0% | 3.4 |
| OMCOmnicom Group Inc | $22.96B | P/E – | 2.4% | 4.7 |
| STGWStagwell Inc | $2.20B | P/E 135.6× | 5.5% | 4.6 |
| CRTOCriteo S.A. | $751.62M | P/E 5.2× | 18.8% | 6.5 |
| GRPNGroupon, Inc. | $673.82M | P/E – | 7.2% | 3.7 |
| TJGCTJGC GROUP Ltd | $306.89M | P/E – | -92.3% | 2.3 |
| SWAGStran & Company, Inc. | $25.16M | P/E 449.3× | -4.5% | 5.0 |
| STCBStarco Brands, Inc. | $16.47M | P/E – | – | 5.9 |
| SPTYSpecificity, Inc. | $5.16M | P/E – | – | 3.0 |
| VSMEVS MEDIA Holdings Ltd | $2.14M | P/E – | -160.6% | 4.0 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.