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WPP

LSE:WPP JE00B8KF9B49
37
  • Value
    85
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    6
  • Combined
    46
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    37
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Company Description

WPP plc is a UK-based creative transformation company offering communications, experience, commerce, and technology services globally. Its main businesses include Global Integrated Agencies (creative, media), Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies (branding and design). The company operates nationally and multinationally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5990 millions, profits of $3066 millions, revenue of $18442 millions, and 108044 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 37 (better than 37% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock WPP are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for WPP. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 85, which means that the share price of WPP is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 85% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 6, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 94 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Refinancing
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country United Kingdom
Industry Advertising
Size X-Large
Website wpp.com
Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 250
FTSE 350
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
85 84 88 79
Growth
49 32 17 19
Safety
Safety
6 12 10 19
Sentiment
53 12 10 80
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37 21 12 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
5 7 15 34
Opinions Change
50 48 20 53
Pro Holdings
n/a 30 34 77
Market Pulse
80 38 36 80
Sentiment
53 12 10 80
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
85 84 88 79
Growth
49 32 17 19
Safety Safety
6 12 10 19
Combined
46 23 14 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 74 81 75
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
80 76 81 73
Price vs. Book (P/B)
50 61 57 60
Dividend Yield
71 82 86 84
Value
85 84 88 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
12 12 10 10
Profit Growth
92 34 36 46
Capital Growth
90 50 34 12
Stock Returns
10 50 37 81
Growth
49 32 17 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 20 17 13
Refinancing
1 14 8 24
Liquidity
20 24 30 31
Safety Safety
6 12 10 19

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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