Last 47 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 202.23 | 11.45 | 23.10 | 4.13 | 50.10 | 73.18 | 59.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72.14 | — | 79.24 |
| — | -84.4% | -61.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +28.8% | — | +440.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.86 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 1.15 | 0.96 | 1.16 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 1.97 | 1.53 |
| — | -36.3% | -47.9% | -37.1% | -16.8% | -22.8% | -32.8% | -19.6% | -3.0% | +26.1% | +16.3% | -0.5% | +1.1% | -1.6% | +16.0% | -27.2% | -36.4% | -45.3% | -42.0% | -9.9% | -0.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.90 | 2.64 | 2.25 | 2.83 | 3.69 | 3.84 | 4.44 | 5.80 | 4.86 | 4.24 | 4.52 | 3.26 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 3.01 | 2.75 | 1.98 | 1.91 | 2.14 | 3.31 | 3.27 |
| — | -31.4% | -49.3% | -51.2% | -24.1% | -9.3% | -1.8% | +77.7% | +121.1% | +103.5% | +50.3% | +18.4% | +11.1% | +8.9% | +40.8% | -16.8% | -39.5% | -45.3% | -45.4% | -21.7% | +3.9% | |
| P/FCF | 11.31 | 3.88 | 4.80 | 10.04 | 14.66 | 8.73 | 8.88 | 8.50 | — | 17.80 | 83.86 | — | — | 8.86 | — | — | 53.29 | 18.92 | — | 18.15 | 45.83 |
| — | -55.6% | -45.9% | +18.1% | — | -50.9% | -89.4% | — | — | +100.8% | — | — | — | -53.1% | — | — | +16.3% | +1.4% | — | -73.8% | +250.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 27.58 | 7.80 | 10.42 | 29.60 | 19.44 | 21.75 | 22.41 | 64.48 | 50.28 | 41.93 | 264.35 | — | — | — | 55.75 | — | — | 53.10 | 25.43 | — | 27.06 |
| — | -64.2% | -53.5% | -54.1% | -61.3% | -48.1% | -91.5% | — | — | — | +374.2% | — | — | — | +119.2% | — | — | +109.7% | -0.5% | — | -0.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 136.71 | 10.52 | 16.36 | 132.56 | 43.07 | 55.23 | 49.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121.37 | — | 55.87 |
| — | -80.9% | -66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +192.2% | — | +470.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 10.1% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 9.6% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11.3% |
| — | +25.4% | +15.7% | +1.7% | -7.4% | +20.9% | +21.6% | +69.5% | +64.8% | +8.1% | -14.0% | -12.3% | -28.2% | +1.3% | +5.5% | -18.4% | -24.2% | -34.7% | -29.8% | -27.5% | -7.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 0.6% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | -0.5% | -0.4% | -0.7% | -3.2% | -9.3% | -8.0% | -4.1% | -0.8% | -6.8% | -3.4% | -1.5% | 0.7% | -6.0% | 2.5% |
| — | +245.8% | +63.0% | +188.2% | +487.5% | +303.8% | +157.6% | +94.7% | +94.6% | +82.3% | -287.6% | -35.7% | -134.2% | -177.5% | -216.0% | -13.5% | -238.2% | -144.8% | -82.8% | -3420.1% | +17.6% | |
| Net Margin | 0.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 17.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -1.1% | -4.2% | -9.4% | -8.5% | -42.9% | -0.3% | -6.0% | -3.1% | -3.4% | 1.5% | -4.5% | 1.9% |
| — | +317.8% | +30.0% | +3283.6% | +424.3% | +212.1% | +139.1% | +94.2% | +94.3% | +97.5% | -1407.1% | -58.2% | -171.0% | -1171.2% | -118.7% | -32.6% | -262.3% | -251.3% | -55.0% | -1400.5% | -81.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 2.0% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 18.6% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.9% | -0.7% | -0.6% | -1.0% | -3.3% | -5.3% | -4.7% | -21.7% | -0.2% | -2.8% | -1.6% | -1.7% | 0.7% | -1.9% | 1.0% |
| — | +351.2% | +26.7% | +2761.0% | +395.4% | +233.4% | +158.6% | +86.8% | +86.6% | +95.4% | -1829.6% | -86.3% | -194.5% | -1191.5% | -122.8% | -50.7% | -252.6% | -245.7% | -58.1% | -1215.8% | -81.3% | |
| ROA | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 10.7% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.6% | -2.1% | -3.6% | -3.2% | -14.9% | -0.1% | -2.0% | -1.1% | -1.2% | 0.5% | -1.3% | 0.7% |
| — | +254.7% | +15.1% | +2909.7% | +392.5% | +225.3% | +150.8% | +89.4% | +88.9% | +96.0% | -1666.1% | -79.9% | -193.3% | -1187.6% | -123.0% | -54.6% | -257.7% | -253.2% | -55.9% | -1255.8% | -81.7% | |
| ROIC | 2.8% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.6% | -2.2% | -4.9% | -4.5% | -2.1% | -0.5% | -3.4% | -1.9% | -0.8% | 0.4% | -2.9% | 1.5% |
| — | +183.1% | +48.8% | +195.9% | +580.5% | +408.7% | +199.0% | +88.8% | +89.4% | +71.6% | -340.2% | -42.5% | -139.1% | -151.3% | -221.0% | -18.6% | -225.4% | -143.2% | -83.3% | -2999.0% | +16.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| — | +454.9% | +427.6% | -47.0% | +52.2% | -17.4% | -13.0% | -2.9% | +145.9% | +153.9% | +1069.6% | +576.2% | +78.3% | +47.7% | -73.3% | -70.9% | -57.8% | -53.4% | -48.2% | -44.7% | -45.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.33 | 2.92 | 4.68 | 1.03 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 2.09 | 12.77 | — | — | — | 0.36 | — | — | 1.80 | 0.96 | — | 0.89 |
| — | +179.2% | +368.4% | -45.4% | -15.7% | -49.9% | -92.2% | — | — | — | +3425.4% | — | — | — | -62.4% | — | — | +93.7% | +3.4% | — | -48.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.51 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 1.84 |
| — | -19.1% | -18.8% | +10.0% | +15.3% | +12.6% | +8.4% | -8.8% | -17.9% | -20.5% | -14.4% | -7.0% | -1.6% | +0.9% | -15.3% | -15.4% | -11.8% | -6.5% | +6.9% | +3.2% | +3.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 1.84 |
| — | -19.1% | -18.8% | +10.0% | +15.3% | +12.6% | +8.4% | -8.8% | -17.9% | -20.5% | -14.4% | -7.0% | -1.6% | +0.9% | -15.3% | -15.4% | -11.8% | -6.5% | +6.9% | +3.2% | +3.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 15.08 | 8.81 | 4.89 | 19.71 | 70.40 | 45.63 | 75.14 | -11.65 | -10.41 | -9.15 | -24.95 | -100.82 | -87.42 | -31.19 | -7.35 | -43.05 | -21.74 | -8.49 | 4.01 | -28.28 | 14.44 |
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