WPP plc (WPP) quarterly balance sheet — complete assets, liabilities & equity history
WPP plc (WPP) balance sheet — 22-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | Q2'26 | Q4'25 | Q2'25 | Q4'24 | Q2'24 | Q4'23 | Q2'23 | Q4'22 | Q2'22 | Q4'21 | Q2'21 | Q4'20 | Q2'20 | Q2'19 | Q4'18 | Q2'18 | Q4'17 | Q2'17 | Q4'16 | Q2'16 |
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| Total Current Assets | 12.59B | 13.17B | 11.85B | 13.66B | 13.38B | 13.94B | 13.13B | 15.1B | 13.6B | 15.34B | 13.91B | 23.98B | 12.4B | 15.59B | 15.94B | 15.16B | 15.16B | 14.88B | 15.44B | 14.53B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 2.35B | 2.69B | 1.44B | 2.64B | 2.13B | 2.22B | 1.96B | 2.49B | 1.77B | 3.88B | 3.55B | 12.9B | 2.76B | 2.17B | 2.64B | 2.22B | 2.39B | 2.86B | 2.44B | 2.15B |
| Cash Only | 2.35B | 2.69B | 1.44B | 2.64B | 2.13B | 2.22B | 1.96B | 2.27B | 1.68B | 2.78B | 1.7B | 10.07B | 1.65B | 1.81B | 2.01B | 2.11B | 2.05B | 2.52B | 2.26B | 1.6B |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.9M | 95.4M | 1.11B | 1.84B | 2.82B | 1.12B | 358.5M | 632.4M | 109.7M | 341.8M | 331.1M | 180.7M | 546.3M |
| Accounts Receivable | 10.25B | 7.28B | 10.41B | 10.8B | 11.1B | 11.49B | 10.32B | 12.37B | 11.53B | 11.24B | 10.1B | 6.84B | 9.27B | 13.03B | 13.01B | 12.52B | 8.29B | 11.17B | 12.3B | 7.34B |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 124.54 | 117.21 | 145.28 | 133 | 142.6 | 130.54 | 143.39 | 142.11 | 153.77 | 145.99 | 126.01 | 114.48 | 730.98 | 186.57 | 143.65 | 126.73 | 108.91 | 139.96 | 114.09 | 98.69 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.16B | 0 | -4.61B | -4.7B | -4.38B | -3.94B | 0 | -3.78B | -4.89B | -4.58B | -4.69B | 0 | 443.2M | 400.4M | 408.8M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.13 | 3.55 | 35.71 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 2.99B | 100M | 437M | 146M | 4.16B | 538.7M | 4.61B | 4.7B | 4.38B | 3.94B | 4B | 3.83B | 4.89B | 4.58B | 4.69B | 4.18B | 4.27B | 4.24B | 4.27B |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 10.84B | 10.9B | 11.54B | 11.85B | 12.44B | 12.68B | 13.32B | 13.72B | 13.42B | 12.54B | 12.31B | 12.19B | 13.56B | 19.5B | 17.92B | 18.09B | 18.51B | 18.89B | 19.13B | 17.6B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.93B | 2.04B | 2.24B | 2.29B | 2.15B | 2.21B | 2.4B | 2.53B | 2.42B | 2.29B | 2.27B | 2.3B | 2.69B | 2.81B | 1.08B | 1.03B | 979.5M | 930.5M | 968.7M | 925.9M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 3.23x | 3.22x | 2.94x | 3.38x | 3.32x | 3.31x | 2.93x | 3.10x | 2.86x | 2.93x | 2.69x | 2.58x | 2.03x | 3.27x | 7.67x | 7.45x | 8.54x | 8.06x | 8.29x | 7.58x |
| Goodwill | 7B | 6.95B | 7.35B | 7.61B | 8.35B | 8.39B | 8.3B | 8.45B | 8.24B | 7.61B | 7.33B | 7.39B | 8.12B | 13.25B | 13.2B | 12.95B | 12.95B | 13.08B | 13.21B | 12.29B |
| Intangible Assets | 741.5M | 734M | 726M | 737M | 793M | 849.9M | 1.5B | 1.45B | 1.47B | 1.36B | 1.36B | 1.39B | 1.49B | 1.79B | 1.84B | 1.94B | 2.02B | 2.11B | 2.22B | 2.04B |
| Long-Term Investments | 791.2M | 565M | 864M | 651M | 563M | 619.2M | 0 | 674.9M | 917.7M | 731.2M | 873.1M | 718M | 1.06B | 1.49B | 1.46B | 2B | 2.22B | 2.62B | 2.38B | 1.99B |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 69.58M | 619M | 64M | 556M | 590M | 610.1M | 840.2M | 614.8M | 55.5M | 540.7M | 486.3M | 393.9M | 1.7M | 2.8M | 333M | 4.2M | 336.5M | 4.3M | 345.3M | 348.9M |
| Total Assets | 23.43B | 24.07B | 23.39B | 25.51B | 25.81B | 26.62B | 26.45B | 28.82B | 27.02B | 28.09B | 26.23B | 36.17B | 25.96B | 35.09B | 33.87B | 33.25B | 33.66B | 33.76B | 35.48B | 32.13B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.27x | 0.29x | 0.27x | 0.29x | 0.28x | 0.29x | 0.26x | 0.27x | 0.25x | 0.25x | 0.20x | 0.21x | 0.18x | 0.18x | 0.24x | 0.22x | 0.24x | 0.22x | 0.23x | 0.21x |
| Asset Growth % | 0.17% | -5.62% | -9.37% | -4.18% | -2.42% | -7.63% | -2.08% | 2.59% | 3.01% | -22.32% | 1.04% | - | -26.03% | 5.54% | 0.61% | -1.52% | -5.13% | 5.08% | 23.42% | 22% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 14.55B | 14.84B | 13.76B | 15.52B | 14.99B | 16.25B | 14.87B | 17.71B | 14.88B | 16.49B | 14.1B | 23.23B | 11.83B | 16.38B | 16.61B | 14.84B | 15.51B | 15B | 16.77B | 15.51B |
| Accounts Payable | 12.5B | 10.07B | 11.07B | 10.64B | 11.91B | 10.83B | 9.35B | 11.18B | 9.67B | 10.6B | 8.9B | 10.21B | 7.28B | 9.95B | 10.52B | 9.61B | 9.89B | 9.09B | 10.31B | 9.38B |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 183.6 | 172.86 | 169.97 | 168.57 | 167.68 | 149.23 | 152.16 | 153.93 | 162.03 | 164.71 | 167.79 | 153.92 | 656.06 | 175.26 | 142.55 | 143.1 | 136.45 | 140.86 | 86.33 | 867.2 |
| Short-Term Debt | 1.7B | 822M | 1.16B | 584M | 1.2B | 946.3M | 1.09B | 1.17B | 289.1M | 567.2M | 803.3M | 8.62B | 352.3M | 1.13B | 1.03B | 319.5M | 624.1M | 933M | 1B | 1.06B |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 1.22B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6B | 1.46B | 1.33B | 1.16B | 0 | 968.7M | 1.38B | 1.25B | 1.28B | 1.39B | 1.47B | 1.31B | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 169.97M | 1.19B | 137M | 1.34B | 1.35B | 4.19B | 1.37B | 3.05B | 2.8B | 3.32B | 2.65B | 4.08B | 2.55B | 3.04B | 3.26B | 3.12B | 2.96B | 2.87B | 3.39B | 5.07B |
| Current Ratio | 0.87x | 0.89x | 0.86x | 0.88x | 0.89x | 0.86x | 0.88x | 0.85x | 0.91x | 0.93x | 0.99x | 1.03x | 1.05x | 0.95x | 0.96x | 1.02x | 0.98x | 0.99x | 0.92x | 0.94x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.87x | 0.89x | 0.86x | 0.88x | 0.89x | 1.11x | 0.88x | 1.11x | 1.23x | 1.20x | 1.27x | 1.03x | 1.37x | 1.25x | 1.24x | 1.34x | 0.98x | 0.96x | 0.90x | 0.91x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.23 | 31.31 | -732.8 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 6.11B | 6.47B | 6.23B | 6.26B | 6.87B | 6.54B | 7.52B | 6.95B | 7.86B | 7.32B | 7.33B | 7.89B | 8.36B | 8.67B | 7.45B | 8.42B | 8.19B | 8.91B | 8.04B | 7.64B |
| Long-Term Debt | 3.84B | 4.11B | 3.85B | 3.74B | 4.3B | 3.77B | 4.34B | 3.8B | 4.62B | 4.22B | 4.29B | 4.98B | 5.14B | 5.31B | 5.63B | 6.53B | 6.25B | 6.59B | 5.56B | 5.34B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.6B | 1.67B | 1.75B | 1.78B | 1.78B | 1.86B | 1.91B | 1.93B | 1.84B | 1.76B | 1.81B | 1.83B | 2.04B | 1.96B | 0 | 0 | -963.7M | -1.28B | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 147.11M | 146M | 173M | 142M | 0 | 178.5M | 339.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 513.7M | 688.8M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 522.83M | 535M | 457M | 593M | 789M | 723.2M | 935M | 1.22B | 1.41B | 1.34B | 1.23B | 1.08B | 1.19B | 1.41B | 1.82B | 1.88B | 978.1M | 1.04B | 2.47B | 2.3B |
| Total Liabilities | 20.66B | 21.3B | 19.99B | 21.77B | 21.86B | 22.79B | 22.39B | 24.66B | 22.75B | 24.03B | 21.42B | 31.12B | 20.19B | 25.06B | 24.06B | 23.26B | 23.71B | 23.91B | 25.72B | 23.15B |
| Total Debt | 7.14B | 6.83B | 6.75B | 6.35B | 7.54B | 6.88B | 7.63B | 7.18B | 7.04B | 6.83B | 7.17B | 15.75B | 7.83B | 8.79B | 6.66B | 6.85B | 6.87B | 7.53B | 6.57B | 6.4B |
| Net Debt | 4.79B | 4.14B | 5.32B | 3.71B | 5.41B | 4.66B | 5.67B | 4.91B | 5.36B | 4.05B | 5.46B | 5.68B | 6.19B | 6.98B | 4.65B | 4.74B | 4.82B | 5B | 4.31B | 4.8B |
| Debt / Equity | 2.58x | 2.46x | 1.98x | 1.70x | 1.91x | 1.79x | 1.88x | 1.73x | 1.65x | 1.68x | 1.49x | 3.12x | 1.36x | 0.88x | 0.68x | 0.69x | 0.69x | 0.76x | 0.67x | 0.71x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 12.22x | 25.03x | 10.95x | 6.16x | 13.59x | 18.93x | 17.63x | 7.61x | 10.61x | 7.98x | 12.06x | 25.56x | - | 11.16x | 5.06x | 6.51x | 4.88x | 7.87x | 3.78x | 8.51x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 8.20x | 15.16x | 8.62x | 3.60x | 9.75x | 12.82x | 13.10x | 5.20x | 8.08x | 4.73x | 9.19x | 9.21x | - | 8.86x | 3.53x | 4.50x | 3.43x | 5.23x | 2.48x | 6.38x |
| Interest Coverage | 2.10x | 0.19x | 1.46x | 4.31x | 2.01x | 1.36x | 1.33x | 3.90x | 3.72x | 5.61x | 3.29x | 3.08x | -17.80x | 3.20x | 4.86x | 6.44x | 8.89x | 5.70x | 11.72x | 7.51x |
| Total Equity | 2.77B | 2.77B | 3.41B | 3.73B | 3.96B | 3.83B | 4.07B | 4.16B | 4.27B | 4.07B | 4.8B | 5.05B | 5.77B | 10.04B | 9.81B | 9.99B | 9.96B | 9.86B | 9.77B | 8.98B |
| Equity Growth % | -18.69% | -25.76% | -13.9% | -2.58% | -2.63% | -7.88% | -4.81% | 2.25% | -11.08% | -19.43% | -16.74% | - | -42.53% | 0.43% | -1.5% | 1.39% | 1.93% | 9.78% | 21.85% | 14.99% |
| Book Value per Share | 12.62 | 12.89 | 15.59 | 17.31 | 18.12 | 17.84 | 18.63 | 19.00 | 18.77 | 16.93 | 19.54 | 20.68 | 23.55 | 39.91 | 38.78 | 39.68 | 39.14 | 38.51 | 37.70 | 34.53 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 2.59B | 2.54B | 3.16B | 3.48B | 3.5B | 3.38B | 3.64B | 3.68B | 3.79B | 3.62B | 4.49B | 4.73B | 5.4B | 9.63B | 9.38B | 9.58B | 9.49B | 9.42B | 9.32B | 8.52B |
| Common Stock | 108.34M | 109M | 109M | 109M | 114M | 114.1M | 114.1M | 114.1M | 116.2M | 122.4M | 127M | 129.6M | 129.6M | 133.3M | 133.3M | 133.3M | 133.3M | 133.2M | 133.2M | 133M |
| Retained Earnings | 2.12B | 2.05B | 2.82B | 2.47B | 3.61B | 3.49B | 3.85B | 3.76B | 3.91B | 4.37B | 4.95B | 4.96B | 5.92B | 9.65B | 9.54B | 10.02B | 9.19B | 8.89B | 8.41B | 7.78B |
| Treasury Stock | -188.85M | -188M | -208M | -191M | -940M | -990.1M | -1.01B | -1.05B | -1.08B | -1.11B | -1.11B | -1.12B | -1.12B | -1.21B | -1.26B | -1.28B | -1.17B | -1.12B | -962M | -760.7M |
| Accumulated OCI | -31.81M | -12M | -140M | 505M | 138M | 186.6M | 104.9M | 285.2M | 274M | -335.9M | -43.4M | 191.2M | -100.7M | 483.5M | 393.5M | 141.4M | 761.7M | 952.1M | 1.19B | 824.4M |
| Minority Interest | 184.88M | 232M | 244M | 259M | 461M | 457.1M | 427.9M | 479.6M | 478.5M | 452.6M | 311.4M | 318.1M | 368.4M | 404.5M | 424.4M | 415M | 468.8M | 437.3M | 443.1M | 458.5M |