WPP plc (WPP) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
WPP plc (WPP) cash flow statement — 22-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| 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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| Cash from Operations | -664.87M | 1.76B | -1.04B | 1.95B | -540M | 1.68B | -445M | 1.83B | -1.13B | 1.99B | 39.2M | 2.46B | -401.9M | -126.4M | 0 | 72.9M | 1.32B | 85.6M | 1.71B | 66.2M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -10.36% | 25.56% | -15.55% | 25.92% | -7.47% | 22.07% | -6.16% | 23.89% | -16.76% | 29.84% | 0.64% | 38.27% | -7.2% | -1.98% | - | 0.97% | 16.22% | 1.12% | 21.75% | 1.01% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 35.82% | -9.65% | -91.85% | 15.79% | -21.35% | -8.24% | 60.71% | -7.86% | -2989.03% | -19.01% | 109.75% | - | -217.96% | -273.39% | -100% | -14.84% | -22.55% | 29.31% | 10.84% | 136.64% |
| Net Income | 19.14M | -259M | 44M | 337M | 205M | -1.6M | 112M | 424.8M | 257.9M | 385M | 252.7M | 250.9M | -3.22B | 312.4M | 0 | 672.4M | 1.22B | 596.1M | 1.15B | 245.8M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 215.58M | 212M | 235M | 232M | 262M | 265.9M | 258.6M | 256.8M | 254.9M | 243.9M | 250M | 320.2M | 289.2M | 359.8M | 0 | 211.5M | 224.4M | 231.7M | 229.7M | 198.1M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 32M | 0 | 53M | 56M | 64.6M | 76M | 54.7M | 67.3M | 55.7M | 43.9M | 43.8M | 30.6M | 32.5M | 0 | 41.6M | 54.4M | 50.6M | 54.5M | 52M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 94.69M | 1.63B | 33M | 1.17B | -1.06B | 331M | -1.46B | 373.2M | 28.6M | 875.7M | -2.1M | 447.9M | 3.25B | -51.9M | 0 | -297.1M | -439.3M | -169.3M | 53.3M | 126.1M |
| Working Capital Changes | -994.28M | 144M | -1.35B | 155M | -1M | 1.02B | 568M | 723.9M | -1.74B | 429.5M | -505.3M | 1.39B | -750.7M | -779.2M | 0 | -555.5M | 262.5M | -623.5M | 215.8M | -555.8M |
| Change in Receivables | 0 | -68M | 156M | 4M | 430M | 231.8M | 1.09B | -498.6M | 0 | -458.9M | 0 | 585.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -90.4M | 0 | -53.7M | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16.7M | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | -1.3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -140.03M | -144.94M | -216M | 318M | -110M | -92.4M | -288M | -244.6M | -164.3M | -356.3M | -282.1M | -137.3M | -30.3M | 61M | -56M | 210.4M | -182.7M | -317M | -600.5M | -315.7M |
| Capital Expenditures | -85.63M | -49M | -88M | -129M | -82M | -96.5M | -81M | -106M | -102.4M | -151.6M | -111.6M | -97M | -121.3M | -145.9M | 0 | -158M | -188.9M | -119.6M | -125.4M | -126.7M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.33% | 0.71% | 1.32% | 1.72% | 1.13% | 1.27% | 1.12% | 1.38% | 1.52% | 2.27% | 1.82% | 1.51% | 2.17% | 2.29% | - | 2.11% | 2.32% | 1.56% | 1.6% | 1.94% |
| Acquisitions | -47.35M | -56M | -6M | -87M | -33M | -66.8M | -198M | -150.2M | -75.9M | -231.8M | -51.3M | -53.6M | -94.4M | -64.3M | 0 | -61M | -230.4M | -154.6M | -368.2M | -90.9M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | -39.94M | 1 | 534M | 5M | 70.9M | -19.3M | 11.6M | 14M | 27.1M | -120.5M | 13.3M | 185.4M | 271.2M | -56M | 429.4M | 236.6M | -42.8M | -157.4M | -98.1M |
| Cash from Financing | 275.01M | -293.68M | -16M | -1.71B | 793M | -1.23B | 321M | -1.07B | -842.5M | -1.41B | -644.7M | -425.6M | 175.1M | -310.2M | -1.3B | -281.8M | -1.31B | 522.5M | -860.2M | -333.3M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 458.36M | 214.52M | 248M | -1.07B | 907M | -827.64M | 439M | -293.59M | -119.7M | -491.24M | -193.3M | 0 | 545.3M | -238.4M | 0 | 67M | 0 | 894.8M | 40.4M | -62.9M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -20.15M | -5M | -92M | -25M | -57M | -16.9M | -37M | -182.2M | -680.5M | -520.9M | -297.6M | -4.7M | -285.5M | -4.2M | 0 | -200.8M | -214M | -290.2M | -208.2M | -196.8M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | -343M | 0 | -425M | 0 | -422.8M | 0 | -365.4M | 0 | -314.7M | 0 | -122M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -751.5M | 0 | -616.5M | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -20.15M | -5M | -92M | -25M | -57M | -16.9M | -37M | -182.2M | -680.5M | -520.9M | -297.6M | -4.7M | -285.5M | 0 | 0 | -200.8M | -214M | -290.2M | -230.6M | -196.8M |
| Other Financing | -163.2M | -160.21M | -172M | -188M | -57M | -785.4M | -81M | -520.9M | -42.3M | -576.7M | -153.8M | -298.9M | -84.7M | -67.6M | -1.3B | -148M | -342.6M | -82.1M | -75.9M | -73.6M |
| Net Change in Cash | -364.91M | 1.23B | -1.2B | 510M | 1.94B | -1.51B | 1.51B | -1.49B | 1.49B | -3.35B | 3.35B | -2.54B | 2.54B | 1.84B | -1.92B | 1.92B | -2.21B | 2.21B | -1.6B | 1.6B |
| Free Cash Flow | -699.12M | 1.71B | -1.08B | 1.84B | -622M | 1.59B | -526M | 1.73B | -1.23B | 1.84B | -72.4M | 2.36B | -523.2M | -272.3M | 0 | -85.1M | 1.13B | -14.4M | 1.58B | -60.5M |
| FCF Margin % | -10.89% | 24.84% | -16.18% | 24.5% | -8.61% | 20.8% | -7.28% | 22.51% | -18.28% | 27.57% | -1.18% | 36.75% | -9.37% | -4.28% | - | -1.14% | 13.9% | -0.19% | 20.15% | -0.93% |
| FCF Growth % | 35.15% | -7.06% | -73.31% | 16.09% | -18.25% | -8.2% | 57.41% | -6.03% | -1605.66% | -22.1% | 86.16% | - | -92.14% | -219.98% | -100% | -490.97% | -28.35% | 76.2% | 12.74% | 76.16% |
| FCF per Share | -3.18 | 7.96 | -4.93 | 8.53 | -2.85 | 7.38 | -2.41 | 7.89 | -5.43 | 7.65 | -0.29 | 9.66 | -2.14 | -1.08 | - | -0.34 | 4.46 | -0.06 | 6.11 | -0.23 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -34.74x | -6.80x | -23.55x | 5.78x | -2.63x | -1051.44x | -3.97x | 4.32x | -4.39x | 5.17x | 0.16x | 9.79x | 0.12x | -0.40x | - | 0.11x | 1.08x | 0.14x | 1.48x | 0.27x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 210M | 0 | 236M | 165M | 0 | 205M | 0 | 130.9M | 127.3M | 134.8M | 146.4M | 126M | 162.5M | 0 | 89.8M | 150M | 96.6M | 125.4M | 116.7M |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |