Last 23 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Advertising & Marketing Agencies
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -20.41 | 43.03 | — | 43.76 | 8.29 | 12.05 | — | 26.14 | 6.30 | 11.00 | 11.80 | 16.14 | 14.23 | — | 14.98 | 8.84 | 7.36 | 4.72 | 11.21 | 6.22 | 27.51 |
| — | +257.2% | — | +67.4% | +31.5% | +9.5% | — | +62.0% | -55.7% | — | -21.2% | +82.6% | +93.4% | — | +33.6% | +42.2% | -73.2% | -63.0% | -14.4% | -35.5% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.62 | 0.43 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 1.04 |
| — | -61.7% | -47.7% | -27.3% | +5.2% | -18.8% | -50.8% | -41.9% | -31.8% | -0.7% | +9.6% | +59.0% | -22.1% | -39.2% | -29.6% | -53.2% | -36.5% | -39.8% | -30.6% | -19.8% | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.58 | 1.23 | 1.74 | 2.25 | 2.97 | 2.53 | 2.67 | 2.81 | 2.59 | 2.70 | 4.46 | 3.47 | 2.62 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.98 | 2.31 | 2.74 | 2.94 | 3.03 |
| — | -51.4% | -34.7% | -20.0% | +14.8% | -6.3% | -40.2% | -19.1% | -1.1% | +62.2% | +183.1% | +145.5% | +32.1% | -28.2% | -42.4% | -51.9% | -34.6% | -38.3% | -28.0% | -16.8% | — | |
| P/FCF | 6.96 | — | 0.71 | — | 1.51 | — | 1.61 | — | 1.56 | — | 2.47 | — | 1.40 | — | — | — | — | 5.08 | — | 4.53 | — |
| — | — | -56.2% | — | -3.3% | — | -34.7% | — | +11.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | — | +6.6% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.30 | 3.50 | 6.03 | 5.26 | 3.27 | 5.61 | 3.18 | 7.57 | 3.67 | 5.34 | 5.58 | 9.31 | 7.66 | — | 7.23 | 3.52 | 5.82 | 4.95 | 8.36 | 4.74 | 10.63 |
| — | -37.5% | +89.3% | -30.6% | -10.7% | +5.1% | -42.9% | -18.6% | -52.2% | — | -22.9% | +164.7% | +31.6% | — | -13.5% | -25.8% | -45.2% | -38.9% | -2.5% | -27.2% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.36 | 5.55 | 67.93 | 12.52 | 4.15 | 9.11 | 17.33 | 13.95 | 4.82 | 7.83 | 7.49 | 11.44 | 10.12 | — | 9.61 | 6.31 | 7.32 | 5.98 | 10.91 | 5.52 | 14.28 |
| — | -39.0% | +291.9% | -10.3% | -13.9% | +16.3% | +131.4% | +22.0% | -52.4% | — | -22.1% | +81.3% | +38.2% | — | -11.9% | +14.3% | -48.7% | -30.7% | +5.7% | -19.7% | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 15.8% | 12.6% | 19.0% | 12.6% | 18.8% | 14.4% | 19.1% | 14.7% | 19.4% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 15.3% | 19.3% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 20.5% | 17.0% | 22.2% | 17.9% | -32.5% | 85.6% |
| — | -12.2% | -0.4% | -14.7% | -3.4% | -7.2% | +0.4% | -3.5% | +0.9% | +11.2% | +16.4% | -25.6% | +13.3% | -37.1% | -8.7% | +163.1% | -80.1% | -74.2% | -79.3% | -137.4% | — | |
| Operating Margin | 2.8% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 7.9% | 7.4% | -49.3% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 9.5% | 19.2% | 8.5% |
| — | -1.9% | -20.8% | +35.3% | +12.4% | -26.6% | -73.6% | -46.3% | +45.1% | +116.2% | +19.4% | -42.3% | -34.5% | -439.4% | -1.1% | -28.8% | +32.7% | +10.1% | -29.9% | +19.3% | — | |
| Net Margin | -1.6% | 0.3% | -3.8% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% | -0.0% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% | -57.6% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 9.0% | 15.0% | 7.8% | 14.7% | 3.8% |
| — | -89.5% | -17808.1% | -57.4% | -19.0% | -25.7% | -100.4% | -62.4% | +41.7% | +106.6% | +17.7% | -14.4% | -56.5% | -484.9% | -37.0% | -67.2% | +138.6% | +61.2% | -19.6% | +25.0% | — |
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -6.6% | 0.7% | -8.4% | 1.2% | 8.8% | 5.3% | -0.0% | 2.7% | 10.1% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 5.1% | 4.6% | -40.7% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 12.3% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 2.9% |
| — | -86.9% | -20596.0% | -54.8% | -13.0% | -14.9% | -100.5% | -46.9% | +117.3% | +115.2% | +175.7% | +30.0% | -31.2% | -430.3% | -48.2% | -68.0% | +133.0% | +64.1% | -16.1% | +32.9% | — | |
| ROA | -0.9% | 0.1% | -1.1% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.8% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -10.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 0.8% |
| — | -89.7% | -18086.7% | -55.6% | -13.7% | -16.5% | -100.4% | -50.0% | +88.4% | +108.9% | +56.5% | -30.4% | -59.8% | -391.0% | -47.4% | -65.9% | +148.9% | +67.9% | -19.5% | +21.8% | — | |
| ROIC | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 8.0% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 3.1% | -14.2% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 3.3% |
| — | +7.6% | -16.5% | +45.2% | +22.4% | -22.0% | -69.6% | -29.4% | +110.4% | +132.0% | +114.0% | -39.4% | -27.0% | -337.7% | -24.3% | -29.9% | +29.6% | +7.7% | -30.2% | +18.2% | — |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 1.98 | 1.70 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.49 | 3.12 | 1.36 | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| — | +35.2% | +37.4% | +5.5% | -1.5% | +15.6% | +6.9% | +25.9% | -44.7% | +21.4% | +91.5% | +119.7% | +354.8% | +96.7% | +14.7% | +1.0% | -3.7% | -1.0% | +25.9% | +9.9% | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 8.24 | 12.22 | 18.36 | 10.95 | 5.62 | 10.98 | 5.88 | 13.54 | 6.72 | 8.91 | 6.86 | 12.06 | 25.56 | — | 11.16 | 5.06 | 6.51 | 4.88 | 7.87 | 3.78 | 8.51 |
| — | +11.3% | +212.1% | -19.1% | -16.4% | +23.3% | -14.2% | +12.3% | -73.7% | — | -38.5% | +138.2% | +292.9% | — | +41.8% | +34.1% | -23.5% | -9.9% | +61.0% | -7.9% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
| — | -3.0% | +3.5% | -2.5% | +3.3% | -2.3% | -7.8% | -10.5% | -17.4% | -12.8% | -2.3% | +2.8% | +1.1% | +7.3% | -4.0% | +4.2% | +9.0% | +3.8% | -0.1% | -4.0% | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.03 | 1.37 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.91 |
| — | -3.0% | -20.3% | -2.5% | -20.9% | -27.4% | -6.9% | -30.3% | +7.8% | -10.1% | -4.3% | +2.5% | -22.8% | +40.0% | +29.9% | +37.7% | +46.9% | +6.4% | -0.3% | -4.0% | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.09 | 2.10 | 0.19 | 1.46 | 4.31 | 2.01 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 3.90 | 3.72 | 5.61 | 3.29 | 3.08 | -17.80 | 3.20 | 4.86 | 6.44 | 8.89 | 5.70 | 11.72 | 7.51 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying WPP stock.
WPP plc's current P/E is -20.4x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 31.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
WPP plc's current operating margin is 2.8%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking WPP plc's business trajectory between earnings reports.