WPP plc (WPP)

NYSE: WPP · Real-Time Price · USD
27.83
-0.04 (-0.14%)
At close: Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
27.83
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Jul 18, 2025, 6:30 PM EDT
-0.14%
Market Cap6.07B
Revenue (ttm)18.45B
Net Income (ttm)678.54M
Shares Out 1.08B
EPS (ttm)0.62
PE Ratio8.95
Forward PE5.95
Dividend$2.61 (9.38%)
Ex-Dividend DateJun 6, 2025
Volume494,319
Open28.22
Previous Close27.87
Day's Range27.78 - 28.28
52-Week Range27.53 - 57.37
Beta0.79
AnalystsSell
Price Targetn/a
Earnings DateAug 6, 2025

About WPP

WPP plc, a creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates through three segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. It offers marketing strategy, creative ideation, production, commerce, influencer marketing, social media management, and technology implementation services; media... [Read more]

Founded 1985
Employees 114,732
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol WPP
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, WPP plc's revenue was 14.74 billion, a decrease of -0.70% compared to the previous year's 14.85 billion. Earnings were 542.00 million, an increase of 392.73%.

Financial numbers in GBP Financial Statements

News

Advertising giant WPP taps new CEO to lead the firm in a challenging AI landscape

Britain's WPP named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive on Thursday, tasking the senior Microsoft executive with leading its recovery a day after a major profit warning showed the scale...

8 days ago - Fast Company

WPP Names New CEO as Ad Giant Looks to AI Growth

U.S.-listed shares of WPP (WPP) made a slight comeback from yesterday's big selloff when the advertising giant chose Microsoft (MSFT) executive Cindy Rose to be its new CEO, as the firm moves to deal ...

8 days ago - Investopedia

Who is WPP's new CEO Cindy Rose?

Britain's WPP named board member Cindy Rose as the advertising group's new chief executive on Thursday, tasking the senior Microsoft executive with leading its recovery after she succeeds Mark Read on...

8 days ago - Reuters

WPP names Microsoft exec Cindy Rose as new CEO

British ad group WPP named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive on Thursday, handing the top job to a senior executive from Microsoft a day after it downgraded profit forecasts.

8 days ago - Reuters

Advertising Giant WPP's Shares Plunge 18% As Economic Uncertainty, AI Threat Dim Forecasts

Shares in London-based advertising giant WPP plunged 18% on Wednesday, stoking broader anxiety about the state of the ad business. The stock settled at $29.34, its lowest point since the onset of Covi...

9 days ago - Deadline

WPP Shares Plummet as Artificial Intelligence Undercuts Advertising

‘AI will profoundly and irrevocably transform the industry,' Barclays analyst Julien Roch wrote.

9 days ago - Barrons

Top Stock Movers Now: Nvidia, AES, WPP, and More

U.S. equities were higher but little changed at midday as the market continued to focus on what effect new Trump administration tariffs will have on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P ...

Other symbols: NVDAAES
9 days ago - Investopedia

WPP Stock Sinks 16%. Clients Are Spending Less on Advertising.

WPP says an uncertain macro environment has weighed on ad investment more than anticipated.

9 days ago - Barrons

WPP's dire profit warning is the last thing the ad business needs as it grapples with the impact of AI

Ad giant WPP issued a profit warning, sending its shares crashing as much as 18%. Other ad company stocks fell, too.

9 days ago - Business Insider

Ad giant WPP issues second profit warning this year. The stock is plunging.

WPP shares sank Wednesday on the advertising giant's second profit warning of the year, as it said clients were spending less and it was attracting fewer new clients than hoped.

9 days ago - Market Watch

Ad group WPP cuts outlook as clients rein in spending, shares plunge

Ad group WPP slashed its annual profit guidance on Wednesday after clients cut spending in June, raising concerns about the group's ability to deal with the technological change driven by AI at a time...

9 days ago - Reuters

CMI Media Group Announces 2025 Agility Berlin Event; Martin Strobel to Keynote

LONDON, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic media healthcare agency CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP), is proud to announce the inaugural European event, Agility Berlin: Transformativ...

17 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

CMI Media Group Welcomes Andy Shaughnessy as SVP, Data Analytics

PHILADELPHIA, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Strategic media healthcare agency CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP), announced it has appointed Andy Shaughnessy as SVP, Data Analytics on the...

24 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Top 3 Tech And Telecom Stocks That May Rocket Higher This Month

The most oversold stocks in the communication services sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

Other symbols: TMUSVMEO
4 weeks ago - Benzinga

AI is disrupting the advertising business in a big way — industry leaders explain how

AI disruption is "unnerving investors in every industry, and it's totally disrupting our business," WPP's outgoing boss Mark Read told CNBC. The advertising market is under threat from emerging genera...

4 weeks ago - CNBC

Outgoing WPP CEO says AI will 'revolutionize' advertising business

Mark Read, the outgoing CEO of British ad giant WPP, discusses the impact artificial intelligence is having on the advertising industry.

5 weeks ago - CNBC International TV

Grey and UNACEM Named Honoree in Fast Company's 2025 "World Changing Ideas" Awards

"Sightwalks," the innovative tactile signage system created by Grey Peru, is transforming sidewalks for UNACEM/Sol Cemento NEW YORK , June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey, a leading global ad agency, is...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

FTC seeks information from top ad agencies as part of ad-boycott probe, WSJ reports

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought information from some of the world's top advertising firms as part of a probe into whether advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust laws by coord...

Other symbols: IPGOMC
5 weeks ago - Reuters

FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe

Among firms that received requests are Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, Interpublic and Publicis.

Other symbols: IPGOMC
5 weeks ago - WSJ

WPP Media cuts 2025 global advertising revenue growth forecast to 6% on trade concerns

Global advertising revenue is expected to grow 6% this year, WPP Media said on Monday, lowering its earlier target of 7.7% due to uncertainty over U.S. trade policies.

5 weeks ago - Reuters

Ad Forecaster Cuts Industry Outlook as Trade Upheaval Risks Five-Year ‘Chilling Effect'

WPP Media now sees global ad industry growth of 6% for this year, down from its prior forecast of 7.7%, excluding U.S. political spending.

5 weeks ago - WSJ

WPP CEO to Depart After String of Ad Client Defections

Chief Executive Mark Read—who has been at the company for more than 30 years—will retire from the board and as CEO on Dec. 31.

5 weeks ago - WSJ

5 WPP execs who insiders say could be top candidates to become the ad giant's next CEO

Mark Read is stepping down as ad giant WPP's CEO at the end of the year. Speculation is building about the internal candidates who could be promoted into the role.

5 weeks ago - Business Insider

The exit of ad giant WPP's CEO signals the end of Madison Avenue as we knew it

WPP CEO Mark Read plans to step down after seven years leading the advertising giant. The company faces challenges as the ad industry shifts to AI and tech-driven models.

5 weeks ago - Business Insider

Ad group WPP says CEO Mark Read to step down at end of the year

Mark Read will step down as CEO of WPP , the global advertising giant said on Monday, after seven years in which fierce competition, technological change and challenges in key sectors and geographies ...

5 weeks ago - Reuters