WPP (LON:WPP) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Posted by Anthony Miller on Feb 27th, 2026

WPP (LON:WPP – Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported GBX (20) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. WPP had a return on equity of 5.92% and a net margin of 1.37%.

WPP Price Performance

WPP opened at GBX 264.70 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 304.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 331.96. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.86 billion, a PE ratio of 7.65, a P/E/G ratio of 13.47 and a beta of 1.13. WPP has a 52 week low of GBX 245.40 and a 52 week high of GBX 650.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 215.67, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89.

More WPP News

Here are the key news stories impacting WPP this week:

Positive Sentiment: Two senior insiders bought stock — Philip Jansen purchased 50,000 shares at GBX 255 and Cindy Rose bought 50,000 shares at GBX 269, signaling management confidence in the company’s prospects. Insider buys
Positive Sentiment: WPP Media won Estée Lauder’s global media account (reported at ~$987M), a significant new or retained client that supports revenue stability and long‑term fee growth. Estée Lauder account
Positive Sentiment: Expanded partnership with Adobe to integrate workflows and CX orchestration could improve service capabilities and product differentiation over time. Adobe partnership
Neutral Sentiment: Promotions and hires across WPP Media (senior leadership changes and new VP investments) reflect routine restructuring of businesses during a strategy refresh; operational impact is gradual. Leadership moves
Negative Sentiment: WPP unveiled a sweeping overhaul to consolidate agencies and target roughly £500m of annual cost savings — the plan creates execution risk, likely one‑off restructuring charges and staff disruption that spooked investors. Restructure and £500m cuts
Negative Sentiment: Quarterly EPS came in at GBX (20), a weak print that highlights margin pressure and underpins concerns about near‑term profitability. Quarterly earnings
Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: reports say shares plunged after the turnaround plan as investors weighed execution risk and potential costs; that selling pressure is driving the stock lower today. Shares plunge story
Negative Sentiment: Legal/data risk: reporting that confidential client data was released amid litigation with an ex‑employee adds reputational and potential litigation downside. Data/legal issue

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on WPP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on WPP from GBX 420 to GBX 360 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 365 price target on shares of WPP in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, WPP presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 362.50.

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Insider Buying and Selling at WPP

In related news, insider Cindy Rose acquired 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 269 per share, for a total transaction of £134,500. Also, insider Philip Jansen bought 50,000 shares of WPP stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 255 per share, for a total transaction of £127,500. 2.02% of the stock is owned by company insiders.