WPP financials at a glance
| Year | Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. | Revenue |
|
£4.30B | £5.37B | £5.91B | £6.19B | £7.48B | £8.68B | £9.33B | £10.02B | £10.37B | £11.02B | £11.53B | £12.24B | £14.89B | £13.15B | £13.05B | £13.23B | £12.00B | £12.80B | £14.43B | £14.84B | £0.00M |
| GM % | Gross Margin % |
|
89.12% | 95.52% | 94.98% | 94.58% | 93.75% | 91.90% | 91.74% | 92.18% | 91.73% | 91.44% | 87.30% | 20.65% | 20.43% | 20.27% | 19.07% | 18.20% | 16.79% | 17.21% | 17.59% | 16.97% | 0.00% |
| OM | Operating Margin |
|
11.98% | 12.88% | 13.07% | 13.63% | 12.80% | 9.07% | 10.35% | 11.77% | 13.09% | 12.94% | 14.24% | 13.26% | 13.79% | 11.94% | 9.43% | 9.74% | -19.03% | 9.57% | 9.37% | 3.51% | 0.00% |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
|
£0.30 | £0.38 | £0.41 | £0.42 | £0.45 | £0.52 | £0.73 | £0.81 | £0.85 | £0.94 | £1.13 | £1.20 | £1.08 | £0.78 | £0.60 | £0.79 | £0.99 | £0.94 | £0.00 | ||
| Div. | Dividends |
|
£0.08 | £0.09 | £0.11 | £0.13 | £0.15 | £0.15 | £0.18 | £0.25 | £0.29 | £0.34 | £0.38 | £0.45 | £0.57 | £0.60 | £0.60 | £0.23 | £0.24 | £0.31 | £0.39 | £0.39 | £0.00 |
| PR % | Payout Ratio % |
|
30.77% | 30.00% | 28.95% | 31.71% | 35.71% | 0 | 40.00% | 48.08% | 39.73% | 41.98% | 44.71% | 47.87% | 50.44% | 50.00% | 55.56% | 29.49% | 40.00% | 39.24% | 39.39% | 41.49% | 0 |
| Sha. | Shares |
|
1178.81m | 1262.78m | 1249.25m | 1,218m | 1,253m | 1253.83m | 1261.57m | 1260.25m | 1271.48m | 1345.06m | 1318.21m | 1294.71m | 1280.83m | 1269.93m | 1261.82m | 1242.66m | 1216.11m | 1174.41m | 1065.13m | 0m | 1069.03m |
| OCF | Operating Cash Flow |
|
£556.40M | £837.50M | £661.40M | £891.30M | £922.70M | £818.80M | £1.36B | £665.20M | £908.30M | £1.37B | £1.70B | £1.36B | £1.77B | £1.41B | £1.69B | £1.85B | £2.05B | £2.03B | £700.90M | £1.24B | £0.00M |
| FCF | Free Cash Flow |
|
£466.70M | £683.70M | £476.90M | £720.50M | £701.70M | £565.80M | £1.17B | £449.10M | £618.00M | £1.22B | £1.17B | £1.15B | £1.52B | £1.12B | £1.38B | £1.51B | £1.84B | £1.74B | £492.50M | £883.45M | £0.00M |
| FCFS | Free Cash Flow Per Share |
|
£0.41 | £0.56 | £0.40 | £0.61 | £0.61 | £0.46 | £0.93 | £0.33 | £0.47 | £0.84 | £1.14 | £0.86 | £1.17 | £0.86 | £1.06 | £1.17 | £1.46 | £1.45 | £0.44 | £0.95 | £0.00 |