WPP (LON:WPP) Announces Earnings Results

Posted by Renee Jackson on Feb 26th, 2026

WPP (LON:WPP – Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported GBX (20) earnings per share 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

LON WPP traded down GBX 3.62 on Thursday, hitting GBX 268.78. 16,663,412 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,532,410. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 306.15 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 332.41. The stock has a market cap of £2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.77, 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 669. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 215.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at WPP

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WPP. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 365 price target on shares of WPP in a research note on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on WPP from GBX 420 to GBX 360 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 362.50.

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WPP News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting WPP this week:

Positive Sentiment: Two senior insiders bought stock (Philip Jansen: 50,000 shares at GBX 255; Cindy Rose: 50,000 shares at GBX 269), signalling management confidence in the turnaround plan and underlying business. MarketBeat: Insider Trades
Positive Sentiment: WPP won Estée Lauder’s $987m global media account — a material new client win that supports revenue visibility in media services. WPP Media Wins Estée Lauder Account
Positive Sentiment: Expanded global partnership with Adobe to scale AI-driven marketing and content workflows, which could improve product offering and margin expansion over time. WPP & Adobe Partnership
Neutral Sentiment: Internal promotions and hires (senior leadership moves in WPP Media) and a formal strategy review are underway — steady operational changes but not immediate market movers on their own. WPP Media Promotions
Negative Sentiment: WPP unveiled a sweeping restructure to consolidate agencies and target c.£500m of annual cost savings — the scale and disruption of the plan spooked investors and drove an immediate share decline. FT: £500mn Cost Cuts
Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes the stock plunge and market concern about execution risk, one-off restructuring charges and staff disruption following the turnaround announcement. Yahoo: Shares Plunge on Plan
Negative Sentiment: Quarterly results showed GBX (20) EPS with weak net margin (1.37%) and modest ROE — current earnings data reinforce near-term profit weakness and justify part of the sell‑off. MarketBeat: Earnings
Negative Sentiment: Report of allegedly releasing confidential client data while defending an ex‑employee suit adds a reputational/legal risk tail that could concern clients and investors. MSN: Data/Legal Issue