Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$17.97
-2.50% today
1Y Change
-47.18%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
WPP plc (WPP) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $2.87B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $17.97 and down 47.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -8.1%, EPS growth of -140.0%, a dividend yield of 12.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -8.1%, EPS -140.0%, free cash flow -46.0% with operating margin 9.0% and ROIC -15.5%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 12.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WPP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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WPP
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Normalized return
SPY
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WPP Max Drawdown
-58.45%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for WPP and SPY.
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Dividend Yield
12.01%
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.97
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | $0.49 | $0.49 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $0.48 | $0.48 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 | $1.54 | $1.54 | Special |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | $0.95 | $0.95 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | $1.54 | $1.54 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | $0.95 | $0.95 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Jun 9, 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 | $1.47 | $1.47 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | $0.91 | $0.91 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 | $1.25 | $1.25 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | $0.86 | $0.87 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | $0.98 | $0.98 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Oct 9, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | $0.66 | $0.66 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jul 6, 2020 | $2.40 | $2.40 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 4, 2019 | Nov 4, 2019 | $1.39 | $1.37 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 | $2.48 | $2.47 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | $1.50 | $1.46 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 9, 2018 | $2.57 | $2.57 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 | $1.45 | $1.45 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Jul 3, 2017 | $2.28 | $2.28 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 5, 2016 | — | — | $1.29 | $1.29 | Quarterly |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Jul 5, 2016 | $2.05 | $2.05 | Special |
| Oct 7, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec 22, 2015 | $1.22 | $1.22 | Quarterly |
| Jun 3, 2015 | Sep 3, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 | $2.00 | $2.00 | Quarterly |
| Oct 8, 2014 | Feb 2, 2015 | Feb 17, 2015 | $0.96 | $0.96 | Quarterly |
| Jun 4, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | Aug 15, 2014 | $1.97 | $1.97 | Quarterly |
| Oct 9, 2013 | Feb 3, 2014 | Feb 18, 2014 | $0.82 | $0.82 | Quarterly |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Aug 1, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 | $1.48 | $1.48 | Quarterly |
| Oct 10, 2012 | Feb 1, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 | $0.69 | $0.69 | Quarterly |
| Jun 6, 2012 | — | Aug 15, 2012 | $1.36 | $1.36 | Special |
| Oct 12, 2011 | — | Feb 15, 2012 | $0.61 | $0.61 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 1, 2011 | — | Aug 15, 2011 | $0.95 | $0.95 | Special |
| Oct 6, 2010 | — | Feb 15, 2011 | $0.46 | $0.46 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 17, 2010 | — | May 14, 2010 | $0.78 | $0.78 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 7, 2009 | — | Nov 16, 2009 | $0.43 | $0.42 | Special |
| Jun 3, 2009 | — | May 15, 2009 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Special |
| Oct 8, 2008 | — | — | $0.48 | $0.48 | Special |
| Jun 4, 2008 | — | — | $0.91 | $0.91 | Special |
| Oct 10, 2007 | — | — | $0.43 | $0.43 | Special |
| Jun 6, 2007 | — | — | $0.76 | $0.76 | Special |
| Oct 11, 2006 | — | — | $0.34 | $0.34 | Semi-Annual |
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