WPP plc

LSE:WPP Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£8.8b

WPP Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

WPP's CEO is Mark Read, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is £4.50M, comprised of 24.5% salary and 75.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.089% of the company’s shares, worth £7.79M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Read

Chief executive officer

UK£4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage24.5%
CEO tenure6.3yrs
CEO ownership0.09%
Management average tenure6yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

The Price Is Right For WPP plc (LON:WPP)

Dec 04
The Price Is Right For WPP plc (LON:WPP)

At UK£8.18, Is WPP plc (LON:WPP) Worth Looking At Closely?

Nov 19
At UK£8.18, Is WPP plc (LON:WPP) Worth Looking At Closely?

Here's Why WPP (LON:WPP) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Oct 11
Here's Why WPP (LON:WPP) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Investors Appear Satisfied With WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Prospects

Aug 26
Investors Appear Satisfied With WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Prospects

WPP (LON:WPP) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.15

Aug 10
WPP (LON:WPP) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.15

Benign Growth For WPP plc (LON:WPP) Underpins Its Share Price

May 22
Benign Growth For WPP plc (LON:WPP) Underpins Its Share Price

WPP (LON:WPP) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.244

Apr 16
WPP (LON:WPP) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.244

WPP (LON:WPP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.244

Mar 28
WPP (LON:WPP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.244

Does WPP (LON:WPP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 15
Does WPP (LON:WPP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine WPP plc (LON:WPP)?

Feb 24
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine WPP plc (LON:WPP)?

WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

Jan 08
WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Read's remuneration changed compared to WPP's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£203m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£157m

Dec 31 2023UK£4mUK£1m

UK£110m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£324m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£537m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£610m

Dec 31 2022UK£7mUK£1m

UK£683m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£663m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£643m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£640m

Dec 31 2021UK£4mUK£1m

UK£638m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£564m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£490m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£1b

Dec 31 2020UK£2mUK£910k

-UK£3b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£3b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£879m

Dec 31 2019UK£3mUK£975k

UK£848m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£533m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

UK£735m

Dec 31 2018UK£2mUK£325k

UK£698m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD5.63M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.77M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Mark Read (58 yo)

6.3yrs

Tenure

UK£4,498,000

Compensation

Mr. Mark Read CBE serves as Board of Trustee at Natural History Museum. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of WPP Plc since September 3, 2018. He serves as Director at FGH SVC H...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Read
CEO & Executive Director6.3yrsUK£4.50m0.089%
£ 7.8m
Joanne Wilson
CFO & Director1.7yrsUK£1.84m0.0018%
£ 153.9k
Andrew Grant Scott
COO & Executive Director6.3yrsUK£2.10m0.079%
£ 7.0m
Stephan Pretorius
Chief Technology Officer6.2yrsno datano data
Rachel Higham
Chief Information Officer4yrsno datano data
Tom Waldron
Group Investor Relations Directorno datano datano data
Andrea Harris
Group Chief Counsel19.9yrsno datano data
Chris Wade
Director of Communications & Corporate Affairsno datano datano data
Laurent Ezekiel
Chief Marketing Officer & CEO of WPP Open X6yrsno datano data
Christian Juhl
President of Corporate Developmentless than a yearno datano data
Lindsay Pattison
Global Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Vanessa Edwards
Head of Sustainabilityno datano datano data

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WPP's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Read
CEO & Executive Director6.3yrsUK£4.50m0.089%
£ 7.8m
Joanne Wilson
CFO & Director1.7yrsUK£1.84m0.0018%
£ 153.9k
Andrew Grant Scott
COO & Executive Director1.3yrsUK£2.10m0.079%
£ 7.0m
Jeremy J. Bullmore
Member of the Advisory Boardno dataUK£49.46kno data
Stanley Morten
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
John Quelch
Member of the Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Roberto Quarta
Chairman9.9yrsUK£570.00k0.0082%
£ 717.8k
Angela Ahrendts
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsUK£147.00k0.0012%
£ 102.9k
Sandrine Dufour
Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsUK£148.00k0.0014%
£ 123.2k
AnnaMaria DeSalva
Chairman of Bursonno datano datano data
Keith Charles Weed
Independent Non-Executive Director5.1yrsUK£146.00k0.00079%
£ 69.5k
Jasmine Whitbread
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUK£155.00k0.00081%
£ 71.3k

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WPP's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 04:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

WPP plc is covered by 47 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Sarah SimonBerenberg