WPP plc

LSE:WPP Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.9b

WPP Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

WPP's CEO is Mark Read, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 6.58 years. total yearly compensation is £3.80M, comprised of 30% salary and 70% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.1% of the company’s shares, worth £6.22M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Read

Chief executive officer

UK£3.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage30.0%
CEO tenure6.6yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure6.4yrs
Board average tenure5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

WPP (LON:WPP) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.244

Mar 26
WPP (LON:WPP) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.244

WPP's (LON:WPP) Dividend Will Be £0.244

Mar 11
WPP's (LON:WPP) Dividend Will Be £0.244
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GroupM's New Client Wins Like Amazon Will Improve Future Performance

Mar 02 WPP's investment in AI and operational efficiencies aims to boost revenues and margins through enhanced insights and streamlined operations.

Is WPP plc (LON:WPP) Potentially Undervalued?

Feb 20
Is WPP plc (LON:WPP) Potentially Undervalued?

WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 59% Above Its Share Price

Jan 06
WPP plc's (LON:WPP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 59% Above Its Share Price

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Read's remuneration changed compared to WPP's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024UK£4mUK£1m

UK£542m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£373m

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 ($USD5.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.77M).

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

CEO

Mark Read (58 yo)

6.6yrs

Tenure

UK£3,801,000

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 Director6.6yrsUK£3.80m0.10%
£ 6.2m
Joanne Wilson
CFO & Director2yrsUK£1.85m0.0027%
£ 158.3k
Andrew Grant Scott
COO & Executive Director6.6yrsUK£2.07m0.087%
£ 5.2m
Stephan Pretorius
Chief Technology Officer6.5yrsno datano data
Tom Waldron
Group Investor Relations Directorno datano datano data
Andrea Harris
Group Chief Counsel20.3yrsno datano data
Chris Wade
Director of Communications & Corporate Affairsno datano datano data
Laurent Ezekiel
Chief Marketing Officer & CEO of WPP Open X6.3yrsno datano data
Christian Juhl
President of Corporate Developmentless than a yearno datano data
Lindsay Pattison
Global Chief People Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Vanessa Edwards
Head of Sustainabilityno datano datano data
Scott Megginson
President of Kantar Insights Canadano datano datano data

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WPP's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Read
CEO & Executive Director6.6yrsUK£3.80m0.10%
£ 6.2m
Joanne Wilson
CFO & Director2yrsUK£1.85m0.0027%
£ 158.3k
Andrew Grant Scott
COO & Executive Director1.6yrsUK£2.07m0.087%
£ 5.2m
Philip Eric Jansen
Independent Non-Executive Chairless than a yearUK£38.00kno data
Jeremy J. Bullmore
Member of the Advisory Boardno dataUK£49.46kno data
Stanley Morten
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
John Anthony Quelch
Member of the Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Angela Ahrendts
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsUK£192.00k0.0012%
£ 69.4k
Sandrine Dufour
Independent Non-Executive Director5.2yrsUK£155.00k0.0014%
£ 83.0k
AnnaMaria DeSalva
Chairman of Bursonno datano datano data
Keith Charles Weed
Independent Non-Executive Director5.4yrsUK£138.00k0.00079%
£ 46.8k
Jasmine Whitbread
Independent Non-Executive Director5.6yrsUK£152.00k0.00081%
£ 48.0k

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

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 Analysis2025/04/23 07:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/23 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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 43 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