Stagwell Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
Stagwell has a total shareholder equity of $801.3M and total debt of $1.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 165.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $4.2B and $3.4B respectively. Stagwell's EBIT is $152.0M making its interest coverage ratio 1.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $104.5M.
Key information
165.48%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.33b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 1.6x |
| Cash | US$104.54m |
| Equity | US$801.34m |
| Total liabilities | US$3.41b |
| Total assets | US$4.21b |
Recent financial health updates
We Think Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Feb 21
We Think Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Oct 24Is Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) A Risky Investment?
Jun 20Is Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) A Risky Investment?
Feb 13Recent updates
STGW: Execution Risks Around AI Search And Buybacks Will Restrain Upside Potential
Narrative Update on Stagwell Analysts have raised their average price target on Stagwell by $1, from $7 to $8, citing updated forecasts for FY26 net revenue and AEBITDA following the recent fourth-quarter report. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Stagwell has centered on updated expectations for net revenue and AEBITDA through FY26, with price targets adjusted accordingly around the latest quarterly results.STGW: AI Search Expansion And Buybacks Will Shape Balanced Execution Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on Stagwell by $1 to $8, citing updated forecasts for FY26 net revenue and AEBITDA following the latest Q4 report as the main factors behind the revised outlook. Analyst Commentary Recent research around Stagwell has included both supportive and cautious elements, with price targets adjusted around the Q4 report and updated FY26 net revenue and AEBITDA forecasts.Stagwell's (NASDAQ:STGW) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations
Mar 26STGW: AI Search Expansion And Buybacks Will Shape Balanced Future Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on Stagwell by $1 to $8, citing higher FY26 net revenue and AEBITDA estimates following the latest Q4 report. Analyst Commentary Recent research reflects a mixed tone around Stagwell, with some optimism on longer term forecasts following the Q4 report, alongside earlier signs of caution heading into that print.Stagwell: I See Deep Value As Growth Accelerates (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 11STGW: AI Search And Agent Platforms Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have nudged their price target on Stagwell slightly higher to $6.50, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rate, revenue, profit margin and future P/E that keep their fair value view broadly unchanged at $6.50. What's in the News Stagwell launched Stagwell Search+, described as an agentic platform aimed at helping brands adjust from traditional search engines to AI driven search experiences, combining paid, owned, earned and shared media in a single system (Key Developments).STGW: AI Agent Partnerships Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Stagwell to $6.50, emphasizing small tweaks to assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples rather than any major shift in their overall view. What's in the News Stagwell launched NewVoices.ai, a lifelike AI platform positioned as an end to end operating system for revenue teams.STGW: AI Partnerships Will Support Undervalued Long Term Upside Potential
Analysts have nudged their price target on Stagwell higher, highlighting small model updates to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions as the key drivers of the revised valuation in US$ terms. What's in the News Stagwell launched NewVoices.ai, an AI platform positioned as a lifelike, independent sales agent that can book appointments, handle customer questions and concerns, and drive conversions across markets and languages with 24/7 availability (Key Developments).Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) Looks Just Right With A 26% Price Jump
Jan 29STGW: AI Partnerships And Buybacks Will Underpin Balanced Long Term Outlook
Analysts have modestly revised their price targets for Stagwell, reflecting small adjustments to assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples, while keeping their fair value estimate steady at $6.50. What's in the News Stagwell launched NewVoices.ai, an AI platform positioned as an independent sales agent that can handle appointments, conversions, customer support, and retention across channels and languages, with 24/7 response and personalization based on user history and preferences (Product related announcement).STGW: AI Alliances And Share Repurchases Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have modestly increased their price target on Stagwell, citing updated assumptions that include a slightly higher discount rate, a higher projected revenue growth rate, a marginally improved profit margin, and a lower expected future P/E multiple. What's in the News Launched NewVoices.ai, an AI platform built to act as an independent sales agent that books appointments, drives conversions, resolves questions, and manages customer concerns in any language with 24/7 coverage, using Stagwell data to personalize interactions over time (Product-Related Announcement).STGW: AI Partnerships And Buybacks Will Drive Stronger Future Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target on Stagwell higher, raising fair value by approximately 8 percent to about 6.50 dollars. They cite slightly lower perceived risk and stronger expected revenue growth that more than offset modestly reduced margin assumptions.
STGW: AI Partnership Will Drive Client Adoption And Support Market Expansion
Analysts have raised their price target for Stagwell from $7.73 to $7.81, citing improved revenue growth expectations even though projected profit margins have been reduced. What's in the News Stagwell and Palantir Technologies have launched a partnership to create an AI-powered platform for marketers.Share Repurchases And Data Partnerships Will Drive Value Creation In 2025
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Stagwell downward from $8.19 to $7.73. They cite slight increases in discount rates and a modest reduction in profit margin expectations, even though there is an uptick in projected revenue growth.Stagwell: Stock Continues To Trade At A Discount Despite Improved Fundamentals
Mar 28We Think Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Feb 21
AI Tools Like BERAai And MENA Expansion Will Improve Future Performance
Focus on digital transformation and AI projects is expected to drive growth and improve margins over time.Getting In Cheap On Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) Might Be Difficult
Jan 13Stagwell: Acquisitions, EPS Growth, Proven Business Model, And Undervalued
Dec 07Stagwell: Solid Growth Story Remains Intact
Nov 19We Think Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Oct 24Are Investors Undervaluing Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) By 46%?
Aug 22Stagwell Inc: Organic Growth Expected To Accelerate In 2H24
Aug 06Is Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) A Risky Investment?
Jun 20Is Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) A Risky Investment?
Feb 13Benign Growth For Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW) Underpins Its Share Price
Dec 18Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STGW's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($1.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: STGW's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STGW's net debt to equity ratio (152.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: STGW's debt to equity ratio has increased from 49.7% to 165.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: STGW's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (21.9%).
Interest Coverage: STGW's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.6x coverage).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/30 07:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Stagwell Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mark Zgutowicz | Benchmark Company |
| Jeffrey Van Sinderen | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Jason Kreyer | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |