WPP plc

Annual Trend FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Total Revenue $14.4b $15.3b $15.6b $13.2b $12.0b $12.8b $14.4b $14.8b $14.7b $13.6b
Cost of Goods and Services Sold $11.3b $12.1b $12.7b $10.8b $10.0b $10.6b $11.9b $12.3b $12.3b $11.4b
Gross Profit $3.0b $3.2b $2.9b $2.4b $2.0b $2.2b $2.5b $2.5b $2.5b $2.1b
Additional Financial Items
Applicable Tax Rate $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Auditors Remuneration For Tax Services $2.9m $200k
Average Effective Tax Rate $0 $0 $0 $0 ($0) $0 $0 $0 $0 $2
Depreciation Right of Use Assets $317.9m $331.9m $272.9m $262.2m $256.8m $213.0m $201.0m
Finance Income $69.4m $145.4m $127.3m $137.0m $78.0m
Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss Goodwill $27.0m $27.1m $183.9m $47.7m $2.8b $1.8m $37.9m $63.6m $237.0m $641.0m
Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill $126.1m $26.5m $21.6m $47.9m $29.0m
Profit Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests $101.5m $95.7m $76.5m $93.8m $63.8m $83.0m $92.7m $86.8m $87.0m $43.0m
Profit Loss Attributable To Owners Of Parent $1.4b $1.8b $1.1b $856.3m ($3.0b) $637.7m $682.7m $110.4m $542.0m ($215.0m)
Profit Loss Before Tax $1.9b $2.1b $1.5b $1.2b ($2.8b) $950.8m $1.2b $346.3m $1.0b $131.0m
Profit Loss From Operating Activities $2.1b $1.9b $1.4b $1.3b ($2.3b) $1.2b $1.4b $531.0m $1.3b $382.0m
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share $1.10 $1.44 $0.85 $0.69 ($2.43) $0.53 $0.62 $0.10 $0.50 ($0.20)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share $1.08 $1.42 $0.84 $0.68 ($2.43) $0.53 $0.61 $0.10 $0.49 ($0.20)
General And Administrative Expense $977.7m $1.3b $1.5b $1.1b $4.3b $974.6m $1.2b $2.0b $1.1b $1.8b
Current Tax Expense (Income) $569.4m $523.4m $481.9m $423.0m $310.0m $404.0m $425.8m $432.8m $466.0m $354.0m
Deferred Tax Expense (Income) ($100.2m) ($227.8m) ($46.2m) ($84.6m) ($97.5m) ($132.5m) $14.1m ($198.1m) ($22.0m) ($16.0m)
Depreciation And Amortisation Expense $259.4m $267.0m $263.8m $508.3m $541.9m $444.0m $451.0m $446.7m
Employee Benefits Expense $7.8b $8.3b $8.2b $7.1b $6.6b $7.2b $8.2b $8.1b $7.8b $7.1b
Expense From Share-Based Payment Transactions With Employees $106.5m $105.0m $84.8m $66.0m $74.4m $99.6m $122.0m $140.1m $109.0m $73.0m
Expense Relating To Leases Of Low-Value Assets For Which Recognition Exemption Has Been Used $2.9m $2.3m $2.3m $1.9m $2.8m $2.0m $2.0m
Expense Relating To Short-Term Leases For Which Recognition Exemption Has Been Used $83.8m $36.7m $18.0m $20.2m $22.2m $21.0m $16.0m
Expense Relating To Variable Lease Payments Not Included In Measurement Of Lease Liabilities $45.5m $48.0m $39.0m
Finance Costs $283.6m $359.4m $389.0m $417.0m $352.0m
Other Employee Expense $1.2b $1.2b $1.2b $1.0b $779.6m $965.1m $1.1b $879.4m $820.0m $734.0m
Postemployment Benefit Expense Defined Benefit Plans $24.6m $16.1m $18.9m $14.8m $13.9m $14.9m $13.5m $15.0m $13.0m $18.0m
Postemployment Benefit Expense Defined Contribution Plans $153.5m $175.9m $172.3m $154.9m $157.8m $162.8m $191.3m $198.1m $202.0m $190.0m
Interest Expense On Lease Liabilities $105.1m $98.5m ($88.4m) $95.7m $106.3m $98.0m $98.0m
Income Tax Expense Continuing Operations $388.9m $197.0m $323.9m $275.0m $129.3m $230.1m $384.4m $149.1m $402.0m $303.0m

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.