NCMI vs OMC vs WPP Stock Comparison

National CineMedia, Omnicom and Wpp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.89 -14.1% 1M -55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$173.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
0.07%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
3 wins
OMC Omnicom Group Inc.
$82.68 +9.5% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.86B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.76B
Div. yield
0.04%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
6 wins
WPP WPP plc
$26.55 +5.6% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Omnicom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Omnicom 6, National CineMedia 3, Wpp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCMIOMCWPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $173.34M $21.86B $5.66B OMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.8x 31.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.7x 7.9x OMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +54.1% — OMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 2.8% — OMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 7.4x — NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.00% NCMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.7% +2.9% +11.0% WPP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.5%/yr +3.1%/yr -16.6%/yr OMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 35.8% 55.7% OMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 68/100 — NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

NCMIOMCWPP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNCMIOMCWPP
Valuation 85 #9 of 54 66 #19 of 54 –
Growth 77 #11 of 45 75 #12 of 45 –
Profitability 43 #25 of 43 64 #16 of 43 –
Financial Health 85 #10 of 62 46 #34 of 62 26 #46 of 62
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 26 88 #4 of 26 56 #12 of 26
Overall 76 68 –
  • NCMI ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • OMC ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WPP ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNCMIOMCWPPSPY
1 month -14.1%+9.5%+5.6% -1.0%
3 months -49.9%+3.8%+41.6% +2.9%
6 months -46.6%+9.2%+50.3% +6.4%
Year to date -51.4%+2.4%+18.2% +11.4%
1 year -55.7%+2.9%+11.0% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+11.0%-37.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+3.5%-14.5% +21.5%
5 years -94.3%+16.5%-59.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -43.5%+3.1%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years -98.7%+3.7%-75.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -35.1%+0.4%-13.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNCMIOMCWPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%35.8%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%34.8%54.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.391.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.750.080.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.3%-36.2%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-7.0%-3.7% -2.5%
52-week high $4.45$88.95$27.56 $779.14
52-week low $1.89$67.27$15.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNCMIOMCWPP
P/E now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 18.8x 32.1xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 9.4x 7.9xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.44 -1.13median 0.44 —median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNCMIOMCWPP
Revenue $249.00M $24.76B –
Gross profit $234.50M $3.11B –
Operating income -$17.70M $1.58B –
Net income -$7.60M $702.70M –
Free cash flow $19.70M $2.86B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.08 $2.56 –
Cash & equivalents $46.10M $3.80B $3.13B
Total debt $36.00M $58.07B $26.45B
Shares (diluted) 93.70M 275.40M 215.20M
Enterprise value $5.14M $3.56B -$6.38B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNCMIOMCWPP
P/E -23.3x 32.1x –
P/FCF 9.0x 7.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 7.3x –
P/S 0.7x 0.9x –
P/B 0.5x 2.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 4.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 17.7x –
EV/EBIT -8.1x 24.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 7.3x 13.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 -1.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCMIOMCWPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 54.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 19.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% -24.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% -50.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -21.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 62.4% -62.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -28.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% 68.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 128.7% 56.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.6% 71.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.9% 58.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCMIOMCWPP
Gross margin 94.2% 12.6% –
EBITDA margin 7.9% 8.8% –
Operating margin -7.1% 6.4% –
Pretax margin -3.1% 5.1% –
Net margin -3.1% 2.8% –
FCF margin 7.9% 11.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 12.4% –
Return on equity -2.2% 7.8% –
Return on assets -1.7% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital – 4.0% –
Return on capital employed -4.5% 6.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 4.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCMIOMCWPP
Debt / assets 2.7% 40.1% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 7.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 25.1% 79.2% 88.2%
Equity / assets 74.9% 20.8% 11.8%
Interest coverage -25.3x 3.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.12 1.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCMIOMCWPP
Dividend yield 4.8% 3.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 15.7% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 19.6% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -150.0% 119.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 57.9% 29.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 100.0% 52.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 13.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNCMIOMCWPP
Forward P/E – 7.7xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.4%FY2026 -20.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.6% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $280.69MFY2026 $25.36BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +46.9%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +5.1% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCMIOMCWPP
Held by institutions 89.6% 100.0% 11.5%
Institutions holding 110 1,102 141
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -4.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 56 468 81
Institutions selling 34 483 35
Buyers to sellers 1.65 0.97 2.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NCMIOMCWPP
NCMI 1.00 0.24 0.13
OMC 0.24 1.00 0.51
WPP 0.13 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCMI, OMC and WPP?

Omnicom (OMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: National CineMedia (NCMI) $173.34M, Omnicom (OMC) $21.86B, Wpp (WPP) $5.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Omnicom (OMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%, Omnicom (OMC) +54.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omnicom (OMC) has the highest net margin (National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%, Omnicom (OMC) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wpp (WPP) returned the most: National CineMedia (NCMI) -55.7%, Omnicom (OMC) +2.9%, Wpp (WPP) +11.0%. Over five years, Omnicom (OMC) compounded fastest (National CineMedia (NCMI) -43.5%/yr, Omnicom (OMC) +3.1%/yr, Wpp (WPP) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National CineMedia (NCMI) has the highest dividend yield: National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.07%, Omnicom (OMC) 0.04%, Wpp (WPP) 0.00%. Wpp (WPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omnicom (OMC) has been the steadiest (National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.1%, Omnicom (OMC) 35.8%, Wpp (WPP) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NCMI, OMC and WPP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Omnicom (OMC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.