OMC vs NCMI vs HFUS Stock Comparison

Omnicom, National CineMedia and Hartford Creative Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Omnicom leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Omnicom 5, Hartford Creative 3, National CineMedia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOMCNCMIHFUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.86B $173.34M $50.05M OMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x -22.8x 37.0x OMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.1% +5.8% -0.4% OMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% -3.1% 56.1% HFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% — 60.0% HFUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x -1.7x — NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.07% — NCMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -55.7% -27.3% OMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr -43.5%/yr +25.6%/yr HFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 74.1% 111.8% OMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 42/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

OMCNCMIHFUS

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

AxisOMCNCMIHFUS
Valuation 66 #19 of 54 85 #9 of 54 8 #50 of 54
Growth 75 #12 of 45 77 #11 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 64 #16 of 43 43 #25 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Financial Health 46 #34 of 62 85 #10 of 62 34 #41 of 62
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 26 92 #3 of 26 –
Overall 68 76 42
  • OMC ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • HFUS 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

PeriodOMCNCMIHFUSSPY
1 month +9.5%-14.1%-26.2% -1.0%
3 months +3.8%-49.9%-50.0% +2.9%
6 months +9.2%-46.6%-44.3% +6.4%
Year to date +2.4%-51.4%-60.0% +11.4%
1 year +2.9%-55.7%-27.3% +13.1%
3 years +11.0%-47.8%-43.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.5%-19.5%-17.2% +21.5%
5 years +16.5%-94.3%+212.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%-43.5%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years +3.7%-98.7%-66.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.4%-35.1%-10.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOMCNCMIHFUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%74.1%111.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%91.7%234.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.80-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.75-0.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-97.3%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-57.5%-62.7% -2.5%
52-week high $88.95$4.45$5.36 $779.14
52-week low $67.27$1.89$2.00 $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.

MultipleOMCNCMIHFUS
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 18.8x -23.3xmedian 18.8x 37.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 20.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x 7.3xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.4x 9.0xmedian 9.4x -105.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 53.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 0.44 0.89median 0.44 0.25median 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 monthsOMCNCMIHFUS
Revenue $24.76B $249.00M $2.41M
Gross profit $3.11B $234.50M $2.43M
Operating income $1.58B -$17.70M $1.64M
Net income $702.70M -$7.60M $1.35M
Free cash flow $2.86B $19.70M -$476.73K
EPS (diluted) $2.56 $-0.08 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $3.80B $46.10M $160.42K
Total debt $58.07B $36.00M $5.73M
Shares (diluted) 275.40M 93.70M 25.03M
Enterprise value $3.56B $5.14M $49.62M

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
MetricOMCNCMIHFUS
P/E 32.1x -23.3x 37.0x
P/FCF 7.9x 9.0x -105.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 7.4x -105.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 20.8x
P/B 2.2x 0.5x 53.6x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 4.3x 53.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 24.4x -8.1x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.6x 21.4x
EV/FCF 13.5x 7.3x -108.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 6.0x -108.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 0.89 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMCNCMIHFUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.1% 5.8% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 8.3% 314.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 5.3% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 9.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.9% 24.7% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -15.1% 143.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.5% 62.6% -6.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% -26.3% 59.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -62.6% 62.4% -6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -26.1% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -19.3% -149.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 128.7% -90.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.7% -18.6% -149.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.3% 81.9% -79.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMCNCMIHFUS
Gross margin 12.6% 94.2% 100.7%
EBITDA margin 8.8% 7.9% –
Operating margin 6.4% -7.1% 68.2%
Pretax margin 5.1% -3.1% 67.8%
Net margin 2.8% -3.1% 56.1%
FCF margin 11.6% 7.9% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 9.6% -19.8%
Return on equity 7.8% -2.2% 209.1%
Return on assets 1.6% -1.7% 34.8%
Return on invested capital 4.0% – 60.0%
Return on capital employed 6.5% -4.5% 255.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.4x -3.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMCNCMIHFUS
Debt / assets 40.1% 2.7% 41.3%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x -1.7x –
Debt / FCF 7.0x 0.6x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 79.2% 25.1% 77.6%
Equity / assets 20.8% 74.9% 22.4%
Interest coverage 3.5x -25.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.23 2.12 9.88

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

ConsensusOMCNCMIHFUS
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.36BFY2026 $280.69MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +46.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -7.4% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

OMCNCMIHFUS
OMC 1.00 0.24 0.01
NCMI 0.24 1.00 -0.01
HFUS 0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMC, NCMI and HFUS?

Omnicom (OMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Omnicom (OMC) $21.86B, National CineMedia (NCMI) $173.34M, Hartford Creative (HFUS) $50.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, OMC, NCMI and HFUS?

Omnicom (OMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Omnicom (OMC) 31.0x, National CineMedia (NCMI) -22.8x, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Omnicom (OMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Omnicom (OMC) +54.1%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hartford Creative (HFUS) has the highest net margin (Omnicom (OMC) 2.8%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 56.1%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Creative (HFUS) leads (Omnicom (OMC) 4.0%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 60.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omnicom (OMC) returned the most: Omnicom (OMC) +2.9%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -55.7%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) -27.3%. Over five years, Hartford Creative (HFUS) compounded fastest (Omnicom (OMC) +3.1%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -43.5%/yr, Hartford Creative (HFUS) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National CineMedia (NCMI) has the highest dividend yield: Omnicom (OMC) 0.04%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.07%. Hartford Creative (HFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omnicom (OMC) has been the steadiest (Omnicom (OMC) 35.8%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.1%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 111.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.