OMC vs STGW vs IZEA Stock Comparison

Omnicom, Stagwell and IZEA Worldwide 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
7 wins
STGW Stagwell Inc
$8.98 +5.9% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
131.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.04B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
4 wins
IZEA IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
$2.29 -10.9% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$40.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.52M
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services

Head to Head

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Omnicom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Omnicom 7, Stagwell 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOMCSTGWIZEALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.86B $2.13B $40.49M OMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 131.8x -16.3x OMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 7.7x — STGW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.1% +6.4% -28.2% OMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 0.5% -9.4% OMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% 2.4% — OMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.3x — STGW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +82.9% -56.3% STGW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr 0.0%/yr -23.9%/yr OMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 54.3% 47.3% OMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 68/100 46/100 STGW

Percentile Scorecard

OMCSTGWIZEA

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

AxisOMCSTGWIZEA
Valuation 66 #19 of 54 64 #20 of 54 36 #35 of 54
Growth 75 #12 of 45 82 #9 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Profitability 64 #16 of 43 57 #19 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Financial Health 46 #34 of 62 43 #36 of 62 92 #6 of 62
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 26 96 #2 of 26 28 #19 of 26
Overall 68 68 46
  • OMC ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • STGW ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • IZEA 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

PeriodOMCSTGWIZEASPY
1 month +9.5%+5.9%-10.9% -1.0%
3 months +3.8%+21.0%-33.0% +2.9%
6 months +9.2%+31.1%-46.7% +6.4%
Year to date +2.4%+83.6%-47.7% +11.4%
1 year +2.9%+82.9%-56.3% +13.1%
3 years +11.0%+122.8%+6.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.5%+30.6%+2.1% +21.5%
5 years +16.5%-0.2%-74.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%0.0%-23.9% +10.9%
10 years +3.7%—-89.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.4%—-20.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOMCSTGWIZEASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%54.3%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%51.2%48.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.860.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.081.53-1.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-62.1%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-4.0%-57.8% -2.5%
52-week high $88.95$9.35$5.43 $779.14
52-week low $67.27$4.40$2.29 $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.

MultipleOMCSTGWIZEA
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 18.8x 136.4xmedian 18.8x -16.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x 11.2xmedian 11.1x 1.9xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.4x 8.7xmedian 9.4x -25.8xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 0.44 2.62median 0.44 -0.60median 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 monthsOMCSTGWIZEA
Revenue $24.76B $3.04B $26.52M
Gross profit $3.11B $1.09B $11.84M
Operating income $1.58B $138.73M -$4.18M
Net income $702.70M $16.16M -$2.48M
Free cash flow $2.86B $252.73M -$1.55M
EPS (diluted) $2.56 $0.07 $-0.14
Cash & equivalents $3.80B $109.47M $46.60M
Total debt $58.07B $1.45B –
Shares (diluted) 275.40M 245.91M 17.45M
Enterprise value $3.56B $1.67B -$154.90M

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
MetricOMCSTGWIZEA
P/E 32.1x 136.4x -16.1x
P/FCF 7.9x 8.7x -25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 7.3x -25.8x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 1.5x
P/B 2.2x 3.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.0x -17.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 11.2x 1.9x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 25.5x 1.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.2x -0.3x
EV/FCF 13.5x 14.0x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 11.8x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 2.62 -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMCSTGWIZEA
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.1% 6.4% -28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 5.0% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.0% -26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.8% -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.9% 9.4% 66.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 14.0% 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.5% -15.5% 79.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 44.5% 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -62.6% 1,127% 79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.4% 52.0% 27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 13.1% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.8% -1.2% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.7% 4.3% 49.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.3% -4.8% 10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMCSTGWIZEA
Gross margin 12.6% 35.8% 44.7%
EBITDA margin 8.8% 10.4% -13.3%
Operating margin 6.4% 4.6% -15.8%
Pretax margin 5.1% 1.6% -10.8%
Net margin 2.8% 0.5% -9.4%
FCF margin 11.6% 8.3% -5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 9.9% -5.8%
Return on equity 7.8% 2.5% -6.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 0.4% -5.3%
Return on invested capital 4.0% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed 6.5% 5.1% -8.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.4x 18.6x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.8% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMCSTGWIZEA
Debt / assets 40.1% 34.5% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.0x 5.7x –
Liabilities / assets 79.2% 83.7% 12.2%
Equity / assets 20.8% 16.3% 87.8%
Interest coverage 3.5x 1.5x -720.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 7.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 7.1x
Altman Z-score 1.23 1.13 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMCSTGWIZEA
Dividend yield 3.9% – –
Net buyback yield 15.7% 7.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 19.6% 7.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 119.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 52.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusOMCSTGWIZEA
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $1.16FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +39.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.36BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026 $33.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.9%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +0.6% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOMCSTGWIZEA
Held by institutions 100.0% 42.1% 9.4%
Institutions holding 1,102 184 31
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% -0.1% -2.3%
Institutions buying 468 92 16
Institutions selling 483 57 8
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.61 2.00

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.

OMCSTGWIZEA
OMC 1.00 0.24 0.16
STGW 0.24 1.00 0.09
IZEA 0.16 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMC, STGW and IZEA?

Omnicom (OMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Omnicom (OMC) $21.86B, Stagwell (STGW) $2.13B, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) $40.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, OMC, STGW and IZEA?

Omnicom (OMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Omnicom (OMC) 31.0x, Stagwell (STGW) 131.8x, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stagwell (STGW) is cheapest (Omnicom (OMC) 7.7x, Stagwell (STGW) 7.7x). 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%, Stagwell (STGW) +6.4%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Omnicom (OMC) has the highest net margin (Omnicom (OMC) 2.8%, Stagwell (STGW) 0.5%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -9.4%). On return on invested capital, Omnicom (OMC) leads (Omnicom (OMC) 4.0%, Stagwell (STGW) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stagwell (STGW) returned the most: Omnicom (OMC) +2.9%, Stagwell (STGW) +82.9%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -56.3%. Over five years, Omnicom (OMC) compounded fastest (Omnicom (OMC) +3.1%/yr, Stagwell (STGW) 0.0%/yr, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Omnicom (OMC) 0.04%, Stagwell (STGW) 0.00%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 0.00%. Stagwell (STGW) and IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Omnicom (OMC) has been the steadiest (Omnicom (OMC) 35.8%, Stagwell (STGW) 54.3%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OMC, STGW and IZEA?

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 7. 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.