OMC vs WPP vs NCMI Stock Comparison

Omnicom, Wpp and National CineMedia 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
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

OMCWPPNCMI

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureOMCWPPNCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%55.7%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%54.8%91.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.130.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.20-0.75 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-81.8%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-3.7%-57.5% -2.5%
52-week high $88.95$27.56$4.45 $779.14
52-week low $67.27$15.11$1.89 $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.

MultipleOMCWPPNCMI
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x -23.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x 7.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 9.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 0.44 —median 0.44 0.89median 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 monthsOMCWPPNCMI
Revenue $24.76B – $249.00M
Gross profit $3.11B – $234.50M
Operating income $1.58B – -$17.70M
Net income $702.70M – -$7.60M
Free cash flow $2.86B – $19.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.56 – $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $3.80B $3.13B $46.10M
Total debt $58.07B $26.45B $36.00M
Shares (diluted) 275.40M 215.20M 93.70M
Enterprise value $3.56B -$6.38B $5.14M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMCWPPNCMI
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 15.7% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 19.6% 3.8% 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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

OMCWPPNCMI
OMC 1.00 0.51 0.24
WPP 0.51 1.00 0.13
NCMI 0.24 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMC, WPP and NCMI?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.