STFS vs STGW vs WPP Stock Comparison

Star Fashion Culture Holdings, Stagwell and Wpp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STGW Stagwell Inc
$8.83 +7.4% 1M +83.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
134.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.04B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
4 wins
WPP WPP plc
$25.82 +0.9% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.87%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Stagwell leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Stagwell 4, Wpp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTFSSTGWWPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.43M $2.16B $5.57B WPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 134.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 7.6x STGW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.87% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.3% +83.6% +7.3% STGW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.3%/yr -18.6%/yr STGW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 171.6% 54.1% 55.7% STGW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 67/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

STFSSTGWWPP

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

AxisSTFSSTGWWPP
Valuation 60 #22 of 53 64 #20 of 53 –
Growth – 79 #10 of 44 –
Profitability – 56 #19 of 42 –
Financial Health 77 #15 of 61 42 #36 of 61 25 #46 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 96 #2 of 26 56 #12 of 26
Overall – 67 –
  • STFS ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • STGW ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WPP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTFSSTGWWPPSPY
1 month +32.2%+7.4%+0.9% +0.9%
3 months -2.1%+9.3%+19.5% +5.9%
6 months +16.4%+32.0%+42.4% +8.5%
Year to date +16.7%+80.6%+15.0% +13.3%
1 year -45.3%+83.6%+7.3% +12.4%
3 years —+108.3%-38.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+27.7%-15.0% +23.5%
5 years —+1.7%-64.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+0.3%-18.6% +11.0%
10 years ——-75.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTFSSTGWWPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 171.6%54.1%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 177.1%51.1%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.871.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.261.540.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-62.1%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.4%-5.6%-6.3% -0.9%
52-week high $18.29$9.35$27.56 $779.14
52-week low $2.90$4.40$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.

MultipleSTFSSTGWWPP
P/E now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 18.7x 134.1xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 11.1xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 8.9x 8.5xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 2.58median 0.49 —median 0.49

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 monthsSTFSSTGWWPP
Revenue – $3.04B –
Gross profit – $1.09B –
Operating income – $138.73M –
Net income – $16.16M –
Free cash flow – $252.73M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.07 –
Cash & equivalents $69.36K $109.47M $3.13B
Total debt $553.46K $1.45B $26.45B
Shares (diluted) 999.33K 245.91M 215.20M
Enterprise value -$3.41M $1.72B -$6.22B

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
MetricSTFSSTGWWPP
P/E -1.1x 134.1x –
P/FCF -1.4x 8.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 7.2x –
P/S 0.2x 0.7x –
P/B 0.4x 3.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x -16.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.1x –
EV/EBIT – 25.2x –
EV/Revenue – 1.2x –
EV/FCF – 13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTFSSTGWWPP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -15.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 1,127% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 52.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTFSSTGWWPP
Gross margin – 35.8% –
EBITDA margin – 10.4% –
Operating margin – 4.6% –
Pretax margin – 1.6% –
Net margin – 0.5% –
FCF margin – 8.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 9.9% –
Return on equity – 2.5% –
Return on assets – 0.4% –
Return on invested capital – 2.4% –
Return on capital employed – 5.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 18.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTFSSTGWWPP
Debt / assets 2.8% 34.5% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.7x –
Liabilities / assets 24.8% 83.7% 88.2%
Equity / assets 75.2% 16.3% 11.8%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 3.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTFSSTGWWPP
Dividend yield – – 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 7.2% –
Shareholder yield – 7.2% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSTFSSTGWWPP
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.16FY2026 $3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +39.8%FY2026 -20.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.2% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.39BFY2026 $12.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.6%FY2026 -10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.6% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTFSSTGWWPP
Held by institutions – 42.4% 11.5%
Institutions holding – 184 141
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 92 81
Institutions selling – 57 35
Buyers to sellers – 1.61 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.

STFSSTGWWPP
STFS 1.00 -0.01 -0.11
STGW -0.01 1.00 0.25
WPP -0.11 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STFS, STGW and WPP?

Wpp (WPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Star Fashion Culture Holdings (STFS) $5.43M, Stagwell (STGW) $2.16B, Wpp (WPP) $5.57B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stagwell (STGW) returned the most: Star Fashion Culture Holdings (STFS) -45.3%, Stagwell (STGW) +83.6%, Wpp (WPP) +7.3%. Over five years, Stagwell (STGW) compounded fastest (Stagwell (STGW) +0.3%/yr, Wpp (WPP) -18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Stagwell (STGW) 0.00%, Wpp (WPP) 3.87%. Star Fashion Culture Holdings (STFS) and Stagwell (STGW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stagwell (STGW) has been the steadiest (Star Fashion Culture Holdings (STFS) 171.6%, Stagwell (STGW) 54.1%, Wpp (WPP) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STFS, STGW 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, Stagwell (STGW) leads on 4. 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.