STGW vs WPP vs IZEA Stock Comparison

Stagwell, Wpp and IZEA Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STGW Stagwell Inc
$8.85 +6.4% 1M +79.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
134.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.04B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
6 wins
WPP WPP plc
$26.01 0.0% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.84%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win
IZEA IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
$2.33 -10.0% 1M -55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$40.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.52M
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTGWWPPIZEALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $5.61B $40.58M WPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 134.4x — -16.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 7.7x — STGW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% — -28.2% STGW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% — -9.4% STGW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.84% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.5% +7.4% -55.8% STGW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -18.5%/yr -22.3%/yr STGW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 55.7% 47.1% IZEA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 46/100 STGW

Percentile Scorecard

STGWWPPIZEA

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

AxisSTGWWPPIZEA
Valuation 64 #20 of 53 – 35 #35 of 53
Growth 79 #10 of 44 – 56 #20 of 44
Profitability 56 #19 of 42 – 20 #34 of 42
Financial Health 42 #36 of 61 25 #46 of 61 92 #6 of 61
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 26 56 #12 of 26 28 #19 of 26
Overall 67 – 46
  • STGW ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WPP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • IZEA 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

PeriodSTGWWPPIZEASPY
1 month +6.4%0.0%-10.0% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+22.1%-32.5% +3.9%
6 months +31.7%+47.6%-44.8% +8.2%
Year to date +81.0%+15.8%-46.8% +12.9%
1 year +79.5%+7.4%-55.8% +12.3%
3 years +108.7%-38.2%+12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.8%-14.8%+3.9% +23.3%
5 years +2.2%-64.1%-71.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.4%-18.5%-22.3% +10.9%
10 years —-74.9%-89.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.9%-20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTGWWPPIZEASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%55.7%47.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%54.4%49.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.120.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.470.13-1.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-81.8%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-5.6%-56.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.35$27.56$5.30 $779.14
52-week low $4.40$15.11$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.

MultipleSTGWWPPIZEA
P/E now vs peer median 134.4xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x -16.4xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x 1.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x 1.7xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x -26.3xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.58median 0.44 —median 0.44 -0.61median 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 monthsSTGWWPPIZEA
Revenue $3.04B – $26.52M
Gross profit $1.09B – $11.84M
Operating income $138.73M – -$4.18M
Net income $16.16M – -$2.48M
Free cash flow $252.73M – -$1.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 – $-0.14
Cash & equivalents $109.47M $3.13B $46.60M
Total debt $1.45B $26.45B –
Shares (diluted) 245.91M 215.20M 17.45M
Enterprise value $1.72B -$6.18B -$154.80M

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
MetricSTGWWPPIZEA
P/E 134.4x – -16.4x
P/FCF 8.6x – -26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x – -26.3x
P/S 0.7x – 1.5x
P/B 3.2x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -16.8x 2.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – 1.7x
EV/EBIT 25.3x – 1.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – -0.2x
EV/FCF 13.9x – 3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x – 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.58 – -0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTGWWPPIZEA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% – -28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% – -26.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% – 66.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.5% – 79.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.5% – 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,127% – 79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.0% – 27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% – 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% – 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% – 49.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – 10.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTGWWPPIZEA
Debt / assets 34.5% 22.7% –
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – –
Debt / FCF 5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 88.2% 12.2%
Equity / assets 16.3% 11.8% 87.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x – -720.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 7.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 7.1x
Altman Z-score 1.13 – 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTGWWPPIZEA
Dividend yield – 3.8% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 3.8% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusSTGWWPPIZEA
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.16FY2026 $3.38FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
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 $33.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 -10.7%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +9.7% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTGWWPPIZEA
Held by institutions 42.1% 11.5% 9.4%
Institutions holding 184 141 31
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -0.4% -2.3%
Institutions buying 92 81 16
Institutions selling 57 35 8
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.31 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.

STGWWPPIZEA
STGW 1.00 0.25 0.08
WPP 0.25 1.00 0.19
IZEA 0.08 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STGW, WPP and IZEA?

Wpp (WPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stagwell (STGW) $2.16B, Wpp (WPP) $5.61B, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) $40.58M.

Which company is growing faster?

Stagwell (STGW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stagwell (STGW) +6.4%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stagwell (STGW) has the highest net margin (Stagwell (STGW) 0.5%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stagwell (STGW) returned the most: Stagwell (STGW) +79.5%, Wpp (WPP) +7.4%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -55.8%. Over five years, Stagwell (STGW) compounded fastest (Stagwell (STGW) +0.4%/yr, Wpp (WPP) -18.5%/yr, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -22.3%/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) 3.84%. Stagwell (STGW) and IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) has been the steadiest (Stagwell (STGW) 54.2%, Wpp (WPP) 55.7%, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 47.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STGW, WPP 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, Stagwell (STGW) 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.