WPP vs LAMR vs CRWE Stock Comparison

Wpp, Lamar Advertising and Crown Equity Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPP WPP plc
$27.33 +10.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
2 wins
LAMR Lamar Advertising Co/New
$157.65 +9.4% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.16B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
0.04%
Billboard REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lamar Advertising leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lamar Advertising 6, Wpp 2, Crown Equity Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPPLAMRCRWELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.08B $16.16B $8.13M LAMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.1x -54.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 24.9x — WPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% -50.5% LAMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.9% -24,545.5% LAMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x -0.3x CRWE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +32.9% -51.0% WPP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.9%/yr +5.4%/yr -21.9%/yr LAMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 20.8% 130.7% LAMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 19/100 LAMR

Percentile Scorecard

WPPLAMRCRWE

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

AxisWPPLAMRCRWE
Valuation – 70 #4 of 11 6 #50 of 53
Growth – 56 #5 of 10 65 #16 of 44
Profitability – 56 #5 of 10 0 #42 of 42
Financial Health 25 #46 of 61 70 #4 of 11 3 #59 of 61
Shareholder Returns 56 #12 of 26 – –
Overall – 63 19
  • WPP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LAMR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CRWE 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

PeriodWPPLAMRCRWESPY
1 month +10.8%+9.4%-19.0% -2.3%
3 months +34.4%+0.0%+59.4% -0.7%
6 months +53.4%+13.0%-39.3% +4.8%
Year to date +21.7%+24.5%-51.0% +10.3%
1 year +44.1%+32.9%-51.0% +10.3%
3 years -40.8%+65.9%+750.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -16.0%+18.4%+104.2% +20.1%
5 years -62.6%+29.8%-70.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -17.9%+5.4%-21.9% +10.1%
10 years -74.4%+151.6%-81.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year -12.7%+9.7%-15.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWPPLAMRCRWESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%20.8%130.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%20.4%396.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.310.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.841.58-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-35.8%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-4.1%-51.0% -3.5%
52-week high $27.56$164.33$1.04 $779.14
52-week low $15.11$118.49$0.32 $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.

MultipleWPPLAMRCRWE
P/E now vs peer median —median 19.8x 28.8xmedian 24.8x -52.2xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 5.9xmedian 6.4x 12,840xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.5x 15.9xmedian 16.7x -89.8xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.7x 19.1xmedian 18.7x -109.3xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 13.8xmedian 2.3x -21.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 2.85median 0.68 -2.44median 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 monthsWPPLAMRCRWE
Revenue – $2.33B $456.00
Gross profit – $1.57B –
Operating income – $739.17M -$82.54K
Net income – $565.31M -$147.80K
Free cash flow – $718.05M -$70.80K
EPS (diluted) – $5.47 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $3.13B $67.95M $1.14K
Total debt $7.08B $3.51B $25.00K
Shares (diluted) 215.20M 101.59M 15.94M
Enterprise value -$5.96B $15.97B $8.12M

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
MetricWPPLAMRCRWE
P/E – 28.8x -52.2x
P/FCF – 19.1x -109.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.2x -109.3x
P/S – 5.9x 12,840x
P/B 1.6x 13.8x -21.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -110.7x -21.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.9x -89.8x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x -89.8x
EV/Revenue – 7.4x 12,877x
EV/FCF – 23.9x -109.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.0x -109.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.85 -2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPPLAMRCRWE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% -50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 40.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.8% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% 29.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.2% 72.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 53.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.7% 72.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 21.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.9% -108.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6% -108.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPPLAMRCRWE
Gross margin – 67.4% –
EBITDA margin – 46.5% -14,345%
Operating margin – 31.8% -14,345%
Pretax margin – 24.8% -18,079%
Net margin – 23.9% -24,545%
FCF margin – 30.9% -11,747%
Operating cash flow margin – 39.0% -11,747%
Return on equity – 57.2% –
Return on assets – 8.1% -1,219%
Return on invested capital – 16.1% –
Return on capital employed – 12.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPPLAMRCRWE
Debt / assets 22.7% 50.3% 206.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 3.5x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 4.9x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 85.8% 3,269%
Equity / assets 11.8% 14.2% -3,169%
Interest coverage – 4.5x -3.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 1.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPPLAMRCRWE
Dividend yield 3.7% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 117.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 92.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –

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.

ConsensusWPPLAMRCRWE
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $6.29FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -20.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.28BFY2026 $2.48BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -10.7%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +2.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPPLAMRCRWE
Held by institutions 11.5% 98.1% –
Institutions holding 143 777 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% 0.0% –
Institutions buying 81 426 –
Institutions selling 35 234 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.82 –

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.

WPPLAMRCRWE
WPP 1.00 0.21 0.09
LAMR 0.21 1.00 0.06
CRWE 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPP, LAMR and CRWE?

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wpp (WPP) $6.08B, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) $16.16B, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) $8.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lamar Advertising (LAMR) +4.4%, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) -50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has the highest net margin (Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 23.9%, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) -24,545.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wpp (WPP) returned the most: Wpp (WPP) +44.1%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) +32.9%, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) -51.0%. Over five years, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) compounded fastest (Wpp (WPP) -17.9%/yr, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) +5.4%/yr, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) -21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Wpp (WPP) 0.00%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 0.04%. Wpp (WPP) and Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has been the steadiest (Wpp (WPP) 52.3%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 20.8%, Crown Equity Holdings (CRWE) 130.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPP, LAMR and CRWE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 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.