WPP vs LAMR vs EAIQ Stock Comparison

Wpp, Lamar Advertising and Eyeonix AIQ Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPP WPP plc
$26.31 +1.2% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win
LAMR Lamar Advertising Co/New
$157.01 +9.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
0.04%
Billboard REITs Real Estate
5 wins
EAIQ Eyeonix AIQ, Inc.
$1.25 +13.6% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.66M
P/E
514.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Lamar Advertising leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lamar Advertising 5, Wpp 1, Eyeonix AIQ 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPPLAMREAIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.60B $15.72B $32.66M LAMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.3x 514.8x LAMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 25.0x — WPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +30.6% +31.6% EAIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +6.9%/yr — LAMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 20.9% 124.2% LAMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 40/100 LAMR

Percentile Scorecard

WPPLAMREAIQ

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

AxisWPPLAMREAIQ
Valuation – 70 #4 of 11 28 #39 of 54
Growth – 44 #6 of 10 86 #7 of 45
Profitability – 56 #5 of 10 –
Financial Health 26 #46 of 62 60 #5 of 11 7 #58 of 62
Shareholder Returns 40 #16 of 26 – –
Overall – 58 40
  • WPP ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LAMR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • EAIQ ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPPLAMREAIQSPY
1 month +1.2%+9.0%+13.6% -0.8%
3 months +34.5%-2.5%+204.9% +3.5%
6 months +51.6%+15.7%+204.9% +7.0%
Year to date +17.1%+24.0%+31.6% +12.2%
1 year +10.0%+30.6%+31.6% +13.0%
3 years -37.5%+95.4%+4.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.5%+25.0%+1.4% +23.1%
5 years -60.3%+39.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+6.9%— +11.0%
10 years -74.5%+145.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.8%+9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWPPLAMREAIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%20.9%124.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.6%20.5%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.32-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.460.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-35.8%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-4.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $27.56$164.33$1.25 $779.14
52-week low $15.11$116.11$0.41 $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.

MultipleWPPLAMREAIQ
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.4x 28.7xmedian 24.3x 514.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 5.9xmedian 6.4x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.0x 15.8xmedian 15.8x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.1x 19.1xmedian 18.4x -1,216xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 13.7xmedian 2.3x -196.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 2.84median 0.72 —median 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 monthsWPPLAMREAIQ
Revenue – $2.33B –
Gross profit – $1.57B –
Operating income – $739.17M -$35.05K
Net income – $565.31M $63.43K
Free cash flow – $718.05M -$26.87K
EPS (diluted) – $5.47 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $3.13B $67.95M $6.31K
Total debt $26.45B $13.78B –
Shares (diluted) 215.20M 101.59M 26.12M
Enterprise value -$6.44B $15.53B $32.63M

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
MetricWPPLAMREAIQ
P/E – 28.7x 514.8x
P/FCF – 19.1x -1,216x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.1x -1,216x
P/S – 5.9x –
P/B 1.5x 13.7x -196.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -110.2x -196.5x
EV/EBITDA – 15.8x –
EV/EBIT – 23.2x -931.6x
EV/Revenue – 7.4x –
EV/FCF – 23.9x -1,215x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.9x -1,215x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPPLAMREAIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.8% -40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.2% 238.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.7% 238.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPPLAMREAIQ
Gross margin – 67.4% –
EBITDA margin – 46.5% –
Operating margin – 31.8% –
Pretax margin – 24.8% –
Net margin – 23.9% –
FCF margin – 30.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 39.0% –
Return on equity – 57.2% –
Return on assets – 8.1% 493.0%
Return on invested capital – 16.1% –
Return on capital employed – 12.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPPLAMREAIQ
Debt / assets 22.7% 50.3% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 85.8% 1,656%
Equity / assets 11.8% 14.2% -1,556%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPPLAMREAIQ
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 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.

ConsensusWPPLAMREAIQ
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 –
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
HoldersWPPLAMREAIQ
Held by institutions 11.5% 98.1% –
Institutions holding 141 775 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% 0.0% –
Institutions buying 81 426 –
Institutions selling 35 232 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.84 –

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.

WPPLAMREAIQ
WPP 1.00 0.19 -0.02
LAMR 0.19 1.00 -0.10
EAIQ -0.02 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPP, LAMR and EAIQ?

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wpp (WPP) $5.60B, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) $15.72B, Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) $32.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, WPP, LAMR and EAIQ?

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 28.3x, Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 514.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wpp (WPP) is cheapest (Wpp (WPP) 7.8x, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) returned the most: Wpp (WPP) +10.0%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) +30.6%, Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) +31.6%. Over five years, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) compounded fastest (Wpp (WPP) -16.9%/yr, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) +6.9%/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 Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has been the steadiest (Wpp (WPP) 55.8%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 20.9%, Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 124.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.