Wpp (WPP) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2023)

Wpp's (WPP) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at $139.8 million in Q4 2023, up 136.33% year-on-year from $59.1 million in Q4 2022, and up 136.33% quarter-over-quarter from -$384.7 million in Q4 2022.

Wpp (WPP) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Wpp's Change in Working Capital history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $139.8 million for Q4 2023.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital rose 136.33% year-over-year to $139.8 million in Q4 2023; TTM through Dec 2023 was $1.2 billion, a 9.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2023 full-year figure at $139.8 million, up 136.33% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital improved to $139.8 million in Q4 2023 per WPP's latest filing, from -$384.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Working Capital topped out at $1.0 billion in Q4 2020 and bottomed at -$384.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Change in Working Capital is $284.8 million (2021), against an average of $303.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital sank 189.49% in 2022 and surged 136.33% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at $1.0 billion in 2020, then tumbled by 58.27% to $429.9 million in 2021, then sank by 189.49% to -$384.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 136.33% to $139.8 million in 2023.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WPP Change in Working Capital figures stand at $139.8 million (Q4 2023), -$384.7 million (Q4 2022), and $429.9 million (Q4 2021).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn -
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn -
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn -
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn -
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn -
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn -
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn -
10 Criteo 1.05 Bn 737.13 Mn 222.74 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2023 139.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 139.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -384.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -384.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 429.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 429.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 259.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 259.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -346.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -346.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 147.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 147.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -245.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -245.23 Mn