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Wpp (WPP) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2020)

Wpp (WPP) posted Cost of Revenue of $13.2 billion for Q4 2020, down 5.24% on a QoQ basis from $13.9 billion in Q4 2019, and down 5.24% year-over-year from $13.9 billion in Q1 2020.

Analysis

Wpp (WPP) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Wpp has reported Cost of Revenue for 9 years, with the latest figure at $13.2 billion in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 5.24% year-over-year to $13.2 billion in Q4 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was $28.5 billion, a 77.27% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $15.2 billion, down 3.84% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $13.2 billion for Q4 2020 at Wpp, down from $13.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $13.9 billion in Q4 2019, with the low at $690.1 million in Q4 2016.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 3 years is $9.3 billion, with a median of $13.2 billion recorded in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2016 and 2020: Cost of Revenue decreased 5.96% in 2016, then retreated 5.24% in 2020.
  • Over 3 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $690.1 million in 2016, then jumped by 1916.79% to $13.9 billion in 2019, then declined by 5.24% to $13.2 billion in 2020.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $13.2 billion (Q4 2020), $13.9 billion (Q4 2019), and $690.1 million (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 77.15 Bn 74.93 Bn 4.10 Bn 4.62 Bn
2 Fox 24.55 Bn 20.44 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 20.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 1.30 Bn 5.26 Bn
4 News 17.37 Bn 15.99 Bn - -
5 Paramount Skydance 11.04 Bn 8.96 Bn -2.08 Bn -3.82 Bn
6 Pearson 10.10 Bn 9.51 Bn 1.17 Bn 1.12 Bn
7 New York Times 9.93 Bn 9.27 Bn 394.61 Mn 367.84 Mn
8 Sirius Xm Holdings 8.86 Bn 8.68 Bn 1.44 Bn 722.00 Mn
9 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
10 Wpp 5.43 Bn 2.51 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 13.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 13.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 690.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 733.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 752.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 794.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 744.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 9.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 755.48 Mn
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