Wpp (WPP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Wpp (WPP) reported Retained Earnings of $2.87 billion for Q2 2026, down 23.9% from $3.77 billion a year earlier.
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Wpp (WPP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Wpp posted Retained Earnings of $2.73 billion, down 24.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has declined for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $3.63 billion in FY2024 (-16.4%), $4.34 billion in FY2023 (-6.8%), $4.65 billion in FY2022 (-22.6%) and $6.01 billion in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Retained Earnings spans a low of $2.73 billion in Q4 2025 and a high of $5.89 billion in Q4 2021.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Retained Earnings ranged from 1.8% (Q4 2023) to 28.9% (Q2 2022).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 847.09 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | 2.83 Bn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.16 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 107.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.33 Bn |
API Access
Wpp Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WPP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "WPP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WPP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();