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 | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | -280.93 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.45 Bn | -6.35 Bn | - | 2.87 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.45 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();