Wpp (WPP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2025)
Wpp (WPP) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.22% for Q4 2025, down 0.68 percentage points from 7.90% a year earlier.
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Wpp (WPP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Wpp's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.47%, down 1.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +43.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Wpp's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.22% in FY2024 (+1.45 pp), 1.77% in FY2023 (-2.41 pp), 4.18% in FY2022 (-2.15 pp) and 6.33% in FY2021 (+48.63 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.32 Bn | -6.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.04% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.14% |
API Access
Wpp Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WPP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WPP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();