Wpp (WPPGF) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025)
Wpp (WPPGF) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.64% in Q4 2025, down 34.86% quarter-over-quarter from 10.2% in Q4 2024, and down 355.0% on a YoY basis from 2.61% in Q4 2024.
Wpp (WPPGF) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Wpp's Return on Capital Employed history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.64% for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 355.0% year-over-year to 6.64%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 6.64% (down 355.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.02%, down 909.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 6.64% for Q4 2025 at Wpp, down from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.2% in Q4 2024 to a low of 122.36% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 25.47% across 4 years, with a median of 5.14% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 12600 bps in 2023, then slumped 355 bps in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 122.36% in 2022, then surged by 103 bps to 3.64% in 2023, then soared by 180 bps to 10.2% in 2024, then plunged by 35 bps to 6.64% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.64% (Q4 2025), 10.2% (Q4 2024), and 3.64% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 79.34% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 19.70% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 6.64% |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 4.90% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 7.44% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 5.66% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 7.22% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 5.45% |
| 10 | Wpp | - | - | - | 6.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -122.36% |