(IPG) Interpublic of Companies - Ratings and Ratios
Advertising, Marketing, Media, Data, PR, Experiential
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 4.03% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.01% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 6.66% |
| Payout Consistency | 70.7% |
| Payout Ratio | 44.9% |
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 28.8% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 44.9% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -5.25% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.56 |
| Alpha | -24.66 |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.18 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.322 |
| Beta | 0.721 |
| Beta Downside | 0.844 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 39.62% |
| Mean DD | 21.21% |
| Median DD | 22.23% |
Description: IPG Interpublic of Companies November 04, 2025
The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) is a global advertising and marketing services firm organized into three operating segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions; Integrated Advertising & Creativity-Led Solutions; and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media segment delivers media planning, digital advertising technology, e-commerce, data analytics and consulting through brands such as Mediabrands, UM, Initiative and Kinesso. The Integrated Advertising segment provides creative, brand-building and health-care communications via FCB, McCann Worldgroup, MullenLowe and IPG Health. The Specialized Communications segment focuses on public-relations, live-event production, sports & entertainment marketing and related consulting under Weber Shandwick, Golin, Jack Morton, Momentum and Octagon.
Key performance indicators that investors watch include IPG’s revenue growth of roughly 5-6 % YoY in 2023, driven largely by a 12 % increase in digital media spend, and an operating margin that has hovered around 15 % after recent cost-efficiency initiatives. The sector’s macro-driver is the continued shift of ad budgets toward programmatic and data-rich formats, which the Media segment is positioned to capture, while regulatory pressure on data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) introduces execution risk for the Data & Engagement businesses. A base-rate comparison shows that IPG’s revenue growth is modest relative to the broader “Advertising & Marketing Services” industry average of ~8 % in the same period, suggesting headroom for market-share gains if digital transformation accelerates.
If you want a quantitative deep-dive into IPG’s valuation multiples, cash-flow forecasts and scenario analysis, a look at the data dashboards on ValueRay can be a useful next step.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0
| Net Income (551.6m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 612.6m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.64pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 6.54% (prev 7.30%; Δ -0.76pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 (>3.0%) and CFO 915.2m > Net Income 551.6m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (2.61b) to EBITDA (1.25b) ratio: 2.10 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.08 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (368.0m) change vs 12m ago -2.34% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 18.23% (prev 17.01%; Δ 1.22pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 59.98% (prev 63.56%; Δ -3.58pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 4.90 (EBITDA TTM 1.25b / Interest Expense TTM 203.8m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 1.75
| (A) 0.04 = (Total Current Assets 9.41b - Total Current Liabilities 8.74b) / Total Assets 16.97b |
| (B) 0.25 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 4.29b / Total Assets 16.97b |
| (C) 0.06 = EBIT TTM 999.4m / Avg Total Assets 17.02b |
| (D) 0.26 = Book Value of Equity 3.44b / Total Liabilities 13.25b |
| Total Rating: 1.75 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 60.41
| 1. Piotroski 5.0pt |
| 2. FCF Yield 6.70% |
| 3. FCF Margin 7.90% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 1.13 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 2.10 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 4.08)% |
| 7. RoE 14.96% |
| 8. Rev. Trend -41.50% |
| 9. EPS Trend 2.94% |
What is the price of IPG shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.00%, over one month by -2.50%, over three months by -9.50% and over the past year by -13.37%.
Is IPG a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 2
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the IPG price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 33.1 | 34.6% |
| Analysts Target Price | 33.1 | 34.6% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 25.2 | 2.7% |
IPG Fundamental Data Overview November 24, 2025
P/E Trailing = 17.6164
P/E Forward = 8.5763
P/S = 1.0779
P/B = 2.5555
P/EG = 0.9366
Beta = 1.011
Revenue TTM = 10.21b USD
EBIT TTM = 999.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.25b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.92b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 302.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.14b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.61b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 12.03b USD (9.42b + Debt 4.14b - CCE 1.53b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.90 (Ebit TTM 999.4m / Interest Expense TTM 203.8m)
FCF Yield = 6.70% (FCF TTM 806.8m / Enterprise Value 12.03b)
FCF Margin = 7.90% (FCF TTM 806.8m / Revenue TTM 10.21b)
Net Margin = 5.40% (Net Income TTM 551.6m / Revenue TTM 10.21b)
Gross Margin = 18.23% ((Revenue TTM 10.21b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.35b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.48% (prev 18.50%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.71 (Enterprise Value 12.03b / Total Assets 16.97b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.18% (Interest Expense 48.9m / Debt 4.14b)
Taxrate = 31.11% (58.7m / 188.7m)
NOPAT = 688.5m (EBIT 999.4m * (1 - 31.11%))
Current Ratio = 1.08 (Total Current Assets 9.41b / Total Current Liabilities 8.74b)
Debt / Equity = 1.13 (Debt 4.14b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.66b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.10 (Net Debt 2.61b / EBITDA 1.25b)
Debt / FCF = 3.24 (Net Debt 2.61b / FCF TTM 806.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.69b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.25% (Net Income 551.6m / Total Assets 16.97b)
RoE = 14.96% (Net Income TTM 551.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.69b)
RoCE = 15.12% (EBIT 999.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.69b + L.T.Debt 2.92b))
RoIC = 10.35% (NOPAT 688.5m / Invested Capital 6.65b)
WACC = 6.27% (E(9.42b)/V(13.57b) * Re(8.67%) + D(4.14b)/V(13.57b) * Rd(1.18%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 8.67% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.03%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 76.75% ; FCFE base≈853.1m ; Y1≈893.3m ; Y5≈1.04b
Fair Price DCF = 44.67 (DCF Value 16.23b / Shares Outstanding 363.3m; 5y FCF grow 5.06% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 2.94 | EPS CAGR: -2.35% | SUE: 0.11 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -41.50 | Revenue CAGR: -4.22% | SUE: 0.60 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.39 | Chg30d=-0.015 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=3
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.12 | Chg30d=-0.022 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+7.2% | Growth Revenue=+2.3%
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