(IPG) Interpublic of Companies - Ratings and Ratios
Advertising, Marketing, Media, Data, PR, Experiential
IPG EPS (Earnings per Share)
IPG Revenue
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.
IPG Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 9,435m |
| Sub-Industry | Advertising |
| IPO / Inception | 1987-11-05 |
IPG Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | -18.1% |
| Fundamental | 56.8% |
| Dividend Rating | 66.8% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -25.2% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.80 of 5 |
IPG Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 5.24% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 7.63% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 6.66% |
| Payout Consistency | 74.4% |
| Payout Ratio | 45.7% |
IPG Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 18.3% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | -37.7% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | -6.5% |
| CAGR 5y | -1.51% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | -0.04 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | -0.07 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.47 |
| Alpha | -31.55 |
| Beta | 1.079 |
| Volatility | 26.73% |
| Current Volume | 3962.9k |
| Average Volume 20d | 6449.9k |
| Stop Loss | 24.3 (-3.6%) |
| Signal | 0.13 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0
| Net Income (441.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 620.7m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.54pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 5.75% (prev 4.94%; Δ 0.81pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 958.9m > Net Income 441.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (2.62b) to EBITDA (1.18b) ratio: 2.23 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.07 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (370.1m) change vs 12m ago -2.27% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 17.91% (prev 17.00%; Δ 0.91pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 60.78% (prev 64.12%; Δ -3.33pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 4.41 (EBITDA TTM 1.18b / Interest Expense TTM 209.8m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 1.69
| (A) 0.03 = (Total Current Assets 9.30b - Total Current Liabilities 8.71b) / Total Assets 17.03b |
| (B) 0.25 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 4.29b / Total Assets 17.03b |
| (C) 0.05 = EBIT TTM 926.2m / Avg Total Assets 17.02b |
| (D) 0.26 = Book Value of Equity 3.44b / Total Liabilities 13.24b |
| Total Rating: 1.69 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 56.77
| 1. Piotroski 4.0pt = -1.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield 6.97% = 3.48 |
| 3. FCF Margin 8.12% = 2.03 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 1.13 = 1.90 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 2.23 = -0.44 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 3.23)% = 4.03 |
| 7. RoE 11.92% = 0.99 |
| 8. Rev. Trend -34.02% = -2.55 |
| 9. EPS Trend -33.55% = -1.68 |
What is the price of IPG shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.17%, over one month by -5.97%, over three months by +3.15% and over the past year by -11.07%.
Is Interpublic of Companies a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of IPG is around 23.94 USD . This means that IPG is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -5%.
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 | 33.2 | 31.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 33.2 | 31.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 26.4 | 4.7% |
IPG Fundamental Data Overview October 31, 2025
P/E Trailing = 21.8305
P/E Forward = 8.6655
P/S = 1.0665
P/B = 2.5908
P/EG = 0.9259
Beta = 1.079
Revenue TTM = 10.35b USD
EBIT TTM = 926.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.18b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.92b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 285.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.18b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.62b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 12.06b USD (9.44b + Debt 4.18b - CCE 1.56b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.41 (Ebit TTM 926.2m / Interest Expense TTM 209.8m)
FCF Yield = 6.97% (FCF TTM 839.7m / Enterprise Value 12.06b)
FCF Margin = 8.12% (FCF TTM 839.7m / Revenue TTM 10.35b)
Net Margin = 4.27% (Net Income TTM 441.7m / Revenue TTM 10.35b)
Gross Margin = 17.91% ((Revenue TTM 10.35b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.49b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.50% (prev 11.31%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.71 (Enterprise Value 12.06b / Total Assets 17.03b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.21% (Interest Expense 50.5m / Debt 4.18b)
Taxrate = 25.05% (54.6m / 218.0m)
NOPAT = 694.2m (EBIT 926.2m * (1 - 25.05%))
Current Ratio = 1.07 (Total Current Assets 9.30b / Total Current Liabilities 8.71b)
Debt / Equity = 1.13 (Debt 4.18b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.71b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.23 (Net Debt 2.62b / EBITDA 1.18b)
Debt / FCF = 3.12 (Net Debt 2.62b / FCF TTM 839.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.70b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.59% (Net Income 441.7m / Total Assets 17.03b)
RoE = 11.92% (Net Income TTM 441.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.70b)
RoCE = 13.98% (EBIT 926.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.70b + L.T.Debt 2.92b))
RoIC = 10.42% (NOPAT 694.2m / Invested Capital 6.66b)
WACC = 7.20% (E(9.44b)/V(13.62b) * Re(9.99%) + D(4.18b)/V(13.62b) * Rd(1.21%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 9.99% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.75%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.30% ; FCFE base≈876.2m ; Y1≈917.5m ; Y5≈1.07b
Fair Price DCF = 36.89 (DCF Value 13.51b / Shares Outstanding 366.3m; 5y FCF grow 5.06% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -33.55 | EPS CAGR: -63.98% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -34.02 | Revenue CAGR: -1.41% | SUE: 0.74 | # QB: 0
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