(IPS) Ipsos - Ratings and Ratios
Surveys, Analytics, Platform, AI, Consulting
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 5.78% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 7.66% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 38.38% |
| Payout Consistency | 95.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 45.2% |
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 24.5% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 35.9% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -11.08% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.24 |
| Alpha | -32.53 |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.31 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.468 |
| Beta | 0.122 |
| Beta Downside | 0.186 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 50.98% |
| Mean DD | 21.62% |
| Median DD | 22.69% |
Description: IPS Ipsos November 12, 2025
Ipsos SA (ticker IPS) is a global research firm headquartered in Paris that delivers end-to-end survey-based insights across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Through its subsidiaries it covers the full information value chain-data collection, processing, integration, analysis, delivery, and activation-offering specialist services such as audience measurement, brand health tracking, automotive mobility studies, corporate reputation, public affairs, and social-intelligence analytics, plus advanced methodologies like device-agnostic sampling and digital face-to-face interviewing.
Recent company filings show Ipsos generated roughly €2.1 billion in revenue for FY 2023, with a 5 % year-over-year increase driven largely by higher-margin AI-enabled analytics and digital-first data collection platforms. The global market-research sector is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of about 7 % (2022-2027), propelled by rising client demand for real-time consumer insights and the acceleration of digital transformation in advertising spend. Additionally, Ipsos’s investment in machine-learning-based modeling and its DIY platform, Ipsos.Digital, positions it to capture a larger share of the growing “insights-as-a-service” market.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of IPS’s valuation dynamics and peer comparison, you may find the analytics and scenario tools on ValueRay useful for extending your research.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 9.5
| Net Income (334.5m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 259.3m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.16 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 7.65pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 6.00% (prev 9.40%; Δ -3.40pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.22 (>3.0%) and CFO 627.4m > Net Income 334.5m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (377.5m) to EBITDA (765.3m) ratio: 0.49 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.38 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (43.5m) change vs 12m ago -2.30% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 42.32% (prev 18.53%; Δ 23.79pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 157.6% (prev 132.4%; Δ 25.13pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 15.29 (EBITDA TTM 765.3m / Interest Expense TTM 36.5m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 2.75
| (A) 0.09 = (Total Current Assets 946.6m - Total Current Liabilities 687.4m) / Total Assets 2.85b |
| (B) 0.02 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 53.2m / Total Assets 2.85b |
| (C) 0.20 = EBIT TTM 557.6m / Avg Total Assets 2.74b |
| (D) 0.69 = Book Value of Equity 983.3m / Total Liabilities 1.42b |
| Total Rating: 2.75 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 79.90
| 1. Piotroski 9.50pt |
| 2. FCF Yield 26.64% |
| 3. FCF Margin 10.75% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.44 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.49 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 16.48)% |
| 7. RoE 22.97% |
| 8. Rev. Trend -16.98% |
| 9. EPS Trend -2.87% |
What is the price of IPS shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.31%, over one month by -0.99%, over three months by -7.36% and over the past year by -22.58%.
Is IPS a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the IPS price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 57.6 | 80.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 29.5 | -7.8% |
IPS Fundamental Data Overview November 27, 2025
Market Cap EUR = 1.37b (1.37b EUR * 1.0 EUR.EUR)
P/E Trailing = 7.7359
P/E Forward = 5.4526
P/S = 0.5556
P/B = 0.9387
Beta = 0.673
Revenue TTM = 4.32b EUR
EBIT TTM = 557.6m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 765.3m EUR
Long Term Debt = 487.4m EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 50.9m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 627.9m EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 377.5m EUR (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.74b EUR (1.37b + Debt 627.9m - CCE 250.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.29 (Ebit TTM 557.6m / Interest Expense TTM 36.5m)
FCF Yield = 26.64% (FCF TTM 464.3m / Enterprise Value 1.74b)
FCF Margin = 10.75% (FCF TTM 464.3m / Revenue TTM 4.32b)
Net Margin = 7.74% (Net Income TTM 334.5m / Revenue TTM 4.32b)
Gross Margin = 42.32% ((Revenue TTM 4.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.49b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 68.39% (prev 68.93%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.61 (Enterprise Value 1.74b / Total Assets 2.85b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.72% (Interest Expense 17.1m / Debt 627.9m)
Taxrate = 26.60% (9.80m / 36.8m)
NOPAT = 409.3m (EBIT 557.6m * (1 - 26.60%))
Current Ratio = 1.38 (Total Current Assets 946.6m / Total Current Liabilities 687.4m)
Debt / Equity = 0.44 (Debt 627.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.43b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.49 (Net Debt 377.5m / EBITDA 765.3m)
Debt / FCF = 0.81 (Net Debt 377.5m / FCF TTM 464.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.46b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.75% (Net Income 334.5m / Total Assets 2.85b)
RoE = 22.97% (Net Income TTM 334.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.46b)
RoCE = 28.69% (EBIT 557.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.46b + L.T.Debt 487.4m))
RoIC = 21.54% (NOPAT 409.3m / Invested Capital 1.90b)
WACC = 5.05% (E(1.37b)/V(1.99b) * Re(6.46%) + D(627.9m)/V(1.99b) * Rd(2.72%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 6.46% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -0.95%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 81.43% ; FCFE base≈369.9m ; Y1≈456.3m ; Y5≈778.6m
Fair Price DCF = 306.9 (DCF Value 13.24b / Shares Outstanding 43.1m; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -2.87 | EPS CAGR: -45.24% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -16.98 | Revenue CAGR: -23.38% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.37 | Chg30d=-0.156 | Revisions Net=-7 | Growth EPS=+7.3% | Growth Revenue=+4.3%