PUB Stock Analysis: Publicis e | PA
Advertising Agencies | PA, France | Market Cap: 24.353m EUR | 12M Return: 22.5% | FR0000130577 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 53.8M
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Publicis Groupe S.A., founded in 1926 and headquartered in Paris, is a global marketing and communications holding company operating across North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. It delivers services through several divisions, including Publicis Communications, Publicis Media, Publicis Sapient, and Publicis Health, under its Power of One integrated model.
The company sits within the advertising sub-industry of the broader Communication Services sector, a highly competitive space alongside other major holding companies. Publicis Sapient specifically focuses on digital business transformation, reflecting the industrys broader shift as brand and media budgets migrate toward data-driven, digital, and technology-led services.
- Sapient digital transformation revenue grows double digits
- Epsilon data platform drives new client wins amid cookie deprecation
- Organic growth outperforms peers as ad spend recovers in US and Europe
| Net Income: 1.62b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.33 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -8.19% < 20% (prev -14.19%; Δ 6.00% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 2.71b > Net Income 1.62b |
| Net Debt (5.47b) to EBITDA (3.36b): 1.63 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.94 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (251.7m) vs 12m ago -0.64% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 14.82% > 18% (prev 15.42%; Δ -0.60% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 46.31% > 50% (prev 29.78%; Δ 16.53% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.70 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2.62b / Interest Expense TTM 206.0m) |
| A: -0.04 (Total Current Assets 22.5b - Total Current Liabilities 23.9b) / Total Assets 40.1b |
| B: 0.19 (Retained Earnings 7.81b / Total Assets 40.1b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 2.62b / Avg Total Assets 38.1b) |
| D: 0.35 (Book Value of Equity 10.5b / Total Liabilities 29.6b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.23 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.72 (Receivables 18.7b/15.8b, Revenue 17.6b/10.7b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 15.42% / 14.82%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.39 / AQ_t-1 0.40) |
| SGI: 1.64 (Revenue 17.6b / 10.7b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 1.62b - CFO 2.71b) / TA 40.1b) |
| Beneish M = -2.78 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 02, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 95.34 with a total of 521,156 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.38%, over one month by -4.08%, over three months by +12.88% and over the past year by +22.50%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 90.20 (which is 5.4% or 2.5 ATR below the current price).
Publicis e has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 15.1931
P/E Forward = 11.7786
P/S = 1.38
P/B = 2.3142
P/EG = 1.6137
Revenue TTM = 17.6b EUR
EBIT TTM = 2.62b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 3.36b EUR
Long Term Debt = 3.12b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 522.0m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.58b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.14b
Net Debt = 5.47b EUR (calculated: Debt 7.58b - CCE 2.11b)
Enterprise Value = 29.8b EUR (24.4b + Debt 7.58b - CCE 2.11b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.70 (Ebit TTM 2.62b / Interest Expense TTM 206.0m)
EV/FCF = 12.03x (Enterprise Value 29.8b / FCF TTM 2.48b)
FCF Yield = 8.31% (FCF TTM 2.48b / Enterprise Value 29.8b)
FCF Margin = 14.05% (FCF TTM 2.48b / Revenue TTM 17.6b)
Net Margin = 9.19% (Net Income TTM 1.62b / Revenue TTM 17.6b)
Gross Margin = 14.82% ((Revenue TTM 17.6b - Cost of Revenue TTM 15.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 14.06% (prev 15.57%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.74 (Enterprise Value 29.8b / Total Assets 40.1b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.72% (Interest Expense 206.0m / Debt 7.58b)
Taxrate = 26.69% (592.0m / 2.22b)
NOPAT = 1.92b (EBIT 2.62b * (1 - 26.69%))
Current Ratio = 0.94 (Total Current Assets 22.5b / Total Current Liabilities 23.9b)
Debt / Equity = 0.72 (Debt 7.58b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 10.5b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.63 (Net Debt 5.47b / EBITDA 3.36b)
Debt / FCF = 2.21 (Net Debt 5.47b / FCF TTM 2.48b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.4b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.26% (Net Income 1.62b / Total Assets 40.1b)
RoE = 15.57% (Net Income TTM 1.62b / Total Stockholder Equity 10.4b)
RoCE = 19.33% (EBIT 2.62b / Capital Employed (Equity 10.4b + L.T.Debt 3.12b))
RoIC = 12.11% (NOPAT 1.92b / Invested Capital 15.8b)
WACC = 6.02% (E(24.4b)/V(31.9b) * Re(7.27%) + D(7.58b)/V(31.9b) * Rd(2.72%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 7.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -23.39 | Cagr: -0.49%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.33b ; Y1≈2.67b ; Y5≈3.93b
[DCF] Fair Price = 215.1 (EV 59.2b - Net Debt 5.47b = Equity 53.7b / Shares 249.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 52.08 | EPS CAGR: 14.00% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 100.00 | Revenue CAGR: 8.42% | SUE: 1.68 | # QB: 3
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.86 | Chg30d=-0.95% | Revisions=+47% | GrowthEPS=+5.0% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.54 | Chg30d=-0.54% | Revisions=+56% | GrowthEPS=+8.7% | GrowthRev=+7.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +57% (up=22, down=5)