WPP (LSE:WPP) Buyback Yield % : 0.58 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is WPP Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

WPP's current buyback yield was 0.58%.

WPP Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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WPP Buyback Yield % Chart

WPP Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Buyback Yield %

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0.32

2.96

6.30

9.81

0.66

WPP Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															8.06	15.09	4.15	0.82	0.42

Competitive Comparison of WPP's Buyback Yield %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

WPP's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPP's Buyback Yield % falls into.

WPP Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

WPP's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-53.9	+	0.7)	/	8093.5452
	=	0.66%

WPP's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-16.9	+	0)	*	2	/	8093.5452
	=	0.42%

In calculating the annualized semi-annual data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) data.

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Headquartered in the United Kingdom, WPP is the world's largest ad holding company, based on annual revenues. WPP's services, which include traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, are provided worldwide, with over 70% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America, the U.K., and Western Europe.