WPP (WPP) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.26 (As of Dec. 2023)

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WPP's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WPP' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.42 Max: 0.78
Current: 0.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WPP was 0.78. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.42.

WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
53.15% of 333 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs WPP: 0.43

As of today (2024-04-18), the Dividend Yield % of WPP is 5.20%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of WPP was 12.40%. The lowest was 0.89%. And the median was 2.91%.

WPP's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.99.

During the past 12 months, WPP's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 57.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WPP was 67.70% per year. The lowest was -44.90% per year. And the median was 17.35% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

WPP Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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WPP Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.80

0.17

0.34

0.43

WPP Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.25	0.57	0.22	0.75	0.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

WPP Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	2.56	/	5.937
	=	0.43

WPP's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.992	/	3.842
	=	0.26

WPP (NYSE:WPP) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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WPP (WPP) Business Description

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Address

18 Upper Ground, Sea Containers, London, GBR, SE1 9GL

Website

https://www.wpp.com

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.