WPP PLC (WPP) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2025: -23.55x

WPP PLC (WPP) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -23.55x as of June 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX-1.04 Billion is below net income of GBX44.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore WPP PLC long-term investment allocation to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-23.55x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX-1.04 Billion
GBX

Net Income

GBX44.00 Million
GBX

Data as of

Jun 2025
Most recent filing

WPP PLC Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for WPP PLC across 33 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check WPP tangible net assets ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for WPP PLC (1991–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for WPP PLC. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see WPP stock market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.24x GBX1.41 Billion GBX629.00 Million ▼ -64.3%
2023 6.28x GBX1.24 Billion GBX197.20 Million ▲ +594.6%
2022 0.90x GBX700.90 Million GBX775.40 Million ▼ -68.0%
2021 2.82x GBX2.03 Billion GBX720.70 Million ▲ +9.4%
2019 2.58x GBX1.85 Billion GBX717.90 Million ▲ +25.5%
2018 2.05x GBX1.69 Billion GBX824.60 Million ▲ +186.5%
2017 0.72x GBX1.41 Billion GBX1.96 Billion ▼ -43.4%
2016 1.27x GBX1.77 Billion GBX1.40 Billion ▲ +8.1%
2015 1.17x GBX1.36 Billion GBX1.16 Billion ▼ -25.9%
2014 1.58x GBX1.70 Billion GBX1.08 Billion ▲ +7.8%
2013 1.47x GBX1.37 Billion GBX936.50 Million ▲ +32.9%
2012 1.10x GBX908.30 Million GBX822.70 Million ▲ +39.4%
2011 0.79x GBX665.20 Million GBX840.10 Million ▼ -65.9%
2010 2.32x GBX1.36 Billion GBX586.00 Million ▲ +24.2%
2009 1.87x GBX818.80 Million GBX437.70 Million ▼ -11.0%
2008 2.10x GBX922.70 Million GBX439.10 Million ▲ +9.8%
2007 1.91x GBX891.30 Million GBX465.90 Million ▲ +26.1%
2006 1.52x GBX661.40 Million GBX435.80 Million ▼ -34.1%
2005 2.30x GBX837.50 Million GBX363.90 Million ▲ +12.9%
2004 2.04x GBX556.40 Million GBX273.00 Million ▲ +2.6%
2003 1.99x GBX824.63 Million GBX415.30 Million ▼ -13.6%
2002 2.30x GBX626.41 Million GBX272.50 Million ▲ +2024.4%
2001 0.11x GBX54.82 Million GBX506.61 Million ▼ -91.6%
2000 1.28x GBX485.12 Million GBX378.40 Million ▼ -13.9%
1999 1.49x GBX257.00 Million GBX172.60 Million ▼ -18.4%
1998 1.82x GBX255.92 Million GBX140.25 Million ▼ -25.9%
1997 2.46x GBX285.58 Million GBX115.90 Million ▲ +3.7%
1996 2.38x GBX237.72 Million GBX100.03 Million ▼ -26.2%
1995 3.22x GBX222.23 Million GBX68.99 Million ▼ -1.1%
1994 3.26x GBX154.66 Million GBX47.46 Million ▲ +45.7%
1993 2.24x GBX51.24 Million GBX22.92 Million ▼ -81.5%
1992 12.11x GBX42.33 Million GBX3.49 Million ▲ +482.1%
1991 2.08x GBX64.50 Million GBX31.00 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.