WPP Plc. risk profile
62 Stretched several inputs deteriorating together
Measured 21 October 2026 from WPP's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
62 (Stretched), driven by Competitive position at 70, over 5 weighted categories on the SOFTWARE profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 43 | Elevated | Volatile | One-year price volatility — 57.3% |
| Operating pressure | 58 | Elevated | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +6.2 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 39 | Normal | Worsening | Free-cash-flow margin — 4.0% |
| Leverage and coverage | 65 | Stretched | Worsening | Net debt to EBITDA — 4.45x |
| Competitive position | 70 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -9.2 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.