WPP (WPP) Balance Sheet: Assets & Liabilities

WPP (WPP) Balance Sheet

As of Dec 31, 2025 (end of fiscal 2025), WPP reported total assets of GBP 24.07B and total liabilities of GBP 21.30B. Shareholders' equity was GBP 2.54B, down 32.0% from GBP 3.73B a year earlier. Total debt stood at GBP 4.94B against GBP 2.69B in cash and short-term investments, a net debt position of GBP 2.24B. That puts debt-to-equity at 1.94, compared with 1.11 a year earlier.

WPP Balance Sheet Analysis

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Balance sheet showing assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity for WPP plc (WPP) - Annual data in billions GBP
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	2.69	2.64	2.22	2.49	2.78	10.08	10.44	10.43	11.51
Short-Term Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.11	2.82	0.86	0.63	0.34
Cash & Short-Term Investments	2.69	2.64	2.22	2.49	3.88	12.90	11.31	2.64	2.39
Accounts Receivable	6.09	7.72	7.33	11.81	11.36	10.83	11.82	13.01	12.47
Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.22	9.22
Other Current Assets	3.20	3.30	4.40	0.80	0.09	0.25	0.63	0.49	0.53
Total Current Assets	13.17	13.66	13.94	15.10	15.34	23.98	23.76	24.37	24.62
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment (Net)	2.04	2.29	2.21	2.53	2.29	2.30	2.61	1.08	0.98
Long-Term Investments	0.23	0.65	0.62	0.00	0.73	0.72	1.31	1.46	2.22
Goodwill	6.95	7.61	8.39	8.45	7.61	7.39	10.11	13.13	12.87
Intangible Assets	0.73	0.74	0.85	1.45	1.36	1.39	1.47	1.84	2.02
Other Non-Current Assets	0.62	0.56	0.61	0.97	0.54	0.18	0.33	0.33	0.34
Total Non-Current Assets	10.91	11.85	12.68	13.72	12.54	12.19	15.83	17.85	18.43
Total Assets	24.08	25.51	26.62	28.82	27.87	36.17	39.58	42.22	43.04
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable	10.07	14.22	10.83	11.18	15.25	10.21	14.19	15.02	14.24
Short-Term Debt	0.82	0.41	1.24	1.45	0.22	0.06	9.10	9.45	10.08
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	0.82	0.58	0.95	1.17	0.57	0.06	-	-	-
Accrued Liabilities	0.22	0.33	0.37	0.42	0.39	-	-	-	-
Deferred Revenue	0.00	1.16	0.00	0.00	1.33	1.15	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Current Liabilities	0.05	0.14	3.82	4.65	0.39	2.50	0.77	0.55	0.65
Total Current Liabilities	14.84	15.52	16.25	17.71	16.49	23.23	24.05	25.02	24.97
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt	4.11	3.74	5.64	5.73	4.22	4.98	5.99	5.63	6.25
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0.15	0.14	0.18	0.35	0.31	0.30	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0.09	0.74	0.72	0.87	1.34	0.62	1.24	1.79	1.86
Total Non-Current Liabilities	6.47	6.26	6.54	6.95	7.32	7.89	7.23	7.42	8.11
Total Liabilities	21.30	21.78	22.79	24.66	23.80	31.12	31.29	32.44	33.08
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13
Retained Earnings	2.05	2.83	3.49	3.76	4.37	4.96	8.58	8.95	8.84
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	-0.01	0.15	0.19	0.00	-0.34	0.19	-0.17	0.96	1.12
Treasury Stock	0.19	0.19	0.99	1.05	1.11	-	-	-	-
Additional Paid-in Capital	0.58	0.39	-0.41	-0.19	-0.87	-0.36	-0.61	-0.69	-0.60
Minority Interest	0.23	0.26	0.46	0.48	0.45	0.32	0.37	0.42	0.47
Shares Outstanding	1.08	1.08	1.07	1.07	1.15	-	-	-	-
Total Stockholders' Equity	2.54	3.73	3.38	3.68	4.07	5.05	7.93	9.36	9.49
Total Liabilities & Equity	24.08	25.51	26.62	28.82	27.87	36.17	39.58	42.22	43.04

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About WPP Balance Sheet

How much debt does WPP have?

WPP had total debt of GBP 4.94B as of Dec 31, 2025, against GBP 2.69B in cash and short-term investments. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 1.94. Total debt was GBP 4.16B a year earlier.

What are WPP's total assets?

WPP reported total assets of GBP 24.07B as of Dec 31, 2025, down 5.6% from GBP 25.51B a year earlier. Total liabilities were GBP 21.30B.

What is WPP's shareholders' equity?

WPP's shareholders' equity was GBP 2.54B as of Dec 31, 2025, or about GBP 2.36 of book value per share.

What is the debt-to-equity ratio?

The debt-to-equity ratio divides a company's total debt by its shareholders' equity. It shows how much of the business is financed with borrowed money; normal levels vary widely by industry. Full definition