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Omnicom Group Inc. OMC
Services-Advertising Agencies · SIC 7311 · Vertical: Services-Advertising Agencies (SIC 7311)
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) is a strategic holding company in advertising and marketing services that completed its merger with IPG on November 25, 2025. Revenue in fiscal 2025 reached $17.3 billion, up 10.1%, and organic revenue growth for core operations in the third quarter of 2026 was 7.2%. Integration, cost synergies and artificial intelligence are the main priorities for the period ahead.
At the close of 04 Nov 2026, Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC) stock was 87.51 USD (+5.22% on the day), with market capitalisation 23.9 bn USD, P/E 50.9 on diluted EPS of 1.72 USD over the last 12 months, dividend yield 3.66%, beta 0.65, 52-week range 67.27–88.94 USD. Latest reported quarter (Q3 2026): revenue of 6.4 bn USD (+59.1% YoY), net income of 656.0 m USD (+92.2% YoY), diluted EPS 2.38 USD.
Data as of · AI analysis dated · Source: SEC filings and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.
Price history
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Technical reading
- RSI (14)
- 68.4
- strong (55–70)
- Bollinger (20, 2)
- 75.03 – 85.74
- above the upper band · %B 1.17 · band width 13.3%
- SMA 50 / 200
- 79.64 / 78.30
- uptrend (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- 1.49 / 0.78
- MACD above signal
Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).
Performance
| Company | S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 | Vertical median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +16.3% | −1.1% | +17.4 pp | — |
| 3 months | +7.1% | −0.5% | +7.6 pp | — |
| 6 months | +13.8% | +4.4% | +9.4 pp | — |
| Year to date | +8.4% | +12.3% | −3.9 pp | — |
| 1 year | +19.0% | +13.5% | +5.5 pp | −9.5% |
| 3 years | +12.7% | +76.4% | −63.7 pp | −19.4% |
| 5 years | +27.2% | +63.7% | −36.5 pp | — |
Price returns, dividends excluded.
Quarterly results
Latest quarter: Q3 2026 · 30 Sept 2026
Quarterly margins
Quarterly statements · USD
| Fiscal year | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.3 bn | 3.7 bn | 4.0 bn | 4.0 bn | 5.5 bn | 6.2 bn | 6.6 bn | 6.4 bn |
| Cost of revenue | 3.5 bn | 3.1 bn | 3.3 bn | 3.3 bn | 6.1 bn | 5.2 bn | 5.3 bn | 5.1 bn |
| SG&A | 112.3 m | 117.9 m | 170.4 m | 163.5 m | 293.9 m | 224.5 m | 209.0 m | 200.9 m |
| Operating income | 685.3 m | 452.6 m | 439.2 m | 530.1 m | -977.2 m | 646.2 m | 922.5 m | 991.7 m |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 60.3 m | 59.0 m | 58.7 m | 60.7 m | 98.3 m | 166.9 m | 166.3 m | 166.6 m |
| Interest expense | 65.0 m | 59.1 m | 62.6 m | 60.4 m | 81.3 m | 119.0 m | 123.2 m | 132.8 m |
| Pre-tax income | 647.2 m | 423.2 m | 398.5 m | 486.9 m | -1.0 bn | 574.2 m | 829.2 m | 887.5 m |
| Income tax | 170.6 m | 120.7 m | 120.5 m | 132.3 m | -131.3 m | 154.6 m | 224.8 m | 215.4 m |
| Net income | 448.0 m | 287.7 m | 257.6 m | 341.3 m | -941.1 m | 405.2 m | 584.8 m | 656.0 m |
| Diluted EPS | 2.27 ≈ | 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.75 | -4.09 ≈ | 1.35 | 2.08 | 2.38 |
| Operating cash flow | 1.9 bn | -786.8 m | 210.1 m ≈ | 477.5 m ≈ | 3.0 bn | -553.2 m | -379.2 m ≈ | 970.2 m ≈ |
| Capex | 47.0 m | 29.5 m | 42.1 m ≈ | 39.1 m ≈ | 39.1 m | 61.2 m | 53.9 m ≈ | 57.7 m ≈ |
| Dividends paid | 136.7 m | 137.7 m | 139.7 m ≈ | 136.5 m ≈ | 135.7 m | 251.7 m | 229.8 m ≈ | 221.8 m ≈ |
| Share repurchases | 8.3 m | 81.0 m | 142.0 m ≈ | 89.1 m ≈ | 395.8 m | 2.8 bn | 210.6 m ≈ | 222.1 m ≈ |
≈ derived quarter (cumulative difference / share-days average)
E/P over time
E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.
Today's P/E sits at the 93 percentile of its own 44-quarter history (min 9.0, median 13.6, max 235.0; quarters with earnings only).
Fiscal years
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 15.3 bn | 15.0 bn | 13.2 bn | 14.3 bn | 14.3 bn | 14.7 bn | 15.7 bn | 17.3 bn |
| Revenue YoY | +0.1% | −2.2% | −11.9% | +8.5% | −0.0% | +2.8% | +6.8% | +10.1% |
| Net income | 1.3 bn | 1.3 bn | 945.4 m | 1.4 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.4 bn | 1.5 bn | -54.5 m |
| Net income YoY | +21.9% | +1.0% | −29.4% | +48.9% | −6.5% | +5.7% | +6.4% | −103.7% |
| Diluted EPS | 5.83 | 6.06 | 4.37 | 6.53 | 6.36 | 6.91 | 7.46 | -0.27 |
| Diluted EPS YoY | +25.4% | +3.9% | −27.9% | +49.4% | −2.6% | +8.6% | +8.0% | −103.6% |
| net % | 8.7% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| Free cash flow | 1.5 bn | 1.8 bn | 1.6 bn | 1.3 bn | 848.3 m | 1.3 bn | 1.6 bn | 2.8 bn |
Reported results vs expectations
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Balance sheet & financial health
Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Dec 2025
- Cash
- 6.9 bn USD
- Financial debt
- 9.3 bn USD
- Net debt
- 2.5 bn USD
- Equity
- 12.7 bn USD
- Total assets
- 54.4 bn USD
- Debt / equity
- 0.74x
- Current ratio
- 0.93x
- ROE
- -0.6%
- ROA
- -0.1%
- FCF margin
- 16.1%
Financial statements (source on every figure)
Revenue and net income (USD)
Margins
Income statement · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 13.2 bn | 14.3 bn | 14.3 bn | 14.7 bn | 15.7 bn | 17.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Cost of revenue | 11.0 bn | 11.5 bn | 11.6 bn | 12.0 bn | 12.8 bn | 15.8 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Gross profit | 2.2 bn ≈ | 2.8 bn ≈ | 2.7 bn ≈ | 2.7 bn ≈ | 2.9 bn ≈ | 1.5 bn ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026derived |
| SG&A | 360.5 m | 379.7 m | 378.5 m | 393.7 m | 408.1 m | 745.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Operating income | 1.6 bn | 2.2 bn | 2.1 bn | 2.1 bn | 2.3 bn | 444.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 222.6 m | 212.1 m | 219.4 m | 211.1 m | 241.7 m | 276.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| EBITDA | 1.8 bn ≈ | 2.4 bn ≈ | 2.3 bn ≈ | 2.3 bn ≈ | 2.5 bn ≈ | 721.4 m ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026derived |
| Interest expense | 221.8 m | 236.4 m | 208.6 m | 218.5 m | 247.9 m | 263.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Pre-tax income | 1.4 bn | 2.0 bn | 1.9 bn | 2.0 bn | 2.1 bn | 278.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Income tax | 381.7 m | 488.7 m | 546.8 m | 524.9 m | 560.5 m | 242.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Net income | 945.4 m | 1.4 bn | 1.3 bn | 1.4 bn | 1.5 bn | -54.5 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Diluted EPS | 4.37 | 6.53 | 6.36 | 6.91 | 7.46 | -0.27 | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Weighted average diluted shares | 216.2 m | 215.6 m | 207.0 m | 201.4 m | 198.6 m | 204.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Dividend per share | 2.60 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.90 | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Revenue − Cost of revenue; Operating income + Depreciation & amortisation.
Balance sheet · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 5.6 bn | 5.3 bn | 4.3 bn | 4.4 bn | 4.3 bn | 6.9 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Receivables | 7.8 bn | 8.5 bn | 8.1 bn | 8.7 bn | 9.2 bn | 14.4 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Current assets | 15.6 bn | 15.9 bn | 14.6 bn | 15.4 bn | 16.2 bn | 27.5 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Property, plant & equipment, net | 585.2 m | — | — | — | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 18 Feb 2021verified |
| Goodwill | 9.6 bn | 9.7 bn | 9.7 bn | 10.1 bn | 10.7 bn | 18.6 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Intangibles (excl. goodwill) | 298.5 m | 298.0 m | 313.4 m | 366.9 m | 522.0 m | 5.1 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Total assets | 27.6 bn | 28.4 bn | 27.0 bn | 28.0 bn | 29.6 bn | 54.4 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Accounts payable | 11.5 bn | 11.9 bn | 11.0 bn | 11.6 bn | 12.5 bn | 20.7 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Short-term debt | 3.9 m | 9.6 m | 16.9 m | 10.9 m | 21.3 m | 62.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Long-term debt | 5.8 bn | 5.7 bn | 5.6 bn | 5.7 bn | 6.1 bn | 9.3 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Current liabilities | 15.5 bn | 16.2 bn | 15.1 bn | 16.2 bn | 16.3 bn | 29.5 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Equity | 3.6 bn | 3.8 bn | 3.8 bn | 4.2 bn | 4.7 bn | 12.7 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
Cash flow · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.7 bn | 1.9 bn | 926.5 m | 1.4 bn | 1.7 bn | 2.9 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Capex | 75.4 m | 665.8 m | 78.2 m | 78.4 m | 140.6 m | 149.8 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Free cash flow | 1.6 bn ≈ | 1.3 bn ≈ | 848.3 m ≈ | 1.3 bn ≈ | 1.6 bn ≈ | 2.8 bn ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026derived |
| Investing cash flow | -136.1 m | -709.2 m | -380.9 m | 79.1 m | -1.1 bn | 980.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Financing cash flow | -408.4 m | -1.4 bn | -1.4 bn | -1.4 bn | -582.0 m | -1.6 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Dividends paid | 562.7 m | 592.3 m | 581.1 m | 562.7 m | 552.7 m | 549.6 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
| Share repurchases | 222.0 m | 527.3 m | 611.4 m | 570.8 m | 370.7 m | 707.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 20 Feb 2026verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Operating cash flow − Capex.
Computed indicators
Growth
Profitability
Returns
Balance sheet
Liquidity
Cash
Efficiency
Market and valuation
1 indicators that do not apply to the sector.
Valuation
olivLaw classification
Score: 69 / 100
A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.
Closing price
04 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series
Market cap: 23.9 bn USD
Key indicators
Coverage and freshness
Score by group
- Valuation47
- Balance sheet61
- Quality97
- Growth54
- Returns100
Estimated value range
The combined range = the median of the valid methods' low, central and high values; it is not a probability interval and does not cover every result. Envelope of all methods: 38.11 – 255.11 USD.
Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.
Method ranges (USD per share)
— — Mid · ▏ Price
Valuation methods
- DCF (discounted cash flow)172.58 – 255.11 (Mid 204.79)WACC 9.3% · starting FCFF 3.2 bn USD · terminal value share of EV 73%The WACC × g sensitivity gives the method's bounds; these are not probabilities.Reverse DCF: no growth between −30% and +40% justifies the price
- Peers: EV/EBITDAunavailable · not enough peers
- Peers: P/Eunavailable · not enough peers
- Dividend discount (DDM)38.11 – 51.25 (Mid 43.71)
Classification (SIC) comparables group by industry code, not by economic activity; the direct group is an editorial selection by activity. Members' multiples are on their own trailing twelve months, at their own latest close.
Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)
- Risk-free rate
- 4.3%
- Equity risk premium
- 5.0%
- Beta (default)
- 1.00
- Cost of equity
- 9.3%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
Factor scorecard
Neutral profile · Score 69/100
| Factor | Value | Score | Weight used |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROIC · Quality | 24.0% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 11% |
| Net margin · Quality | 2.8% | 88 (vs peers) | 7% |
| FCF conversion · Quality | 406.2% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 7% |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growth | 6.5% | 54 (on a fixed band) | 9% |
| EPS CAGR 3Y · Growth | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet | -1.7x | 100 (on a fixed band) | 11% |
| Interest coverage · Balance sheet | 3.5x | 30 (on a fixed band) | 7% |
| Current ratio · Balance sheet | 0.9x | 10 (on a fixed band) | 5% |
| P/E (TTM) · Valuation | 50.9x | 0 (on a fixed band) | 11% |
| EV/EBITDA · Valuation | 9.2x | 52 (on a fixed band) | 11% |
| FCF yield · Valuation | 12.0% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 9% |
| Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns | 18.6% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 7% |
| Payout ratio (FCF) · Returns | 29.3% | 100 (on a fixed band) | 5% |
Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.
Score groups
- Balance sheet61/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
- Growth· partial54/100 · 1/2 factors with a value
- Quality97/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
- Returns100/100 · 2/2 factors with a value
- Valuation47/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.
Memo
OMNICOM GROUP INC. (OMC). Latest full fiscal year: 2025; data up to 2026-09-30.
Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 17.3 bn USD in 2025; YoY growth 10.1%; net margin 2.8%; ROE 9.7%; net debt/EBITDA -1.7x.
The estimated value range is 105.34–153.18 USD per share (median of 2 methods, agreement: low); assumptions are illustrative. Against the central value of 124.25 USD, the price of 87.51 USD leaves a potential of 42.0% (value / price − 1) and a margin of safety of 29.6% (1 − price / value). The range is the median of the methods' low, central and high values, not a probability interval.
olivLaw score 69/100, methodological classification: neutral profile (score, margin of safety and method agreement together; not a judgement of the right price). Groups assessed only in part: growth. Not investment advice.
Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.
What supports the thesis
- ROIC: 24.0%
- Net margin: 2.8%
- FCF conversion: 406.2%
- Net debt / EBITDA: -1.7x
- FCF yield: 12.0%
- Shareholder yield (distributions): 18.6%
- Payout ratio (FCF): 29.3%
- The price is below the estimated value range
What contradicts it
- Current ratio: 0.9x
- P/E (TTM): 50.9x
- The valuation methods diverge
Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): EPS CAGR 3Y.
Versus the vertical median
Services-Advertising Agencies (SIC 7311) · same industry (4-digit SIC) · compared with 8 companies
The size band was not applied: too few companies would have remained; the vertical includes much smaller or larger companies.
Multiples and returns vs the median
Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)
Companies in the vertical
| Market cap | P/E | ROE | Net margin | Revenue YoY | 1A / 3A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMCOmnicom Group Inc. | 23.9 bn | 50.9 | 9.7% | 2.8% | +10.1% | +19% / +13% |
| STGWStagwell Inc | 2.7 bn | 281.5 | 1.3% | 0.3% | +2.4% | +105% / +119% |
| CRTOCriteo S.A. | 769.7 m | 11.4 | 6.3% | 4.0% | +0.6% | −21% / −37% |
| GRPNGroupon, Inc. | 703.9 m | — | — | -25.3% | +1.2% | +2% / +53% |
| TJGCTJGC Group Limited | 487.9 m | — | -130.2% | -81.8% | −6.5% | +969% / unavailable |
| VSMEVS MEDIA Holdings Ltd | 36.9 m | — | -317.9% | -114.5% | −8.8% | −95% / −99% |
| SWAGStran & Company, Inc. | 24.4 m | 396.0 | 0.2% | 0.0% | +40.6% | −35% / −2% |
| HAOHaoxi Health Technology Limited | — | — | -54.1% | -17.4% | +67.1% | −100% / unavailable |
| WPPWPP plc | — | — | -7.1% | -1.6% | −8.1% | +42% / −37% |
1- and 3-year price returns: for OMC from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.
olivLaw engine forecast
The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.
Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)
Illustrative scenarios
Illustrative: not forecasts and without probabilities. Each case is one coherent set of assumptions, computed on today's figures.
Estimated price (USD)
| Estimated price | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 years | 79.25 Total return -7% · Per year -7% | 139.98 Total return 63% · Per year 63% | 210.67 Total return 145% · Per year 145% |
| 3 years | 80.08 Total return -1% · Per year -0% | 158.84 Total return 92% · Per year 24% | 262.02 Total return 212% · Per year 46% |
| 5 years | 80.91 Total return 4% · Per year 1% | 180.24 Total return 124% · Per year 17% | 325.88 Total return 296% · Per year 32% |
- Exit P/E± 39.71
- Net margin± 27.80
- Annual revenue growth± 22.38
- Annual dilution± 2.34
AI analysis
AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.
In brief
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) is a strategic holding company in advertising and marketing services that completed its merger with IPG on November 25, 2025. Revenue in fiscal 2025 reached $17.3 billion, up 10.1% 1, and organic revenue growth for core operations in the third quarter of 2026 was 7.2% 3. Integration, cost synergies and artificial intelligence are the main priorities for the period ahead.
SWOT
Strengths
- A leading global position, with integrated agency networks and a client-oriented matrix structure that the company says has provided competitive advantages in the past 1.
- A proprietary technology platform, Omni, which integrates data, identity and AI tools across all agencies 1.
- Diversification across clients and industries, with no single sector dominating revenue 1.
Weaknesses
- Reliance on marketing budgets of a relatively small number of large clients, which can cut or cancel spending on short notice 1.
- The complexity of integrating IPG has generated restructuring costs and high amortization in the merger year 23.
- Exposure to the risk of losses on media and production costs incurred on behalf of clients during an economic downturn 1.
Opportunities
Risks
- Reduction in client spendinghigh
Clients may reduce, postpone or cancel marketing spending in adverse economic conditions, which would directly affect revenue 1.
- Dependence on large clientshigh
The loss of several largest clients could significantly affect revenue if not replaced by new accounts or growth from existing ones 1.
- IPG integrationmedium
Anticipated synergies may be realized more slowly or at higher cost than expected, and client relationships could be disrupted 2.
- Cybersecuritymedium
Attacks on information systems and data could generate litigation, fines and remediation costs, even though no incident has had a material impact so far 1.
- Artificial intelligence riskmedium
Adoption of generative and agentic AI involves ethical, reputational, intellectual property and regulatory risks within an evolving legal framework 1.
Investment thesis
What would need to be true (bull case)
- If the IPG integration is completed as planned, cost synergies and organic growth could support margin expansion and higher earnings per share 3.
- The Omni platform and AI investments could help the company gain market share in digital and data services.
- Diversification across clients, industries and regions reduces exposure to any single sector or market 1.
What would break the thesis
- If marketing budgets contract under inflation or geopolitical tensions, organic growth could slow considerably.
- Dependence on a small number of large clients and their discretionary spending remains a structural vulnerability 1.
- Integration costs and amortization from the merger could continue to weigh on short-term profitability 23.
What to watch
- Delivery of the $900 million cost-reduction synergies and evolution of adjusted EBITA marginQ4 2026
- Organic revenue growth of core operations and performance by regionQ4 2026
- Adoption of the Omni platform and its impact on AI-related services2027
Products, market & competition
AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.
The business
Omnicom operates through global networks (Omnicom Advertising, Omnicom Media, the DAS Group and the Communications Consultancy Network), bringing together specialized agencies and connected capabilities. The business model is organized around clients through Client Success Leaders and the Global Growth Team, and the Omni technology platform, which integrates data, identity and generative AI tools, supports all agencies 1. After the IPG merger, the company added brands such as McCann, Acxiom and Weber Shandwick.
Starting in 2026, Omnicom realigned its disciplines into Integrated Media, Advertising, Health, Public Relations and Experiential & Other 2. This reorganization reflects the focus on integrated media, which accounted for more than half of core revenue in the third quarter of 2026 3.
Segments
Integrated Media
The largest segment, covering media planning and buying, data and analytics. In the third quarter of 2026 it generated about 53.0% of core revenue 3.
Public Relations, Health and Experiential
Covers corporate communications, healthcare services and experiential events. Their contributions to core revenue are smaller shares, with no further figures in the sources reviewed.
Market context
The advertising and marketing services market is sensitive to client budget cycles. The SEC filing notes that inflation, tariffs and interest rates can reduce or postpone marketing spending 1. The company has significant exposure to the United States, which accounted for 60.2% of core revenue in the third quarter of 2026 3.
Organic growth of 7.2% in the third quarter of 2026 3 points to solid demand, while revenue in Latin America and Asia-Pacific made smaller contributions. Reported statements indicate that the economic environment could continue to affect client budgets.
Trends
- Generative and agentic artificial intelligencemixed
The company believes AI will have a significant impact on how it serves clients. The next-generation Omni platform, unveiled in January 2026, could open new services if adoption expands 1.
- IPG integration and cost synergiesmixed
Cost synergies are targeted for 2026 and support margins, but integration could prove more costly than expected, and certain client relationships could be disrupted 23.
- Clients regrouping brand strategiestailwind
Clients are expanding brand strategies from national to regional and global markets and integrating traditional and digital channels, which favours the client matrix structure the company says gives it a competitive advantage 1.
- Economic and geopolitical uncertaintyheadwind
International hostilities, tariffs and central bank policies could reduce client spending and make access to financing harder, affecting working capital 1.
Competitive position
The company notes it operates in a highly competitive industry, where clients may periodically put their business up for review and accounts have been won and lost in such reviews 1. Competition centres on the quality of solutions, service efficiency and the ability to serve large multinational clients across broad geographies 1.
Competitors include global advertising groups and public relations agencies that can win accounts through periodic client reviews. The competitive landscape is changing quickly with AI adoption, and companies that integrate the technology well could gain market share.
- Global advertising and media groups
Direct competitors for accounts of large marketers, referenced implicitly in the annual report's competition risk discussion.
- Public relations and corporate communications agencies
Competition on communications services, crisis management and public relations, with shared clients.
- Digital marketing and technology agencies
Competition on digital transformation, data and e-commerce services, where AI is changing the rules.
- Marketing consultancies and experiential services firms
Competition on events, merchandising and in-store execution services.
Links, dependencies and risks
Who the company is tied to, from its own SEC filings (customers, suppliers, production, partners, competitors, countries, regulation), from the 5 %+ holders' statements (13D/13G) and from what other companies say about it. Click a node for its evidence; on a listed company the graph moves to it.
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News & filings
In the press
- Omnicom SUA îşi consolidează parteneriatul cu The Group şi lansează BBDO România. Zoltan Szigeti, preşedinte The Group: Parcurgem o etapă în care fragmentarea canalelor de comunicare impune o abordare sofisticată din punct de vedere strategicZiarul Financiar · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Advertising și The Group lansează BBDO România, „un ecosistem complet, construit pentru standardele viitorului comunicării”Antena 3 CNN · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom SUA îşi consolidează parteneriatul cu The Group şi lansează BBDO România, agenţie de comunicare integrată. Roxana Memetea, CEO al BBDO România: AI a democratizat viteza şi volumul de producţie, însă tocmai această abundenţă de conţinut mută presiunea pe singura resursă care nu poate fi automatizată – gândirea critică şi calitatea deciziei umaneZiarul Financiar · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Advertising și The Group lansează BBDO RomâniaProfit.ro · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Advertising și The Group lansează BBDO RomâniaG4Media · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Advertising și The Group lansează BBDO RomâniaEconomedia · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Advertising și The Group lansează BBDO RomâniaMediafax · 24 Sept 2026 · RO
- Omnicom Media Reports $3.3 Billion in New Billings for First Half of 2026Yahoo Finance — News · 21 Sept 2026 · EN
The latest news item in our archive is from 24 Sept 2026; the newest SEC filing is from 23 Oct 2026. The press archive comes from the RSS feeds we follow and does not necessarily cover the latest event — the filings alongside do.
SEC filings
- Quarterly report23 Oct 2026
- Current report22 Oct 2026Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Current report06 Oct 2026Departure or appointment of officers
- Quarterly report29 Jul 2026
- Current report28 Jul 2026Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Current report08 May 2026Shareholder vote
- Quarterly report29 Apr 2026
- Current report28 Apr 2026Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosure · Financial statements and exhibits
- Proxy statement26 Mar 2026
- Current report12 Mar 2026Regulation FD disclosure
Sources
- [1] Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · SEC / Omnicom Group Inc. · 20 Feb 2026
- [2] Form 10-Q, quarter ended 2026-09-30 · SEC / Omnicom Group Inc. · 23 Oct 2026
- [3] Form 8-K, results release (exhibit 99.1) · SEC / Omnicom Group Inc. · 22 Oct 2026
Figures computed by olivLaw from SEC filings and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.