Omnicom Group (OMC)
NYSECommunication ServicesAdvertising AgenciesSnapshot 2026-10-29
$81.26+0.36%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSECommunication ServicesAdvertising AgenciesSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 54% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskHealthy across the board
OMC’s case rests on integrating IPG, realizing cost synergies, and sustaining organic revenue growth. Revenue was flat year over year in Q2 FY2026; Q3 EPS beat estimates. It trades at 9× P/E versus a 17× peer median, with expectations modest versus our view. The next-quarter miss probability is 33%, and fragile earnings quality means reported profits lack strong cash backing. The 8.6× multiple is close to its 8.9× historical multiple. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% above where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. OMC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 13 analysts currently covering OMC (as of Oct 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Advertising — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Integrate IPG and realize cost-reduction synergies
Earnings-call disclosures can confirm integration progress and management’s operating outlook.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Integrate IPG and realize cost-reduction synergies
~$900M synergy target and ~5% organic growth forecast support integration and growth objectives.
Advances: Drive organic revenue growth and operational excellence
Beating estimates and lifting margins support organic growth and operational excellence.
Advances: Drive organic revenue growth and operational excellence
Winning Coca-Cola’s North America media account supports client growth and organic revenue.
Advances: Drive organic revenue growth and operational excellence
Increased ad demand supports organic revenue growth strategy.
Advances: Drive organic revenue growth and operational excellence
New billings indicate strong organic revenue growth.
Advances: Integration and synergy realization from Interpublic acquisition
Integration progress supports growth and synergy realization.
Advances: Disciplined capital allocation with $5 billion share repurchase authorization
Increased payments indicate strong capital allocation strategy.