Global advertising giant Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) will be reporting results this Wednesday after market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Omnicom Group met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.04 billion, up 4% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Omnicom Group’s revenue to grow 4.1% year on year to $4.50 billion, slowing from the 6.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.94 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Omnicom Group has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 0.8% on average.
Looking at Omnicom Group’s peers in the media & entertainment segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. QuinStreet delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.2%, and Stride reported revenues up 7.5%, topping estimates by 0.5%. QuinStreet traded up 10.7% following the results while Stride was also up 14.2%.
Read our full analysis of QuinStreet’s results here and Stride’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the media & entertainment stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.3% on average over the last month. Omnicom Group is down 11.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $101.10 (compared to the current share price of $69).
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