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Stagwell

NSQ:STGW · US85256A1097
MediaLarge

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58
EV / EBIT25
Price / Owner Earnings42
Owner Earnings Yield59
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book51
Return on Capital35
Cash Return on Capital57
Return on Equity43
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability47
Cash Conversion94
Accruals55
Owner Earnings Margin57
Sales growth41
Profit Growth43
Long-Term EPS Growth89
Owner Earnings Growth59
Reinvestment43
Price momentum60
Debt load6
Refinancing7
Debt Payback19
Liquidity14
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside30
Market mood23
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Stagwell clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMedia
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Employees585
ISINUS85256A1097
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Digital MediaMarketing AutomationAugmented RealityBrand MarketingArtificial IntelligenceAd NetworkSocial Media MarketingCustomer Relationship ManagementContent CreationCustomer AnalyticsSoftware DevelopmentText AnalyticsMarketing

Description

Stagwell Inc. (Stagwell) is the global challenger network transforming marketing through artificial intelligence (‘AI’). Stagwell delivers scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with l…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Stagwell Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 11.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -2% a year, against analyst forecasts of 21%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
37
2026

All-time high

37

Jun 2026

All-time low

37

Jun 2026

Average rank

37

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
Price/Earnings
86
Price/Book
51
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
80

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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