STGWStagwell Inc
Services-Advertising Agencies
- Revenue
- $2.9B
- 2.4% YoY
- Operating margin
- 5.5%
- 17% YoY
- EBITDA
- $330M
- 16% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.7×
- $882M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear950% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear2% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear46% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear38% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $2.7B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $2.9B | 2.4% |
| Operating income | $45M | $159M | $91M | $133M | $159M | 19% |
| Net income | $36M | $50M | $42M | $25M | $31M | 22% |
| Operating cash flow | $201M | $348M | $81M | $143M | $291M | 104% |
| Capex | $9M | $23M | $14M | $19M | $44M | 131% |
| Stock-based comp | $75M | $33M | $57M | $52M | $54M | 3.7% |
| Buybacks | $841K | $70M | $224M | $108M | $134M | 24% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7M | $4M | 191 | 162 |
| FY2024 | $7M | $7M | 257 | 130 |
| FY2023 | $8M | $7M | 259 | 99 |
| FY2022 | $7M | $3M | 243 | 69 |
| FY2021 | $12M | $18M | 339 | 114 |