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Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) fair value: what the stock is really worth

We calculate from audited financials what Omnicom Group Inc is really worth. The fair value tells you whether the price is too high or too low, the quality score (0 to 100) how solid the business behind it is. 26 models, 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Communication Services · US · ISIN US6819191064

OG Omnicom Group Inc logo Some data Sep 18, 2026

Omnicom Group Inc

OMC · US

SpeculativeUpside exists, but weak quality makes the signal speculative.

Fair value $110.54 · Undervalued (+44%)
!Quality 40/100
!Mixed Growth (revenue 5y +5.6 %/yr)
!Thin margins · 0.3% net margin (TTM)
Moderate debt · generates free cash flow
·3.92% dividend yield
!Mixed vs. peers (7/14)
!Narrow moat 37/100
!Evidence only medium, so the estimate is less certain
!Weak on past: 8 out of 100

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Price vs Fair Value

$98.79 $53.94 Fair Value $110.54 Jun 2021 Sep 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $53.94 – $98.79 · fair‑value band $85.45 – $140.68 · the $76.57 price screens below the $110.54 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 18, 2026.

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Company profile

Omnicom Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services. It provides a range of services in the areas of media and advertising, precision marketing, public relations, healthcare, branding and retail commerce, experiential, execution, and support.

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Omnicom Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services. It provides a range of services in the areas of media and advertising, precision marketing, public relations, healthcare, branding and retail commerce, experiential, execution, and support. The company's services include advertising, branding, content marketing, crisis communications, customer data analytics and data-driven decision making, customer relationship management, decision sciences, digital experience design, digital transformation, e-commerce optimization, entertainment marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, healthcare marketing and communications, in-store design, investor relations, and marketing research.Its services also comprise media planning and buying, merchandising and point of sale, mobile marketing, multi-cultural marketing, organizational communications, package design, performance marketing, product placement, promotional marketing, public affairs, public relations, retail media and e-commerce, shopper marketing, structured innovation, studio production, social media and influencer marketing, and sports and event marketing. It operates in the North and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is based in New York, New York.

Stock analysis

Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) currently trades at $76.57, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $110.54, implying the stock looks roughly 30.7% undervalued today.

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Valuation

Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $136.60 per share, and 12 of the 16 models we run sit above the $76.57 price.

Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $28.32, and 4 of the 16 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.

Scenario range: $85.45 (bear) to $140.68 (bull), the price of $76.57 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.

Quality & growth

The Quality Score stands at 40/100 (below-average quality), in the Communication Services sector.

Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.

Omnicom Group Inc reported revenue of $17.3B in FY2025 versus $14.3B in FY2021, a compound +4.9%/yr. Reported net income was −$54.5M in FY2025.

Key figures

Market cap $23.0B · P/S ratio 1.16 · EPS (TTM) $−0.3600 · Dividend yield 3.9% · Net margin −0.3% · Return on equity 2.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.2% · Operating margin 11.9%.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (low confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 11% below its 52-week high and 17% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at 44%, OMC screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear $85.45 Fair Value $110.54 Bull $140.68
Model Each model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Bear Bear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull Bull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence Evidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Highest evidence
FCF DCF $107.49 $167.28 $257.77 79
Growth DCF $109.56 $162.79 $238.63 78
5Y EBITDA Exit $88.05 $137.32 $193.75 75
All 16 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF $107.49 $167.28 $257.77 79
Owner Earnings $0.1500 $1.70 $4.05 67
5Y Revenue Exit $86.93 $135.25 $195.98 72
5Y EBITDA Exit $88.05 $137.32 $193.75 75
10Y Revenue Exit $90.88 $136.60 $196.34 66
10Y EBITDA Exit $94.09 $138.03 $194.65 68
Earnings-Based
EPV $75.06 $88.02 $99.37 74
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM $17.71 $36.81 $58.40 66
DDM Multi-Stage $17.71 $28.88 $38.64 66
Multiples
EV/EBIT $106.17 $142.47 $178.76 66
EV/EBITDA $87.69 $117.82 $147.96 67
EV/Revenue $79.86 $115.24 $150.63 53
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $21.13 $28.32 $42.27 54
Growth DCF
Growth DCF $109.56 $162.79 $238.63 78
Rev-Margin DCF $86.93 $135.94 $192.03 72
Economic Profit
ROIC Compounder $80.24 $102.18 $127.91 72

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 40/100

Of which business quality 42 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 55

Profitability 14
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 20
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 78
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 39
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 33
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 70
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 50
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 47
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 68
Share count: buybacks or dilution?

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Revenue & earnings trend

Growth Quality Growth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card. 61/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+10.1%
Revenue growth 3 years Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.5%
Revenue growth 5 years Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.6%
Revenue growth 40 years Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.5%
Profit margin (trend) Operating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.
14.2% (2019) → 15.0% (2024)
What shareholders gained per year We only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
not computed

Growth Forecast

Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes This turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−13.6%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect Analysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+7.6%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
Forecast 2026 (sales)+48.3%
Forecast 2027 (sales)−1.3%
Projected 2028 (sales)−0.9%
Projected 2029 (sales)−0.5%
Projected 2030 (sales)−0.1%

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Recent news

News mood News mood, the average tone of recent news (93 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation. Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.

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Peer GroupHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Advertising Agencies · 199 stocks

Beats the industry median on 7/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score 40 · Bottom 25%
Fair Value upside +21% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM) 2% · Above median
Return on assets 4% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM) 0% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM) 12% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth 69% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (TTM) 3.9% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity 0.64× · Highest 25%

Valuation Multiplesvs Advertising Agencies median · lower = cheaper

P/B 1.91× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM) 1.16× · Pricier than median
P/FCF 8.3× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA 7.5× · Cheaper than median
PEG 15.97× · Priciest 25%

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)93 · sector 33
FUTURE (revenue growth)100 · sector 11
PAST (return on equity)8 · sector 8
HEALTH (low debt)68 · sector 98
DIVIDEND (yield)78 · sector 59

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Values & ESG

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Frequently asked questions

Is Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 18, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $110.54 versus a price of $76.57, about +44% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of OMC?
Our model-based fair value for Omnicom Group Inc is $110.54 (as of Sep 18, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $76.57.
What is the quality score of OMC?
Omnicom Group Inc has a Quality Score of 40/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $110.54 (as of Sep 18, 2026) from 16 valuation models. Cautious scenario $85.45, optimistic scenario $140.68. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Omnicom Group Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $110.54, about +44% upside versus a price of $76.57 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $85.45, optimistic scenario $140.68. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Omnicom Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $19.8B (latest available figure, as of Sep 18, 2026).
Does Omnicom Group Inc pay a dividend?
Omnicom Group Inc currently shows a dividend yield of about 3.92% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 18, 2026).
What growth is priced into Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Omnicom Group Inc would have to grow free cash flow by -13.6 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +5.6 % per year. As of Sep 18, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of OMC use?
Our models discount Omnicom Group Inc at 8.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.66, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Omnicom Group Inc that is -13.6 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Omnicom Group Inc grew +5.6 % a year. The price currently implies -13.6 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +2.1 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Omnicom Group Inc (-13.6 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 17.77 %: that much free cash flow Omnicom Group Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Omnicom Group Inc it is $110.54 per share (as of Sep 18, 2026), against a price of $76.57. It is the blended result of 16 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Omnicom Group Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 18, 2026, OMC trades below its calculated fair value: price $76.57, fair value $110.54, a gap of about +44% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of OMC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($76.57); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($110.54). For Omnicom Group Inc the two are $33.97 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Omnicom Group Inc worth?
The market values Omnicom Group Inc at about $23.0B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 18, 2026). Per share that is $76.57; our models calculate a fair value of $110.54 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about OMC?
Our models span a range for Omnicom Group Inc: cautious scenario $85.45, base $110.54, optimistic $140.68 per share (as of Sep 18, 2026, price $76.57). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the PEG ratio of OMC?
The PEG ratio of Omnicom Group Inc is 15.97 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 18, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Omnicom Group Inc (as of Sep 18, 2026): return on equity 2.0%, debt of 0.64 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 40/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is OMC from its 52-week high?
Omnicom Group Inc trades at $76.57, about 11% below its 52-week high of $86.31 and 17% above the low of $65.67 (as of Sep 18, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $110.54 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Omnicom Group Inc?
From the same area (Communication Services) we also value AppLovin Corporation, Publicis Groupe S.A, Focus Media Information Technology Co, The Trade Desk, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Omnicom Group Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 18, 2026: price $76.57, calculated fair value $110.54 (+44%), Quality Score 40/100, from 16 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of OMC calculated?
We run Omnicom Group Inc through 16 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $110.54, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 16.1 % above its aggregate fair value. Omnicom Group Inc currently trades 44 % below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The closing price on Sep 18, 2026 was $76.57. Our model-based fair value is $110.54, about +44% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Omnicom Group Inc right now?
The large discount to fair value meets weak quality (40/100). That raises the risk this is a value trap rather than a bargain. The price is below even our cautious bear case ($85.45). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
Where does the earnings growth of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) come from?
Earnings per share at Omnicom Group Inc grew +5.6 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +2.4 %, EBIT margin +1.6 %, tax rate +1.2 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.2 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.

Key figures of Omnicom Group Inc

How large is the market capitalisation of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The market capitalisation of Omnicom Group Inc is $23.0B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Omnicom Group Inc is 1.16 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Earnings per share at Omnicom Group Inc are $−0.3600. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The dividend yield of Omnicom Group Inc is 3.9%. Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The net margin of Omnicom Group Inc is −0.3% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Omnicom Group Inc is 2.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Omnicom Group Inc is 7.2% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
The operating margin of Omnicom Group Inc is 11.9% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Revenue at Omnicom Group Inc is growing +69.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +6.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)?
Earnings per share at Omnicom Group Inc are growing −6.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) carry?
The net debt of Omnicom Group Inc is $5.9B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 2.1 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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