17247: IPG 3Q $$$ OMG SMH WTF.

 

According to Adweek, IPG reported 3Q 2025 earnings after the market closed yesterday, showing global revenues dropping 5% year over year.

 

So, as the Omnicom acquisition of IPG proceeds, expect more pruning and layoffs due to decreased revenue and increased redundancies.

 

In the weeks ahead, the most creative work from Omnicom and IPG will be generated by accountants.

 

IPG Revenues Drop in Last Earnings Report as a Public Company 

 

The holding company forwent a call with investors ahead of its acquisition by Omnicom, expected to close this month

 

By Alison Weissbrot

 

IPG reported third quarter 2025 earnings after the market closed on Tuesday evening, with global revenues dropping 5% year over year. 

 

The holding company released a 10-Q filing and did not host a call with investors due to its soon-to-close acquisition by Omnicom Group.

 

The Numbers

 

$2.5 billion – Global revenue including billable expenses, a roughly 5% drop year-over-year

 

$1.61 billion – Total revenues generated in the U.S., down 5.4% year-over-year 

 

$1.37 billion – Cost of salaries and related expenses, down 6.4% year-over-year

 

$219 million – Operating income, up 65% year-over-year

 

​​18.5% – Adjusted EBITDA margin before billable expenses, restructuring, and deal costs

 

0.344 – The number of Omnicom shares that stockholders will receive per each of their IPG shares, or cash if applicable, after the acquisition closes

 

Key quote

 

“Following the close of the transaction, Omnicom shareholders will own 60.6% of the combined company and IPG shareholders will own 39.4%, on a fully diluted basis,” the company wrote in its 10-Q filing. “As a result of the merger, we will cease to be a publicly traded company.”