Stagwell $STGW Read from its own SEC filings · nothing written, nothing inferred

🫧 Edgar looked up Stagwell Inc ($STGW). Last filing: 8-K (5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers), 2026-08-04. 8 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.

🔖 Exposure: revenue $2.9B (FY2025), total debt $1.3B. Experience: revenue up 2.4% on the year, up 18.6% a year over 4 years; operating margin 5.5%, up from 4.7%. Soundness: equity 18.0% of assets, return on equity 4.0%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $2.1B and $4.1B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; on a year the method never saw, 83.4% landed inside). In a shock year the stress range is $1.6B to $5.2B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (14 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 5.5% against a 5.1% median; growth 2.4% against 1.8%.

Next year, 80%$2.1B–$4.1B
Growth, on the year2.4%
Operating margin5.5%
Equity of assets18.0%
Credibility50%
Track record2 of 6
Stagwell Inc against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 5.1%5.5%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 1.8%2.4%Equity of assetsPeer median 40.3%18.0%Return on equityPeer median -0.4%4.0%Gold tick: the median of 11–13 peers with $50M+ revenue in services-advertising agencies

Speed and cash · fiscal 2025

Cash Compass🍂 Fading · slow and jumpy, lagging its peers
Inside viewTurns 10.0% of revenue into operating cash; revenue growing 2.7% a year over three years; no common dividend.
Outside viewAmong $1B-10B companies: 36th percentile for cash, 41st for growth. cash growth

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Cash flow (op · inv · fin · free)$291M · −$114M · −$210M · $247M
Investment book (cash · short · long)$105M · — · — · current ratio 0.79
Revenue swing · equity of assets29.8% · 18.0%

Stagwell is growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more. Its own audited SEC figures.

The figures, as filed

Fiscal year end2025-12-31
Revenue$2.9B
Revenue, on the year2.4%
Revenue, a year over the record18.6%
Operating margin5.5%
Operating margin, prior year4.7%
Net margin1.1%
Research and developmentnot filed separately
Total debt$1.3B
Equity of assets18.0%
Return on equity4.0%
Payout of profit—
Dividend per share—
Earnings per share—
Book value per share$2.87
Revenue per share$11.00
Shares outstanding264,523,000
Audited years read5

Peers: the median of 14 filers with $50M+ revenue in services-advertising agencies.

Health HarborStagwell sails as: Weathered boat

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Sailing speed follows growth: 2.7% a year crosses the harbor in 72 seconds.

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  • slow and jumpy: growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more
  • revenue is hard to predict: its 80% range is ±32%

Boat condition = number of warning signs: a serious warning filing in 12 months; liabilities over assets; slow and jumpy; negative operating cash; an 80% revenue range of ±25% or wider. A picture of the signs, not a rating and not investment advice.

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