South Africa, Aug. 6 -- WPP's revenue in the first half of the year (2026) (H1) is £6,373m, down 4.4% from £6,663m in H1 2025, and down 3.2% like-for-like (LFL). Revenue less pass-through costs was £4,745m, down 5.6% from £5,026m in H1 2025, and down 4.7% LFL.

H1 reported operating profit margin was 4.1% and headline operating profit margin was 8.4%, representing a LFL increase of 0.2pt, helped by lower headline severance YoY and cost savings.

The Group continues to expect an improving LFL growth trajectory in the second half, with LFL revenue less pass-through costs overall down low to mid-single digits in H2, and expects FY headline operating margin to be in the range of 12% to 13%.

The Group's H1performance is in...