# Stagwell Inc. (STGW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Media. Price $10.76, market value $2.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 358.7×**. Stagwell Inc. trades at 358.7× trailing earnings. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 8.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.6×**. Enterprise value is 12.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 14.0%** (5-yr avg 17.2%). Free cash flow equals 14.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 17.2%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 0.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 4.0%**. 4.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.8%**. 3.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr 2.7%/yr, 5-yr 26.8%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 26.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -8.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -8.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.75**. Debt is 1.75 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.0×**. It would take 4.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.79** (quick 0.79). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.44**. A Z-score of 1.44 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Stagwell Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Stagwell Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $12.86 (+19% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 126.7%** (YTD 120.2%, 3-mo 23.8%). The shares are up 126.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.7%** (150.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 78**. An RSI of 78 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.76** (volatility 56%). Beta of 0.76 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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