Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. STGW scored 40.8, OMC scored 41.1 — OMC leads.
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STGW
Stagwell Inc.
Advertising Agencies · Quality-Growth
40.8
$8.65 · $2.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
0.3
OMC leads
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc.
Advertising Agencies · Quality-Growth
41.1
$76.48 · $21.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthOMC+10.1%
Strongest balance sheetOMC1.08
Highest qualitySTGW51 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueOMC-61%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
STGW
stronger →← stronger
OMC
51
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
45
70
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
73
19
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
21
OMC is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
STGW
OMC
$253mC
FCF
$2.4bB
+6.4%C+
Rev
+10.1%B
2.41C
D/E
1.08C+
173.0xD
P/E
—
0.38A
PEG
15.97D
—
P/S
0.9xA-
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
STGW
OMC
44% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
61% below
~-5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-14%/yr
+57%
1-yr DCF upside
+134%
+79%
5-yr DCF upside
+154%
+114%
10-yr DCF upside
+187%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
STGW
Why this score
Buying back stock
OMC
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Diluting shareholders
The companies
STGWStagwell Inc.
Advertising Agencies · $8.65 · beta 1.30
Why now
Advertising Agencies · market cap $2.1b. 9% off the 52-week high of $9.55. PEG 0.38 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $10.71 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income.
Risk
D/E 2.41 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 173.0x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Net margin 0.5% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
OMCOmnicom Group Inc.
Advertising Agencies · $76.48 · beta 0.70
Why now
Advertising Agencies · market cap $21.0b. 15% off the 52-week high of $89.57. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $102.00 (implying +33% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income.
Risk
Dividend payout 816% of earnings on a 4.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 1.7% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where STGW and OMC diverge
The two are effectively level on the headline score. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualitySTGW 50.5 · OMC 45.0STGW +5.5
GrowthSTGW 70.3 · OMC 73.3OMC +3.0
ValueSTGW 19.1 · OMC 21.1level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is OMC or STGW the better stock?
OMC scores higher: OMC 41.1, STGW 40.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do OMC and STGW differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where STGW leads by 6 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are OMC and STGW scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.