• March 1, 2012

WPP reported an 11.4% revenue gain for 2011 to $16.05 billion with profits of $1.46 billion, up 43.4%

The Dublin-based holding company said that organic revenue growth, a key performance indicator for the industry which excludes acquisitions and currency fluctuations was up 5.3% for the year, at the low end of the spectrum for the other major holding companies.

By comparison, both the Interpublic Group an Omnicom Group reported 6.1% ORG for the year, while Publicis said it posted 5.7% ORG for 2011.  WPP did not break out results for the fourth quarter but did report higher ORG for the first half—6.1% versus 4.6% for the second half of the year.