Stagwell Inc
STGW · Services-Advertising Agencies · 247.9M shares · +8%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $167M (gross $224M, SBC $57M)
Reference price $5.88 · est. market cap ~$1.5B — last insider purchase, 2026-05-13 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B77gen composite 67pct→77
Notable findings
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Weak liquidityCurrent ratio 0.79 (<1)
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, STATE STREET CORP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- New fund positionNotable fund(s) opened this quarter: CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
36.5%
Operating margin
5.5%
Net margin
1.0%
Return on equity
3.8%
Return on assets
0.7%
ROIC
6.0%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
8.0%
Debt / equity
1.7×
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7×
Current ratio
0.8×
Free cash flow
$247M
EBITDA
$330M
Tangible book value
-$1.7B
Cash & investments
$105M
Stock comp / revenue
1.9%
Leadership & compensation
| Name | Role | Latest total comp |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Penn | Chief Executive Officer | $7M FY2025 |
| Frank Lanuto | Finance | $2M FY2025 |
| Jay Leveton | President | $2M FY2025 |
| Peter McElligott | General Counsel | $805K FY2025 |
| Ryan Greene | Chief Financial Officer | $1M FY2025 |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio Former | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | $1M FY2025 |
| Brandt Vaughan | Director | $220K FY2025 |
| Charlene Barshefsky | Director | $230K FY2025 |
| Desirée Rogers | Director | $245K FY2025 |
| Eli Samaha | Director | $230K FY2025 |
| Gross Bradley J. | Director | — |
| Irwin D. Simon | Director | $305K FY2025 |
| Rodney Slater | Director | $240K FY2025 |
| ROGERS DESIREE G | Director | — |
| Wade Oosterman | Director | $250K FY2025 |
Officers & directors from SEC filings (Form 4 + DEF 14A proxy); compensation is the latest reported fiscal year.
Insider transactions · last 6 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Vaughan Brandt A. | Grant | 2.4K | $7.43 |
| 2026-07-01 | Samaha Eli | Grant | 2.7K | $7.43 |
| 2026-06-11 | Vaughan Brandt A. | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | SLATER RODNEY E | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | SIMON IRWIN D | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | Samaha Eli | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | ROGERS DESIREE G | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | Oosterman Wade | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-06-11 | BARSHEFSKY CHARLENE | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-05-13 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Buy | 20K | $5.88 |
| 2026-05-04 | Gross Bradley J. | Sell | 2.2M | $6.04 |
| 2026-04-01 | McElligott Peter | Grant | 36K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Grant | 389K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Leveton Jay | Grant | 97K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Lanuto Frank P | Grant | 74K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Greene Ryan | Grant | 70K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vaughan Brandt A. | Grant | 2.8K | $6.29 |
| 2026-04-01 | Samaha Eli | Grant | 3.2K | $6.29 |
| 2026-03-11 | Greene Ryan | Disposition | 404K | $6.17 |
| 2026-03-11 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Disposition | 4.6M | $6.17 |
| 2026-03-11 | Leveton Jay | Disposition | 665K | $6.17 |
| 2026-03-11 | Lanuto Frank P | Disposition | 41K | $6.17 |
| 2026-03-07 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Tax withheld | 75K | $5.24 |
| 2026-03-07 | McElligott Peter | Tax withheld | 8.5K | $5.24 |
| 2026-03-07 | Leveton Jay | Tax withheld | 44K | $5.24 |
| 2026-03-07 | Lanuto Frank P | Tax withheld | 16K | $5.24 |
| 2026-03-07 | Greene Ryan | Tax withheld | 9.4K | $5.24 |
| 2026-03-03 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Disposition | 58K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Penn Mark Jeffery | Tax withheld | 230K | $4.82 |
| 2026-03-03 | McElligott Peter | Disposition | 1.8K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | McElligott Peter | Tax withheld | 10K | $4.82 |
| 2026-03-03 | Leveton Jay | Disposition | 12K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Leveton Jay | Tax withheld | 60K | $4.82 |
| 2026-03-03 | Lanuto Frank P | Disposition | 12K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Lanuto Frank P | Tax withheld | 46K | $4.82 |
| 2026-03-03 | Greene Ryan | Disposition | 4.5K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Greene Ryan | Tax withheld | 21K | $4.82 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-30 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-10 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-05 | 3.02 | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-12 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-07-31 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-07-08 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-11 | 0001104659-26-073512 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-01 | 2026-03-31 | 0000876883-26-000017 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | 0000876883-26-000014 ↗ |
| DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 2026-06-11 | 0001104659-26-050360 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-13 | 2025-12-31 | 0000876883-26-000010 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-10 | 0000876883-26-000004 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-05 | 2026-01-30 | 0001104659-26-010927 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-06 | 0000876883-25-000032 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-30 | 0000876883-25-000034 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-12 | 2025-09-09 | 0001104659-25-089588 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 0000876883-25-000022 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-07-31 | 2025-06-30 | 0000876883-25-000024 ↗ |