Omnicom's net income rose sharply in 2026 due to the inclusion of IPG assets, reaching $405.2 million, reflecting a significant 40.8% year-over-year increase compared to the $287.7 million reported in 2025. However, the strongest indicator of the mega holding company's Q1 performance is the non-gap adjusted income per share, now valued at $1.90, which is an increase of 12% from 2025.
Core operations experienced 3.9% organic growth in Q1 2026 with a revenue of $5.6 billion. Unlike other holdcos, Omnicom does not report revenue less pass-through costs, preventing direct comparisons.
Omnicom’s focus and investment in its media capabilities — Acxiom, a database marketing company formerly owned by IPG, Interact and Flywheel Commerce Cloud — is continuing to see positive ROI. According to the earnings report, integrated media contributed to 51.5% of the total revenue for the holding company’s core operations, followed by advertising (16.8%), PR (11.7%), experiential and other (10.4%), and health (9.5%).
“Our strong first quarter performance as the new Omnicom reflects our new integrated capabilities, core portfolio operations and successful integration activities,” said John Wren, chairman and CEO, Omnicom. “With the largest global media platform, proprietary data and identity capabilities, and our AI-powered Omni platform in full operation, we are uniquely equipped to help clients address an increasingly fragmented and complex marketing environment."
The holding company’s overall Q1 revenue is $6.2 billion, a sharp increase from $3.69 billion in the same time frame in 2025. Revenue breakdown by industry sector for 2026 thus far shows that pharma and health led growth with a 4% increase, now contributing 19% of total revenue. This growth is presumably linked to the acquisition of FCB clients following the IPG takeover. Financial services also saw growth, increasing by 2% to account for 10% of revenue. Conversely, both the food and beverage and auto sectors experienced decreases, falling by 2% and 3% respectively; food and beverage now make up 13% of revenue, while auto accounts for 10%.
According to the report, business in the US contributed to 61.4% of Omnicom’s core operations’ revenue, followed by Europe (12.3%), Asia Pacific (8.9%), the UK (8.8%), the remainder of North America (3.2%), Latin America (3.1%) and the Middle East and Africa (2.3%).
The uptick in performance is a stark contrast to Q4 numbers. Omnicom’s Q4 financials, the first earnings report since completing its acquisition of IPG in late November 2025, showed a near 28% revenue increase YoY to $5.5 billion, but a net income loss of $941.1 million. The swing was largely due to the IPG acquisition, including repositioning, severance and acquisition-related costs that are not deductible in certain jurisdictions. Similar operational expenses were cited in today’s earnings call.
Editor's Note: This article was updated on April 28th at 7:10 PM EST to include the non-gap adjusted income per share, a more accurate indicator of Omnicom's profitability.
A version of this article first appeared on Campaign US
