Omnicom Group Business Segments — Third-party incidental costs increased by 1.3% to $212.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.6%, from $169.00M to $212.30M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Third-party incidental costs shows an upward trend with a 11.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase often correlates with higher project volume or complexity, whereas a decrease may reflect tighter expense management or reduced travel and project activity.
This represents ancillary expenses paid to third parties that are directly attributable to client projects but are not c...
Similar to 'out-of-pocket' or 'reimbursable' expenses reported by professional services and consulting firms.
omc_segment_reportable_segment_third_party_incidental_costs| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $135.63M | $135.63M | $135.63M | $135.63M | $142.63M | $142.63M | $142.63M | $142.63M | $147.10M | $152.10M | $164.60M | $178.70M | $169.00M | $186.40M | $187.40M | $209.60M | $212.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +8.2% | +8.6% | -5.4% | +10.3% | +0.5% | +11.8% | +1.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.2% | +5.2% | +5.2% | +5.2% | +3.1% | +6.6% | +15.4% | +25.3% | +14.9% | +22.6% | +13.9% | +17.3% | +25.6% |