Omnicom Group Business Segments — Salary and service costs increased by 14.7% to $4.64B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 68.9%, from $2.75B to $4.64B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Salary and service costs shows an upward trend with a 7.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising ratio of these costs to revenue indicates margin compression, while a declining ratio suggests improved operational leverage and cost management.
This is an aggregate measure combining internal labor costs and external service costs required to deliver the segment's...
Comparable to 'Cost of Services' or 'Direct Costs' in the advertising and marketing industry.
omc_segment_reportable_segment_salary_and_service_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 | |
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| Value | $2.58B | $2.58B | $2.58B | $2.58B | $2.68B | $2.68B | $2.68B | $2.68B | $2.69B | $2.80B | $2.80B | $3.14B | $2.75B | $2.93B | $2.92B | $4.04B | $4.64B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.6% | +4.0% | -0.1% | +12.4% | -12.6% | +6.8% | -0.4% | +38.4% | +14.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +0.6% | +4.7% | +4.5% | +17.5% | +2.0% | +4.7% | +4.5% | +28.6% | +68.9% |