What is Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs?

Stagwell Inc. (STGW) reported media & commerce — staff related costs of $97.23M in Q1 2026.

How has Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs changed year-over-year?

Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs increased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $94.95M to $97.23M.

What does media & commerce — staff related costs mean?

Includes all compensation, benefits, and related expenses for personnel directly assigned to the Media & Commerce segment. As a service-oriented business, this represents the primary operating expense and a key indicator of human capital investment and labor efficiency.

Stagwell Inc. (STGW) Media & Commerce — Staff related costs

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Income statement

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Revenue$704.1M+8.0%

Gross profit$244.6M+2.1%

Operating income$9.6M-47.3%

Net income-$13.0M-345%

EPS (diluted)-$0.05-25.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$114.9M-16.5%

Total debt$1.7B-2.2%

Total equity$704.9M+111%

Total assets$4.2B+6.5%

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Operating cash flow-$26.5M+55.9%

CapEx$10.7M+84.7%

Free cash flow-$37.2M+43.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.24B+59.0%

Enterprise value$3.83B+28.6%

P/E117.7×-1,450×

P/S0.8×+0.3×

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Gross margin36.1%+0.2pp

Operating margin5.1%+0.6pp

Net margin0.6%+0.6pp

FCF margin8.7%+3.4pp

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Return on equity3.7%+3.5pp

Debt / equity2.4×-2.8×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Stagwell Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept stgw:StaffRelatedCosts.

The source filing: Stagwell Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026.

Filed: May 1, 2026, 11:08 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0000876883-26-000017

Line item	Marketing Services	Digital Transformation	Media & Commerce	Communications	The Marketing Cloud	Total
Revenue (1)	$250,778	$101,466	$174,511	$153,102	$26,515	$706,372
Billable costs	33,202	4,957	25,016	56,328	16	119,519
Staff costs	132,189	64,567	97,225	56,950	16,803	367,734
Administrative costs	22,732	6,388	23,173	12,747	5,190	70,230
Unbillable and other costs *	17,680	123	13,682	2,024	6,882	40,391
Adjusted EBITDA	44,975	25,431	15,415	25,053	(2,376)	108,498
Corporate, eliminations and other						(18,813)
Total Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA						89,685

Item 1. Financial Statements

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What is Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs?: Stagwell Inc. (STGW) reported media & commerce — staff related costs of $97.23M in Q1 2026.
How has Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs changed year-over-year?: Stagwell Inc.'s media & commerce — staff related costs increased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $94.95M to $97.23M.
What does media & commerce — staff related costs mean?: Includes all compensation, benefits, and related expenses for personnel directly assigned to the Media & Commerce segment. As a service-oriented business, this represents the primary operating expense and a key indicator of human capital investment and labor efficiency.