Publicis H1 net income falls 3.8% to €793 million; net revenue rises to €7.23 billion

• Publicis reported H1 net income attributable to owners of EUR 793 million, down 3.76% from a year earlier; EPS slipped to EUR 3.17.
• Net revenue rose to EUR 7.23 billion, up 4.7% organically; headline operating margin edged up 0.1 percentage point to 17.5%.
• Q2 net revenue reached EUR 3.77 billion, up 4.8% organically, with the U.S. up 5.5% and Europe up 5.0%.
• Net debt widened to EUR 1.22 billion at June 30 from net cash at end-2025; free cash flow before working-capital changes climbed to EUR 950 million.
• Guidance was raised to 4.5%-5% organic net revenue growth for 2026, with expected free cash flow of about EUR 2.2 billion.

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