Publicis Groupe reported current EPS up 3.8% to €3.51, FCF up 11.3% to €828 million and an improved operating margin to a new record of 17.4% for H1 2025.

At €7.15bn, the communications group's half-year net revenue increased by 6.9%, including organic growth of 5.4%, enabling it to "continue to gain significant market share."

In a difficult macroeconomic environment, Publicis had a very good second quarter, said CEO Arthur Sadoun, pointing to organic growth of 5.9% in net revenue for the period, which exceeded expectations.

Claiming more than a dozen significant budgets in H1 2025, the group is raising its organic growth forecast to nearly +5% for the full year, up from a previous range of +4% to +5%.