Omnicom Group Inc.: operating expenses
Omnicom Group operating expenses: $13.2 billion for the year ending 2018-12-31, down 0.3% on the year. 12 values since 2007, each linked to its SEC filing.
All Omnicom Group Inc. financial histories
At a glance
Omnicom Group reported operating expenses of $13.2 billion for the year ending 2018-12-31, down 0.3% from $13.2 billion a year earlier. From 2007 to 2018 it grew at a compound 1.6% a year, from $11.0 billion to $13.2 billion. Across the last five reported years it ranged from $13.2 billion (2018-12-31) to $13.4 billion (2016-12-31). That was 86.0% of revenue ($15.3 billion) for the same year.
Computed from the values in the table below, in USD; each links to the filing it came from.
What this measure means
Recurring operating costs under this accounting concept, generally excluding production costs included in cost of sales. Check filing presentation before combining expense subtotals.
Exact concept: us-gaap:OperatingExpenses. Each value covers an annual-duration reporting interval, shown with both start and end dates. Different units remain separate; no currency conversion or interpolation is applied.
Coverage of this history
Selected reporting periods run from 2007-01-01 to 2018-12-31. The SEC response was captured on 2026-09-19.
This selected history ends more than two years before capture. Do not treat its final value as a current balance or current annual result. More recent filings may use another accounting tag; inspect the filings before drawing conclusions about the company.
Selected filing history
| Period start | Period end | Value | Unit | Filed | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | 13,156,700,000 | USD | 2019-02-12 | 10-K · 0000029989-19-000007 SEC |
| 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | 13,189,800,000 | USD | 2019-02-12 | 10-K · 0000029989-19-000007 SEC |
| 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 13,386,400,000 | USD | 2019-02-12 | 10-K · 0000029989-19-000007 SEC |
| 2015-01-01 | 2015-12-31 | 13,214,300,000 | USD | 2018-02-15 | 10-K · 0000029989-18-000004 SEC |
| 2014-01-01 | 2014-12-31 | 13,373,700,000 | USD | 2017-02-09 | 10-K · 0000029989-17-000004 SEC |
| 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 | 12,759,200,000 | USD | 2016-02-09 | 10-K · 0000029989-16-000015 SEC |
| 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 12,415,200,000 | USD | 2015-02-10 | 10-K · 0000029989-15-000003 SEC |
| 2011-01-01 | 2011-12-31 | 12,201,400,000 | USD | 2014-02-12 | 10-K · 0000029989-14-000002 SEC |
| 2010-01-01 | 2010-12-31 | 11,082,300,000 | USD | 2013-02-19 | 10-K · 0000029989-13-000004 SEC |
| 2009-01-01 | 2009-12-31 | 10,345,800,000 | USD | 2012-02-17 | 10-K · 0000029989-12-000005 SEC |
| 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-31 | 11,670,500,000 | USD | 2011-02-24 | 10-K/A · 0000891092-11-001252 SEC |
| 2007-01-01 | 2007-12-31 | 11,034,900,000 | USD | 2010-02-19 | 10-K · 0000891092-10-000656 SEC |
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with urlopen("https://canlicapital.com/company-data/0000029989.json") as response:
record = json.load(response)
print(record["fetched_at"])
print(record["policy"])
for concept in record["concepts"]:
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