Half-year financial report 2025

Note 4 Revenue and net revenue

2.6 Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note 4 Revenue and net revenue

Note 4 Revenue and net revenue

The Group supports its clients on all marketing issues thanks to its expertise in the areas of creativity, media, data and digital transformation. To provide a single offering in each country combining all the Group’s areas of expertise, Publicis defined ten core markets: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Latin America.

This organization by country corresponds to the operating segments grouped into five reportable segments (see note 20): North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America.

(in millions of euros) North America Europe Asia Middle East & Africa Latin America June 30, 2025 (6 months)
Revenue

Revenue

North America

5,010

Revenue

Europe

2,187

Revenue

Asia

772

Revenue

Middle East & Africa

286

Revenue

Latin America

228

Revenue

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

8,483

Net revenue

Net revenue

North America

4,427

Net revenue

Europe

1,726

Net revenue

Asia

604

Net revenue

Middle East & Africa

207

Net revenue

Latin America

188

Net revenue

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

7,152

(in millions of euros) North America Europe Asia Middle East & Africa Latin America June 30, 2024 (6 months)
Revenue

Revenue

North America

4,501

Revenue

Europe

1,993

Revenue

Asia

698

Revenue

Middle East & Africa

273

Revenue

Latin America

185

Revenue

June 30, 2024 (6 months)

7,650

Net revenue

Net revenue

North America

4,112

Net revenue

Europe

1,649

Net revenue

Asia

572

Net revenue

Middle East & Africa

190

Net revenue

Latin America

165

Net revenue

June 30, 2024 (6 months)

6,688

During the first half year of 2025, pass-through revenue of euro 1,331 million (euro 962 million during the first half of 2024) are split between euro 1,272 million in pass-through costs (euro 904 million during the first half of 2024) and euro 59 million in depreciation and amortization expense (excluding intangibles from acquisitions) (58 million during the first half of 2024) .

Note 5 Personnel costs, freelancers costs and headcount

Personnel costs include salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, profit-sharing, paid leave, as well as estimated bonuses and expenses related to share-based payments (free share plans) and pension plan expenses (excluding the net effect of the unwinding of discounts presented in other financial income and expenses).

(in millions of euros) June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024
Compensation

Compensation

June 30, 2025

(3,798)

Compensation

June 30, 2024

(3,551)

Social security charges

Social security charges

June 30, 2025

(601)

Social security charges

June 30, 2024

(557)

Post-employment benefits(1)

Post-employment benefits

(1)

June 30, 2025

(129)

Post-employment benefits

(1)

June 30, 2024

(129)

Share-based payments

Share-based payments

June 30, 2025

(54)

Share-based payments

June 30, 2024

(46)

Restructuring costs

Restructuring costs

June 30, 2025

(63)

Restructuring costs

June 30, 2024

(41)

Personnel costs Personnel costs

June 30, 2025

(4,645)
Personnel costs

June 30, 2024

(4,324)
Freelancers costs

Freelancers costs

June 30, 2025

(190)

Freelancers costs

June 30, 2024

(174)

Personnel costs and freelancers costs Personnel costs and freelancers costs

June 30, 2025

(4,835)
Personnel costs and freelancers costs

June 30, 2024

(4,498)
/ Breakdown of headcount by geographic region
  June 30, 2025 (6 months) December 31, 2024 (12 months) June 30, 2024 (6 months)
Europe

Europe

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

25,834

Europe

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

25,492

Europe

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

25,896

North America

North America

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

32,079

North America

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

31,749

North America

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

30,999

Latin America

Latin America

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

11,812

Latin America

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

10,915

Latin America

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

10,712

Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

37,435

Asia-Pacific

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

35,475

Asia-Pacific

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

35,271

Middle East & Africa

Middle East & Africa

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

4,690

Middle East & Africa

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

4,548

Middle East & Africa

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

4,029

Total

Total

June 30, 2025

(6 months)

111,850

Total

December 31, 2024

(12 months)

108,179

Total

June 30, 2024

(6 months)

106,907