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4. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC)

Omnicom Group soared by 15.36 percent on Thursday to finish at $80.94 apiece as investors gobbled up amid efforts to boost shareholder value through dividends and a $5 billion share buyback program.

In an announcement during the day, Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) said that it would distribute $0.80 worth of dividends to all common shareholders on record as of March 11, payable on April 9, 2026.

This is on top of its authorized share buyback program, under which a number of financial institutions agreed to sell back to the company a total of $2.5 billion of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) shares. An initial delivery will be made by Friday, February 20, with the rest expected by the second quarter of the year.

Meanwhile, the balance of the buyback program will be made from time to time, which may be through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions.

Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) said that the total amount of share repurchases is not guaranteed, as it may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

In other news, Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) swung to a net loss of $54.5 million last year from a $1.48 billion net income in 2024. Revenues, however, were higher by 10 percent at $17.27 billion, versus $15.69 billion year-on-year.