The short answer
Omnicom expects to reduce its headcount by roughly 15,000 people by the end of 2026, to about 105,000 from about 120,000 at the end of 2025, according to remarks by CFO Philip Angelastro at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, as reported by Mediaweek on September 13, 2026. The figure is not all layoffs, because Mediaweek reported it also includes outsourcing, offshoring and employees leaving through business sales.
What happened
Angelastro gave the headcount target during a conference appearance in September 2026, per Mediaweek. He called 105,000 a reasonable year-end estimate and said the reductions are focused on duplicated corporate costs and regional management, according to Mediaweek. The company is integrating Interpublic Group, which it acquired in a deal completed on November 26, 2025, per a later Mediaweek report on October 25, 2026, and is targeting $1.5 billion in gross cost savings from the merger, per Mediaweek's September report.
On the company's third-quarter earnings call on October 22, CEO John Wren said the IPG integration is "substantially completed," according to Mediaweek. Omnicom's third-quarter press release, dated October 22, 2026, said the integration is nearly complete, and it reported revenue of about $6.4 billion for the quarter.
Who is affected
Omnicom has not published a breakdown by office, country or team. Angelastro said the cuts focus on duplicated corporate functions and regional management, and that client-facing staff have not been affected very much, per Mediaweek. Reuters reported on December 1, 2025 that the first wave of cuts after the merger was mainly administrative, with some leadership roles included, and that about 85% of roles would be client-focused after the cuts.
Because the 15,000 figure includes outsourcing, offshoring and people who leave when Omnicom sells a business, per Mediaweek, the number of direct layoffs is lower than 15,000, and Omnicom has not said how much lower.
When it takes effect
The headcount target is for the end of 2026, per Mediaweek's September report. Mediaweek's October 25 report said the company had set a year-end deadline for the reductions and that the work was nearly finished.
What the company said
Angelastro told the conference that the changes "really have not impacted client-facing people very much at all," per Mediaweek. Omnicom's third-quarter press release said the company will keep investing in its people and in agentic technology.
The October 22 press release reported $84.7 million in repositioning costs for the third quarter, which it described as primarily real estate and other exit charges, up from $38.6 million a year earlier, when the costs were primarily severance. Repositioning costs for the first nine months of 2026 were $135.8 million, which the release said related to real estate exits as well as severance. The release also reported $40.4 million in integration and transaction costs for the quarter. Mediaweek reported that Wren said the company is on track for its $900 million cost-savings target for 2026.
Earlier cuts at Omnicom
The 15,000 figure covers the whole post-merger reduction, so the earlier wave is part of it rather than separate from it. Reuters reported on December 1, 2025 that Omnicom would lay off more than 4,000 employees after closing the $13 billion IPG acquisition, and that the DDB and MullenLowe agency brands would fold into TBWA while FCB would fold into BBDO. Mediaweek's October 25 report also described the December wave as more than 4,000 roles.
Before the merger, Reuters reported that IPG laid off about 3,200 employees in the first nine months of 2025, citing a regulatory filing, and that Omnicom cut its own staff by 3,000 in 2024 to about 75,000.
Questions people ask
How many jobs is Omnicom cutting?
CFO Philip Angelastro said headcount would fall by roughly 15,000 to about 105,000 by the end of 2026, per Mediaweek. The figure includes outsourcing, offshoring and staff leaving through business sales, so it is not a count of layoffs alone.
Which Omnicom employees are affected?
Angelastro said the cuts focus on duplicated corporate costs and regional management, with little impact on client-facing people, per Mediaweek. Reuters reported in December 2025 that the first wave was mainly administrative roles.
Why is Omnicom cutting jobs?
The reductions follow Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic Group, completed in November 2025, and target $1.5 billion in gross cost savings from the merger, according to Mediaweek. Wren said on the October 22 earnings call that the integration is substantially complete, per Mediaweek.
When will the Omnicom cuts finish?
Angelastro set the end of 2026 as the target, per Mediaweek. On October 25, Mediaweek reported that the company had nearly completed the planned reductions.