# Havas N.V.
> Havas · AMS:HAVAS · Puteaux, France (Paris metro)
- Profile type: Company
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/havas/
- Also known as: Havas Group, Havas SA, Havas Worldwide, Havas NV, HAVAS
## Summary
Havas N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: HAVAS) is a global advertising holding company founded in 1835 and spun off from Vivendi SE in December 2024. Led by Chairman and CEO Yannick Bolloré since 2013, it operates Havas Creative, Havas Media Network, and Havas Health & You across 100-plus markets with roughly 23,000 employees and €2.74 billion in 2024 net revenue.

## Company facts

- Ticker: AMS:HAVAS
- Founded: 1835
- Headquarters: Puteaux, France (Paris metro)
- Employees: 23,000
- Domain: havasgroup.com
- CEO: yannick bollore (https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/yannick-bollore/)


## Latest metrics

- Revenue: €2.74 billion net revenue (FY2024)
- As of: 2024-12-31
- Source: https://www.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pr_annual-results-2024_en-v-def.pdf


## Recent filings

- 2025-03-05 — FY2024 Results (Euronext Amsterdam disclosure): First full-year results as a standalone listed entity. Net revenue €2,736M (+1.5%), adjusted EBIT €338M (record), net income €173M, net cash €211M. Six bolt-on acquisitions completed in 2024 (Ledger Bennet, Wilderness, TED Consulting, Liquid, Hotglue, DPMG). Proposed dividend of €0.08/share. (https://www.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pr_annual-results-2024_en-v-def.pdf)
- 2024-12-16 — Listing Disclosure: Havas N.V. ordinary shares admitted to trading on Euronext Amsterdam regulated market under ticker HAVAS, ISIN NL0015002AH0, following completion of spin-off from Vivendi SE. (https://live.euronext.com/en/products/equities/company-news/2024-12-16-havas-announces-successful-listing-euronext-amsterdam)


## Key facts

- Havas N.V. listed on Euronext Amsterdam under ticker HAVAS (ISIN NL0015002AH0) on December 16, 2024, completing its spin-off from Vivendi SE; shares were distributed one-for-one to Vivendi shareholders. — Havas press release: https://www.havas.com/press_release/havas-announces-successful-listing-on-euronext-amsterdam-marking-a-new-era-of-growth-and-innovation/
- Havas reported record 2024 net revenue of €2,736 million (up 1.5%), all-time-high adjusted EBIT of €338 million, and net income attributable to the Group of €173 million. — Havas FY2024 results press release: https://www.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pr_annual-results-2024_en-v-def.pdf
- Havas operates three divisions: Havas Creative (40% of net revenue), Havas Media (38%), and Havas Health (22%), with roughly 23,000 employees across 100+ markets. — Havas FY2024 announcement: https://www.havas.com/press_release/2024-marks-a-historic-year-of-financial-performance-for-havas/
- Yannick Bolloré serves as Chairman and CEO of Havas; he previously chaired the Vivendi Supervisory Board and has led Havas since 2013. — Havas leadership page: https://www.havas.com/member/yannick-bollore-2/
- Havas launched its 'Converged' global operating system in mid-2024, backed by a €400 million technology, data, and AI investment plan through 2027. — Havas FY2024 announcement: https://www.havas.com/press_release/2024-marks-a-historic-year-of-financial-performance-for-havas/
- Vivendi shareholders approved the four-way spin-off — separating Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group — by more than 97.5% at the December 9, 2024 General Meeting. — Vivendi press release: https://www.vivendi.com/en/press-release/vivendis-shareholders-meeting-approves-the-spin-off-project-by-more-than-97-5/


## Related

- yannick bollore (Chairman & CEO) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/yannick-bollore/
- omnicom group (competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/omnicom-group/
- wpp (competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/wpp/
- publicis groupe (competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/publicis-groupe/
- dentsu (competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/dentsu/
- stagwell (competitor) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/stagwell/
- programmatic advertising (operates-in) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/tech/programmatic-advertising/
- identity resolution (operates-in) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/tech/identity-resolution/


## External coverage

- 2024-12-16 — Havas: Havas Announces Successful Listing on Euronext Amsterdam (https://www.havas.com/press_release/havas-announces-successful-listing-on-euronext-amsterdam-marking-a-new-era-of-growth-and-innovation/)
- 2025-03-05 — Havas Investor Relations: 2024 Marks a Historic Year of Financial Performance for Havas (FY2024 results PDF) (https://www.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pr_annual-results-2024_en-v-def.pdf)
- 2025-03-05 — Havas Investor Relations: FY2024 Analyst Presentation — Yannick Bolloré, CEO (https://www.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-full-year-results-v-def-web.pdf)
- 2024-12-09 — Vivendi: Vivendi Shareholders Approve Spin-Off Project by More Than 97.5% (https://www.vivendi.com/en/press-release/vivendis-shareholders-meeting-approves-the-spin-off-project-by-more-than-97-5/)
- 2024-12-16 — Euronext: Vivendi: Information Regarding the Listings of Canal+, Havas and Louis Hachette Group (https://live.euronext.com/en/products/equities/company-news/2024-12-16-vivendi-information-regarding-listings-canal-havas-and)
- Havas: Yannick Bolloré — Chairman & CEO (https://www.havas.com/member/yannick-bollore-2/)

## Profile
Havas is the smallest of the global Big Six advertising holding companies but is the only one to have changed corporate structure in the last twelve months. The December 2024 carve-out from Vivendi reset the cap table — shares went one-for-one to former Vivendi holders, and the group now reports independently to Euronext Amsterdam rather than as a Vivendi subsidiary. Yannick Bolloré, who has run Havas since 2013, retained both the chairman and CEO seats through the spin.

The trade interest for CTV and ad-tech operators is twofold. First, the Converged operating system — a €400 million, three-year tech, data, and AI investment — pulls Havas into direct posture comparisons with Publicis (Epsilon / CoreAI), WPP (Open / Choreograph), and Omnicom (Omni / the pending Interpublic combination). Second, as a publicly disclosing pure-play, Havas now produces a holdco financial signal that wasn't legible inside Vivendi's consolidated reporting — useful when reading agency-side commentary on programmatic, retail media, and identity stack adoption.

## Tags

- advertising-holdco
- agency-group
- media-buying
- creative-agency
- health-marketing
- euronext-amsterdam
- spinoff
- public
- big-six

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