In figures for the three months between April and June 2025, Ipsos posted organic growth of 0.7%, following -1.8% in the first quarter of the year.

Revenue for the first half of the year hit €1.155bn, putting total growth at 1.5%, while revenue for the second quarter alone was at €586.6m compared with €568.5m the prior quarter.

Ipsos’ performance improved across all geographies in the second quarter, with a return to organic growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) and the Americas.

In Emea, total growth for the first half stood at 6.3%, which Ipsos said was driven by the integration of Infas in Germany into the company since the beginning of the year.

Half-year organic growth reached 0.8% in Emea, including 1.8% in the second quarter, reflecting good results in continental Europe and the Middle East, and despite a decline in activity in France due to the political climate in the country.

The Americas showed organic growth of 0.6% in the second quarter, including 0.5% in the US.

Ipsos said that although the political context in the region remains uncertain and continues to penalise its public affairs activity, the other service lines as a whole are showing encouraging signs, with organic growth of 2% over the half-year, driven by a good performance in the consumer goods sector and an improvement in healthcare activity.

The performance of the Asia-Pacific region was impacted by the lack of recovery in China, Ipsos said, as well as by a “climate of uncertainty in the region” and by a decrease in its public affairs activities following elections in many countries in the region in 2024.

Ben Page, chief executive at Ipsos, said: “Our performance in the second quarter is marked by a return to organic growth and by encouraging signs of improvement in the US.

“We are also continuing our acquisitions policy and our investments in technology and AI. While we remain cautious in the current macroeconomic and political context, we confirm our objectives for 2025, namely organic growth higher than that of 2024 and an operating margin of around 13% at constant scope.”