“The cash flows used in investing activities in the current year were primarily driven by the acquisition of Newfront, as well as capital expenditures, including software additions, partially offset by the sales of available-for-sale securities.”10-Q · Apr 30, 2026 ↗
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
WTW
Market read
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.4% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
- WTW's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WTW's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.4% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net income increased 26.4% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
- Operating cash flow covered only -0.03x net income.
- WTW's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating margin changed +17.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed +17.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.11x in the latest annual period.
- Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
- Latest annual revenue changed -2.3% year over year.
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
315.49Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“R&B segment operating income increased primarily due to expense discipline and the impact of foreign exchange.”10-Q · Apr 30, 2026 ↗
“The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2026, subject to receipt of certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.”10-Q · Apr 30, 2026 ↗
“The significant financing activities included repayments of debt of $551 million, share repurchases of $300 million and dividend payments of $88 million, partially offset by borrowings of other debt of $549 million and net proceeds from fiduciary funds held f…”10-Q · Apr 30, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.
Scenarios are withheld for Financial Services until sector-specific earnings and capital metrics are available; generic revenue/P/S scaffolds would be misleading.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WTW. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing shows material pressure
10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-24.
What improved
- Revenue increased 8.4% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net income increased 26.4% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
- Operating cash flow covered only -0.03x net income.
Filing receipts
“The cash flows used in investing activities in the current year were primarily driven by the acquisition of Newfront, as well as capital expenditures, including software additions, partially offset by the sales of available-for-sale securities.”
“Reconciliations of cash flows used in operating activities to free cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 (in millions) Cash flows used in operating activities $ (10 ) $ (35 ) Less: Additions to fixed assets and software (55 ) (51 ) Free cash flow $ (65 ) $ (86 ) The increase was primarily due to operating margin expansion and the abatement of remaining Transformation program cash outflows (this program was completed in December 2024), offset by increased transaction and integration expenses in the current year as compared to the prior year.”
“The increase was primarily due to operating margin expansion and the abatement of remaining Transformation program cash outflows (this program was completed in December 2024), offset by increased transaction and integration expenses in the current year as compared to the prior year.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind WTW
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.competitorFeb 25, 2026 ▾
“Aon plc, Mercer (a Marsh & McLennan company), Automatic Data Processing and Fidelity are among our largest competitors in the insurance exchange industry.”
Depended on by
GSHDGoosehead Insurance, Inc.partnerFeb 19, 2026 ▾
“Gallagher & Co., Brown & Brown Inc., Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
WTW is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Insurance Brokers. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for WTW; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.