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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company

WTW

Financial Services · 315.49 -0.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

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.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 8.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
Company-0.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeInsurance Brokers · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • 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.

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Research brief

The story so far

Financial Services · Insurance Brokers

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.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 8.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income increased 26.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
  • Operating cash flow covered only -0.03x net income.
What would clarify the read
  • WTW's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements120
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • 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.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -2.3% year over year.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

315.49
6m+10.1%12m-4.5%24m+8.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$8.8B+3.2%$32.78-0.8%
2022-12-31$8.7B-1.1%$8.98-13.2%
2023-12-31$9.3B+6.6%$9.95-5.4%
2024-12-31$9.7B+4.7%$-0.96-3.8%
2025-12-31$9.5B-2.3%$16.26-2.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
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
Foreign exchangepositive · 3 filings
R&B segment operating income increased primarily due to expense discipline and the impact of foreign exchange.
10-Q · Apr 30, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurepositive · 2 filings
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
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 1 filings
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.

Scenario scaffold

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

315.49-0.0% today

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.

cautious
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationmixed

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.