TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.2B
Gross Profit 899.0M 40.44%
Operating Income 432.0M 19.43%
Net Income 239.0M 10.75%
EPS (Diluted) $2.33

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 28.1B
Total Liabilities 19.8B
Shareholders Equity 8.2B
Debt to Equity 2.42

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -123.0M
Free Cash Flow -86.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Willis Towers Watson Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i9.9B9.5B8.9B9.0B8.6B
Cost of Goods Sold i5.5B5.3B5.1B5.3B5.2B
Gross Profit i4.4B4.1B3.8B3.7B3.5B
Gross Margin % i44.6%43.6%42.9%41.6%40.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i1.8B1.8B1.8B1.7B1.7B
Total Operating Expenses i1.8B1.8B1.8B1.7B1.7B
Operating Income i2.1B1.8B1.5B1.4B993.0M
Operating Margin % i21.5%19.2%16.4%15.8%11.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i263.0M235.0M208.0M211.0M244.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-1.8B-305.0M8.0M1.5B262.0M
Pre-tax Income i104.0M1.3B1.3B2.7B1.0B
Income Tax i192.0M215.0M194.0M536.0M249.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i184.6%16.8%15.4%19.9%24.6%
Net Income i-88.0M1.1B1.0B4.2B1.0B
Net Margin % i-0.9%11.2%11.5%47.1%11.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i2.7B2.4B2.3B2.4B2.1B
EPS (Basic) i$-0.96$10.01$9.00$32.88$7.68
EPS (Diluted) i$-0.96$9.95$8.98$32.78$7.65
Basic Shares Outstanding i102000000105000000112000000128000000130000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i102000000105000000112000000128000000130000000

Income Statement Trend

Willis Towers Watson Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i1.9B1.4B1.3B4.5B2.0B
Short-term Investments i--0200.0M0
Accounts Receivable i1.6B1.6B1.5B1.5B1.6B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets60.0M53.0M54.0M54.0M79.0M
Total Current Assets i15.1B13.4B15.8B18.5B20.3B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i485.0M565.0M586.0M720.0M901.0M
Goodwill i18.9B22.4B22.6B22.9B23.8B
Intangible Assets i1.3B2.0B2.3B2.6B3.0B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets632.0M1.4B1.2B1.1B1.8B
Total Non-Current Assets i12.6B15.7B15.9B16.5B18.2B
Total Assets i27.7B29.1B31.8B35.0B38.5B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.1B1.1B975.0M898.0M857.0M
Short-term Debt i118.0M775.0M376.0M763.0M1.1B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities9.7B9.2B12.0B11.2B15.5B
Total Current Liabilities i12.6B12.6B14.8B14.7B19.3B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i5.8B5.2B5.1B4.7B5.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i45.0M542.0M748.0M845.0M561.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities71.0M65.0M27.0M59.0M101.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i7.1B6.9B6.9B6.9B8.3B
Total Liabilities i19.7B19.5B21.7B21.7B27.6B
Equity
Common Stock i00000
Retained Earnings i109.0M1.5B1.8B4.6B2.4B
Treasury Stock i-03.0M3.0M3.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i8.0B9.6B10.1B13.3B10.9B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i5.9B5.9B5.5B5.5B6.7B
Working Capital i2.5B803.0M1.1B3.8B969.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Willis Towers Watson Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-88.0M1.1B1.0B4.2B1.0B
Depreciation & Amortization i456.0M505.0M567.0M650.0M770.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i121.0M125.0M99.0M101.0M90.0M
Working Capital Changes i-326.0M-371.0M-888.0M-449.0M-56.0M
Operating Cash Flow i147.0M1.4B949.0M4.9B2.0B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-136.0M-153.0M-138.0M-148.0M-223.0M
Acquisitions i507.0M-839.0M-169.0M3.0B143.0M
Investment Purchases i----200.0M0
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i371.0M-992.0M-307.0M2.6B-97.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-901.0M-1.0B-3.5B-1.6B0
Dividends Paid i-354.0M-352.0M-369.0M-374.0M-346.0M
Debt Issuance i746.0M748.0M750.0M0282.0M
Debt Repayment i-655.0M-254.0M-585.0M-1.0B-327.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-459.0M-1.2B-3.4B-3.1B378.0M
Free Cash Flow i1.3B1.1B608.0M1.9B1.5B
Net Change in Cash i59.0M-804.0M-2.8B4.4B2.3B

Cash Flow Trend

Willis Towers Watson Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 227.31
Forward P/E 18.60
Price to Book 4.06
Price to Sales 3.35
PEG Ratio 1.58

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 1.40%
Operating Margin 16.94%
Return on Equity 1.67%
Return on Assets 4.66%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.12
Debt to Equity 72.56
Beta 0.68

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.48
Book Value per Share $82.78
Revenue per Share $97.59

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
wtw32.8B227.314.061.67%1.40%72.56
Marsh & McLennan 103.7B25.326.5828.41%16.00%135.27
Aon plc 80.9B31.6510.3237.41%15.54%224.73
Arthur J. Gallagher 78.3B46.273.409.51%14.21%58.01
Brown & Brown 31.8B27.782.7411.53%20.30%66.95
Erie Indemnity 19.0B30.378.6931.14%15.73%1.61

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.