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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW)

Financial Services | Insurance Brokers | London, United Kingdom | NasdaqGS
343.75 USD +4.17 (1.228%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 342.03 -1.72 (-1.720%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:21 a.m. EDT

The technical picture is compelling right now, with the stock trading near its fifty-two-week high and well above its moving averages, suggesting strong relative strength and momentum building. However, this optimism clashes with the recent earnings reality where quarterly earnings contracted sharply despite revenue growth holding steady. The market appears to be pricing in a recovery, as evidenced by the analyst targets sitting above the current price, yet the earnings miss creates a ceiling on immediate upside. On the income side, the payout is rock-solid and growing, though the yield itself remains modest. For investors, the trade leans bullish in the near term due to the price action, but the long-term thesis requires patience for the earnings growth to stabilize again.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.190776
MSTL0.192155
AutoARIMA0.192679
AutoTheta0.208272

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 6.99
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.141
Excess Kurtosis -1.30
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 91.39
Revenue per Share 105.78
Market Cap 31,924,727,808
Trailing P/E 21.01
Forward P/E 15.02
Beta 0.42
Profit Margins 15.49%
Website https://www.wtwco.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for elevated volatility with implied volatility skewed higher on the downside side. While there is notable call volume near the current price level indicating bullish bets, the heavy open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts suggests a hedge against a significant drop to the $200-$260 range. The disparity in pricing suggests fear is priced in more than greed.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 1.24% 1.27% 1.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.960000 0.367295
2026-03-31 0.960000 0.330237
2025-12-31 0.920000 0.279976
2025-09-30 0.920000 0.266319
2025-06-30 0.920000 0.300163
2025-03-31 0.920000 0.272230
2024-12-31 0.880000 0.280935
2024-09-30 0.880000 0.298781
2024-06-28 0.880000 0.335698
2024-03-27 0.880000 0.318933
2023-12-28 0.840000 0.350994
2023-09-28 0.840000 0.396451
2023-06-29 0.840000 0.361213
2023-03-30 0.840000 0.366812
2022-12-29 0.820000 0.334366
2022-09-29 0.820000 0.405379
2022-06-29 0.820000 0.410267
2022-03-30 0.820000 0.341652
2021-12-30 0.800000 0.337382
2021-09-29 0.800000 0.349360
2021-05-27 0.710000 0.272041
2021-03-30 0.710000 0.305626
2020-12-30 0.710000 0.344426
2020-09-29 0.680000 0.326782
2020-06-29 0.680000 0.352459
2020-03-30 0.680000 0.393177
2019-12-30 0.650000 0.322453
2019-09-27 0.650000 0.337312
2019-06-27 0.650000 0.344006
2019-03-28 0.650000 0.371386
2018-12-28 0.600000 0.397535
2018-09-27 0.600000 0.426167
2018-06-28 0.600000 0.396458
2018-03-28 0.600000 0.396589
2017-12-28 0.530000 0.350089
2017-09-28 0.530000 0.340770
2017-06-28 0.530000 0.360937
2017-03-29 0.530000 0.404735
2016-12-28 0.480000 0.392221
2016-09-28 0.480000 0.375029
2016-06-28 0.480000 0.408302
2016-03-29 0.480000 0.406849
2015-11-16 0.821192 0.701993
2015-09-28 0.821192 0.765999
2015-06-26 0.821192 0.664951
2015-03-27 0.821192 0.645833
2014-12-29 0.794702 0.665041
2014-09-26 0.794702 0.726744
2014-06-26 0.794702 0.696056
2014-03-27 0.794702 0.704225
2013-12-27 0.741722 0.627381
2013-09-26 0.741722 0.636364
2013-06-26 0.741722 0.685099
2013-03-26 0.741722 0.719794
2012-12-27 0.715232 0.805009
2012-09-26 0.715232 0.741555
2012-06-27 0.715232 0.770109
2012-03-28 0.715232 0.767918
2011-12-28 0.688742 0.671835
2011-09-28 0.688742 0.770371
2011-06-28 0.688742 0.654253
2011-03-29 0.688742 0.659229
2010-12-29 0.688742 0.751663
2010-09-28 0.688742 0.844705
2010-06-28 0.688742 0.838169
2010-03-29 0.688742 0.813263
2009-12-28 0.688742 0.979654
2009-09-28 0.688742 0.927578
2009-06-26 0.688742 1.008534
2009-03-27 0.688742 1.163311
2008-12-29 0.688742 1.110637
2008-09-26 0.688742 0.817097
2008-06-26 0.688742 0.802965
2008-03-27 0.688742 0.765156
2007-12-27 0.662252 0.660852
2007-09-26 0.662252 0.609756
2007-06-27 0.662252 0.560538
2007-03-28 0.662252 0.640205
2006-12-27 0.622517 0.585597
2006-09-27 0.622517 0.608809
2006-06-28 0.622517 0.733459
2006-03-29 0.622517 0.690974
2005-12-28 0.569536 0.577957
2005-09-28 0.569536 0.570594
2005-06-28 0.569536 0.665428
2005-03-29 0.569536 0.598052
2004-12-29 0.498013 0.456089
2004-09-28 0.498013 0.507696
2004-06-28 0.498013 0.506738
2004-03-29 0.498013 0.508795
2003-12-29 0.431788 0.479412
2003-09-26 0.431788 0.537067
2003-06-26 0.331126 0.411184
2003-03-27 0.331126 0.443420
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.84
dividendYield 1.13
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.88
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005536251
lastDividendValue 0.96
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.04338479
Address1 51 Lime Street
All Time High 352.79
All Time Low 41.059605
Ask 346.73
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 500,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 614,582
Average Volume 614,582
Average Volume10Days 500,200
Beta 0.418
Bid 343.6
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 82.663
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 343.75
Current Ratio 1.098
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 345.67
Day Low 340.285
Debt To Equity 91.39
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 3.84
Dividend Yield 1.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth -0.268
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.308
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 2,816,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.27876
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.298
Enterprise To Revenue 3.707
Enterprise Value 37,446,729,728
Eps Current Year 19.87121
Eps Forward 22.89174
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 16.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 306.2972
Fifty Day Average Change 37.45279
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12227597
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.338479
Fifty Two Week High 352.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.040009
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025624333
Fifty Two Week Low 240.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 103.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.42866048
Fifty Two Week Range 240.61 - 352.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 992,352,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.31
Float Shares 92,420,579
Forward Eps 22.89174
Forward P E 15.016333
Free Cashflow 1,415,624,960
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 48,100
Fullday Change 4.17001
Fullday Change Percent 1.22799
Fullday Price 342.03
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.42516
Gross Profits 4,295,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0026800002
Held Percent Institutions 1.02444
Implied Shares Outstanding 92,871,937
Industry Insurance Brokers
Industry Disp Insurance Brokers
Industry Key insurance-brokers
Ir Website http://investors.willis.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=129857&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.96
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,451,952,000
Last Split Factor 3,775:10000
Long Business Summary Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. It offers strategy and design consulting, plan management service and support, broking and administration services for health, wellbeing, and other group benefit programs, including medical, dental, disability, life, voluntary benefits, and other coverages; actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for pension and retirement savings plans; retirement consulting services and solutions; and integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services. The company also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues; and risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, affinity, risk and analytics, aerospace, construction, global markets direct and facultative, financial, executive and professional risks, credit risk solutions, crisis management, surety, marine, and natural resources. In addition, it offers software and technology, risk and capital management, products and product pricing, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, M&A, outsourcing, and business management services. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Long Name Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 31,924,727,808
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36623
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,564,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 31,536,523,647
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 341.28
Operating Cashflow 1,923,000,064
Operating Margins 0.17559
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.2328
Peg Ratio 1.27
Phone 44 203 1246000
Post Market Change -1.7200012
Post Market Change Percent -0.500364
Post Market Price 342.03
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 339.58
Price Eps Current Year 17.298897
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.1584506
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.1602385
Profit Margins 0.15492
Quick Ratio 0.301
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.7619
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.17001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.22799
Regular Market Day High 345.67
Regular Market Day Low 340.285
Regular Market Day Range 340.285 - 345.67
Regular Market Open 341.28
Regular Market Previous Close 339.58
Regular Market Price 343.75
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 311,422
Return On Assets 0.05079
Return On Equity 0.19761999
Revenue Growth 0.091
Revenue Per Share 105.78
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 92,871,937
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031
Shares Short 2,882,281
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,699,623
Short Name Willis Towers Watson Public Lim
Short Percent Of Float 0.0355
Short Ratio 4.87
Source Interval 15
Symbol WTW
Target High Price 455.0
Target Low Price 303.0
Target Mean Price 379.94736
Target Median Price 385.0
Total Cash 1,660,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 17.885
Total Debt 7,101,000,192
Total Revenue 10,101,999,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.88
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.005536251
Trailing Eps 16.36
Trailing P E 21.011614
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 299.71564
Two Hundred Day Average Change 44.034363
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14692047
Type Disp Equity
Volume 311,422
Website https://www.wtwco.com
Zip EC3M 7DQ