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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company · WTW · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025
WTW Maintains Growth Outlook Despite Tariff and Market Risks
The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive view of WTW's operating trajectory: resilient recurring revenue, specialty-line growth, technology investments, and disciplined expansion underpin the outlook, but tariff exposure, market volatility, cash-flow timing, and execution on M&A remain important tests.
Reported Before market openNASDAQFinancial Services
$27.72B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $3.23
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $2.29B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-5.7%
Event window
SPY move
+2.1%
Same window
Abnormal move
-7.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
The quarter added evidence of continued organic growth and margin expansion, while management highlighted Tariff Guard, the Global Commercial Credit acquisition, broader Neuron adoption, and ongoing geographic and technology expansion. Free cash flow was a near-term headwind because of TRANZACT-related timing, although management expected a full-year tailwind.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook for mid-single-digit organic growth, continued margin expansion, and full-year free-cash-flow improvement.
Key takeaways
- Management described Q1 organic growth and margin expansion as meeting internal targets.
- Health, Wealth & Career remained resilient, while Risk & Broking benefited from specialty lines and the specialization strategy.
- Technology platforms, strategic M&A, and geographic expansion remain central to the growth plan.
- Free cash flow was negative in the quarter because of transaction timing, with improvement expected over the full year.
Management priorities
- Scale Neuron digital trading and expand WeDo automation and AI tools
- Advance the reinsurance joint venture and pursue specialty-broker acquisitions
- Expand recurring benefits-related revenue and the specialization strategy geographically
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$298.43Previous close
$247Low
$341.75Average
$405High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 13, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 1, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Roth MKM | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 15, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 3, 2021 |
| CFRA | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 8, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2019 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 15, 2018 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 23, 2016 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Feb 9, 2016 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $298.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $364 | $296.26 | +22.0% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $349 | $291.98 | +16.9% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $332 | $291.98 | +11.2% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $310 | $290.98 | +3.9% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $380 | $321.97 | +27.3% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $327.9 | +17.3% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $341.09 | +27.3% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Brian Meredith | $405 | $341.04 | +35.7% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $315 | $341.39 | +5.6% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Mark Marcon | $385 | $336.05 | +29.0% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $406 | $336.05 | +36.0% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Atlantic Equities | Analyst unavailable | $360 | $287.3 | +20.6% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Paul Newsome | $317 | $288.74 | +6.2% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $344 | $292.58 | +15.3% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $361 | $292.58 | +21.0% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $382 | $291.47 | +28.0% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $374 | $258.12 | +25.3% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $261.92 | +13.9% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $338 | $259.37 | +13.3% | May 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $259 | -7.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Mark Marcon | $335 | $260.24 | +12.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $360 | $263.78 | +20.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Paul Newsome | $283 | $256.2 | -5.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $256.2 | +0.5% | May 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Mark Hughes | $320 | $256.33 | +7.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $353 | $285.58 | +18.3% | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $354 | $287.86 | +18.6% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Paul Newsome | $341 | $301.81 | +14.3% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $409 | $319.38 | +37.1% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $338.86 | +34.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $392 | $335.1 | +31.4% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $379 | $335.1 | +27.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ryan Tunis | $345 | $329.28 | +15.6% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $388 | $327.42 | +30.0% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan | $366 | $329.45 | +22.6% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $318 | $331.38 | +6.6% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $331.38 | +25.7% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $383 | $333.38 | +28.3% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $386 | $330.76 | +29.3% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $356 | $325.52 | +19.3% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $303 | $317.26 | +1.5% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| UBS | Brian Meredith | $398 | $348.68 | +33.4% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $341 | $349.93 | +14.3% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $387 | $347.07 | +29.7% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $387 | $343.95 | +29.7% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $377 | $342.2 | +26.3% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $345 | $329.31 | +15.6% | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Yaron Kinar | $382 | $311 | +28.0% | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Greg Peters | $400 | $331.79 | +34.0% | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $278 | $294.38 | -6.8% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan | $321 | $281.52 | +7.6% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Mark Hughes | $335 | $280.81 | +12.3% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| CFRA | Catherine Seifert | $315 | $280.96 | +5.6% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $319 | $277.6 | +6.9% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Michael Zaremski | $298 | $272.2 | -0.1% | Feb 12, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Jared Shaw | $288 | $247.07 | -3.5% | Jan 11, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Michael Zaremski | $205 | $203.44 | -31.3% | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Robert Cox | $290 | $237.74 | -2.8% | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $271 | $256.13 | -9.2% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $245.24 | -6.2% | Dec 29, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $302 | $243.42 | +1.2% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $247 | $245.63 | -17.2% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $248 | -4.5% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $236.06 | -19.6% | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Robert Cox | $227 | $194.85 | -23.9% | Jul 15, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationWillis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) functions as a global provider of comprehensive consulting, brokerage, and solutions services. Its operations are structured across two primary divisions: Health, Wealth and Career, and Risk and Broking. Within the Health, Wealth and Career segment, WTW furnishes actuarial guidance, plan development, and administrative assistance for conventional pension and retirement savings schemes. It also delivers consulting, brokerage, and management services for health and group employee benefit programs, along with outsourced benefits administration. Furthermore, the company offers strategic counsel, analytical data, specialized software, and various products designed to help clients effectively manage their overall compensation and human capital challenges. The Risk and Broking division extends expertise in risk management, insurance placement, and advisory services, covering sectors such as property and casualty, aerospace, construction, and marine.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-04-10T00:01:43.729046+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-13T05:40:43.043862+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-13T05:40:43.041050+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-13. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.