Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 5YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 5Y.
- Score
- 22/100
- 5Y CAGR
- 2.4%
- Median YoY
- 2.2%
- YoY volatility
- σ 4.5pp· very smooth
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 0 of 20
- Negative quarters
- 9
- Valuation vs own 5Y history
- P/S 2.8x · 5Y median 3.0x · 28th percentile
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 0 of 20 → 0 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 4.5pp) → 21.8 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 2.2% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (8.5% YoY) → 0 of 15 pts
- Score: 22 of 100
Annual revenue · last 11 fiscal years
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line · 5Y
P/S multiple vs its 5Y median · context only
Across metrics · 5Y
| Metric | 5Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4.5pp | 0 of 20 | 9 |
| EPSEPS | 16.3% | 27.3% | 180.9pp | 10 of 19 | 7 |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | 0% | 24.1% | 141.4pp | 11 of 18 | 6 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | 10.2% | 0.2% | 99.8pp | 4 of 19 | 9 |
| FCFFree cash flow | 0.8% | 31.8% | 84.2pp | 10 of 16 | 6 |
Reported figures over 5Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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About Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
Willis 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. It also supplies investment consulting and discretionary portfolio management services tailored for insurance and reinsurance firms. Additionally, this segment encompasses specialized insurance consulting and technology solutions, including risk and capital management, predictive modeling and pricing strategies, financial and regulatory compliance reporting, capital modeling, merger and acquisition support, outsourcing, and general business management services. The company engages in wholesale insurance broking, serving both retail and other wholesale brokers, and provides services related to underwriting, capital management, capital markets, and various advisory and brokerage functions. Moreover, WTW facilitates primary medical and supplementary benefit exchanges, alongside providing outsourcing services to both active employees and retirees in collective and individual markets. It also administers various healthcare and reimbursement accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and other consumer-directed accounts. Previously known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company, the organization adopted its current name, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company, in January 2016. Established in 1828, WTW maintains its headquarters in London, UK.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Brokers
- CEO
- Carl Aaron Hess