Advisory firm WTW's Q3 profit beats estimates, expects share buyback of $1.5 bln

Reuters
10/30
Advisory firm WTW's Q3 profit beats estimates, expects share buyback of $1.5 bln

Overview

  • WTW Q3 revenue flat yr/yr at $2.3 bln, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 rises 11% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Company repurchased 1.85 mln shares for $600 mln during the quarter

Outlook

  • WTW expects a foreign currency tailwind on adjusted EPS of ~$0.15 in Q4 2025

  • Company anticipates share repurchases of ~$1.5 bln, subject to market conditions

  • WTW projects ~100 bps annual margin expansion over next 3 yrs in R&B

Result Drivers

  • ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH - WTW achieved 5% organic revenue growth in Q3, driven by strong performance across segments

  • MARGIN EXPANSION - Adjusted operating margin increased by 230 basis points to 20.4%, attributed to operating efficiencies and strategic execution

  • SEGMENT PERFORMANCE - Health, Wealth & Career segment saw organic growth from Retirement work and new product wins, while Risk & Broking benefited from new business and project-based placements

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Meet

$2.28 bln

$2.28 bln (12 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$3.07

$3.05 (18 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$3.11

Q3 Adjusted Operating Margin

20.40%

Q3 Operating Margin

18.30%

Q3 Organic Growth

5%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the multiline insurance & brokers peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Willis Towers Watson PLC is $380.00, about 16.4% above its October 29 closing price of $317.54

  • The stock recently traded at 17 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nGNX9RZK2q

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