What is Guidewire Software's price / earnings?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) reported price / earnings of 73.3× in Q1 2026.

What does price / earnings mean?

How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.

How do you interpret price / earnings?

Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.

How does price / earnings compare across companies?

Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.

Guidewire Software GWRE Price / earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$372.5M+26.9%

Gross profit$236.6M+29.5%

Operating income$30.6M+586%

Net income$16.5M-64.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.19-64.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$294.6M-42.4%

Total debt$27.0M-18.1%

Total equity$1.3B-3.3%

Total assets$2.5B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$61.2M+89.1%

CapEx$1.8M+152%

Free cash flow$59.4M+87.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.98B-30.1%

Enterprise value$8.71B-29.7%

P/S6.3×-5.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin64%+1.9pp

Operating margin8.2%—

Net margin11.2%—

FCF margin23.7%+2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%—

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio2.4×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Guidewire Software’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=73.3×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Guidewire Software’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Guidewire Software's price / earnings?: Guidewire Software (GWRE) reported price / earnings of 73.3× in Q1 2026.
What does price / earnings mean?: How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.
How do you interpret price / earnings?: Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.
How does price / earnings compare across companies?: Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.