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Willis Towers Watson WTW Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.4B+8.5%
Operating income$448.0M+3.7%
Net income$297.0M+26.4%
EPS (diluted)$3.10+33.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.9B+23.1%
Total debt$6.9B+16.5%
Total equity$8.0B-1.9%
Total assets$29.6B+5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$10.0M+71.4%
CapEx$55.0M+7.8%
Free cash flow-$65.0M+24.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.56B-18.5%
Enterprise value$29.61B-14.7%
P/E14.7×
P/S2.5×-0.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin22.7%+14.8pp
Net margin16.8%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.7%
Debt / equity0.9×+0.1×
Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Willis Towers Watson’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Willis Towers Watson’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Willis Towers Watson's return on invested capital?
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reported return on invested capital of 14.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Willis Towers Watson's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Willis Towers Watson's return on invested capital increased by 408.7% year-over-year, from 2.9% to 14.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Willis Towers Watson's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Willis Towers Watson's return on invested capital has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 33% to 36.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.