Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reported $2.26 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.2%. EPS of $2.86 for the same period compares to $2.55 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.2% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.23 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.65, the EPS surprise was +7.92%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Willis Towers Watson performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Health, Wealth and Career: $1.18 billion compared to the $1.18 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.4% year over year.
- Revenue- Risk and Broking: $1.05 billion compared to the $1.04 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7% year over year.
- Revenue- Segment Revenue: $2.23 billion versus $2.22 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.5% change.
- Revenue- Reimbursable expenses and other: $24 million versus $25.05 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20% change.
- Segment Operating Income- Risk and Broking: $222 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $220.59 million.
- Segment Operating Income- Health, Wealth and Career: $280 million compared to the $284.46 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
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Shares of Willis Towers Watson have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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