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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 24.63 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Willis Towers Watson's share price is $259.28. Willis Towers Watson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.53. Hence, Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.63.

The historical rank and industry rank for Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WTW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.44   Med: 27.48   Max: 90.61
Current: 24.63

During the past 13 years, Willis Towers Watson's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 90.61. The lowest was 12.44. And the median was 27.48.

WTW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
81.82% of 341 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.7 vs WTW: 24.63

Willis Towers Watson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.49. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.53.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Willis Towers Watson was 91.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Willis Towers Watson's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 85.90% per year. The lowest was -40.20% per year. And the median was 5.50% per year.


Willis Towers Watson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Willis Towers Watson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.83 18.41 16.47 45.05 23.18

Willis Towers Watson Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.05 36.22 34.00 23.25 23.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Willis Towers Watson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Willis Towers Watson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Willis Towers Watson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=259.28/10.529
=24.63

Willis Towers Watson's Share Price of today is $259.28.
Willis Towers Watson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.53.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Willis Towers Watson  (NAS:WTW) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Willis Group Ltd, 51 Lime Street, London, GBR, EC3M 7DQ
In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 47,000 employees.
Executives
Pamela Thomson-hall officer: Head of International 51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Anne Pullum officer: Head of Strategy and CAO C/O WILLIS TOWERS WATSON, 200 LIBERTY ST, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Julie Jarecke Gebauer officer: Head of Human Capital&Benefits JUPITER SATURN HOLDING CO, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fredric J Tomczyk director TORONTO DOMINION CENTRE, PO BOX 1, TORONTO A6 M5K IA2
Stephen M. Chipman director 3101 DREXEL DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Jacqueline Hunt director 53 SOUTH GREEN, MATTISHALL, NORFOLK X0 N220 3JY
Anne Donovan Bodnar officer: Head of Human Resources 901 N. GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Gene H Wickes officer: Head of Exchange Solutions 901 N GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Brendan R Oneill director C/O IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC, 20 MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON X0 W1U 3AN
Paul C Reilly director 880 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Alexis Faber officer: Chief Operating Officer 3340 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Andrew Jay Krasner officer: Chief Financial Officer 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 1600, MIAMI FL 33131
Fumbi F. Chima director 44 THORNBURY CT., 36-38 CHEPSTOW VILLAS, LONDON X0 WII 2RE
Michelle R Swanback director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Inga K Beale director C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092