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What WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC's SEC filings said

10-Q for 2026Q3, filed 29 Oct 2026, and 2 8-Ks since. Each line is something a filing stated, ranked by score and linked to its source.

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1. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture95 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 29 Oct 2026
   WTW reported $1.103 billion of cash used for acquisitions of operations, net of cash acquired, during the first nine months of 2026, compared with $14 million in the prior-year period. The release identifies Newfront as an acquisition and…
2. Operating Expense Trends71 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 29 Oct 2026
   Third-quarter salaries and benefits expense increased to $1.507 billion from $1.413 billion, a $94 million rise. Nine-month salaries and benefits increased to $4.492 billion from $4.186 billion, up $306 million. Nine-month transaction and…
3. Balance Sheet and Liquidity66 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   At September 30, 2026, the Obligor group reported net payables to non-guarantor subsidiaries of $18.2 billion, up from $16.3 billion at December 31, 2025. It also reported net intercompany receivables of $1.9 billion at both dates. The…
4. AI-Driven Operating Efficiency64 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   On July 28, 2026, WTW’s Board approved Propel, an AI acceleration plan running through December 31, 2028, to embed AI and automation across the enterprise. WTW expects approximately $400 million in annual cost savings and plans to…
5. Share Repurchase Program58 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   WTW repurchased $970 million of shares during the first nine months of 2026, including $220 million in the third quarter. The company repurchased 3,435,294 shares at an average price of $282.35 during the nine-month period. On July 28,…

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Latest report: 10-Q · 2026Q3 filed 29 Oct 2026

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• Balance Sheet and LiquidityImportance 66 · +1 more on this subject
  At September 30, 2026, the Obligor group reported net payables to non-guarantor subsidiaries of $18.2 billion, up from $16.3 billion at December 31, 2025. It also reported net intercompany receivables of $1.9 billion…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 65
  WTW completed its acquisition of Newfront on January 27, 2026, funding the consideration and related costs with net proceeds from its December 2025 $1.0 billion senior-notes offering. The company also acquired Cushon…
• AI-Driven Operating EfficiencyImportance 64
  On July 28, 2026, WTW’s Board approved Propel, an AI acceleration plan running through December 31, 2028, to embed AI and automation across the enterprise. WTW expects approximately $400 million in annual cost savings…
• Share Repurchase ProgramImportance 58 · +1 more on this subject
  WTW repurchased $970 million of shares during the first nine months of 2026, including $220 million in the third quarter. The company repurchased 3,435,294 shares at an average price of $282.35 during the nine-month…
• Free Cash FlowImportance 53
  For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.213 billion, up from $1.004 billion in the prior-year period. Net additions to fixed assets and software were $149 million, compared with $166…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 45
  WTW’s U.S. GAAP tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was 19.3%, compared with 12.0% in the prior-year period. The prior-year nine-month rate was lower because of favorable discrete tax items, primarily…
• Operating Margin DriversImportance 42
  Adjusted operating income rose to $539 million for the third quarter of 2026 from $467 million a year earlier, and to $1.6 billion for the first nine months from $1.4 billion. Adjusted operating margin increased to…
• Insurance Market SofteningImportance 38
  At the time of filing, insurance market conditions continued to soften, except for U.S. Casualty and a few specialty product lines. WTW says a soft or softening market can put downward pressure on commission revenue…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 36 · +1 more on this subject
  Third-quarter 2026 revenue was $2.460 billion, up $172 million (8%) year over year, with 4% organic growth; nine-month revenue was $7.338 billion, up $566 million (8%), also with 4% organic growth. Foreign currency…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 36
  Total costs of providing services increased $161 million (9%) to $2.0 billion in the third quarter and $543 million (10%) to $6.1 billion in the first nine months of 2026. Salaries and benefits rose $94 million (7%) to…
• Interest Expense IncreaseImportance 29
  Interest expense rose 23% year over year to $80 million in the third quarter of 2026 and 21% to $235 million for the first nine months. The nine-month increase was $41 million compared with 2025. WTW attributed the…
• HWC Client Demand TrendsImportance 26 · +1 more on this subject
  Health generated organic revenue growth in the quarter and nine-month period, with positive contributions across all regions and International leading nine-month performance; growth reflected new business and strong…

8-K filings last 12 months

• Other officer change3 Nov 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 15
  “On November 3, 2026, the Company announced that Steven Alcock, 47, was appointed to succeed Mr. Kurpis as the Principal Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company, effective as of April 1, 2027.”
• Results, no stated guidance change29 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 10
  Read from the attached exhibit: Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · Operating Expense Trends · Strategic Initiatives
• Results (release not read)30 Jul 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• Results (release not read)30 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• Results (release not read)3 Feb 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• New debt9 Jan 2026 · 8-K Items 1.01, 2.03 · Routine · rule score 25

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