Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company

LSE:0Y4Q Stock Report

Market Cap: US$31.3b

Willis Towers Watson Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Willis Towers Watson is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.11%. Next payment date is on 15th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st December, 2024.

Key information

1.1%

Dividend yield

2.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield3.5%
Future Dividend Yield1.2%
Dividend Growth-8.1%
Next dividend pay date15 Jan 25
Ex dividend date31 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$3.520
Payout ratio-50%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 21 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 15 202515 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 10 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 0Y4Q is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: 0Y4Q is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Willis Towers Watson Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 0Y4Q dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (0Y4Q)1.1%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Insurance)5.4%
Analyst forecast (0Y4Q) (up to 3 years)1.2%

Notable Dividend: 0Y4Q's dividend (1.11%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.16%).

High Dividend: 0Y4Q's dividend (1.11%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.81%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: 0Y4Q is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: 0Y4Q is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 07:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company is covered by 36 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MarconBaird
Jay GelbBarclays
Alex ScottBarclays