Guidewire Software, Inc.

NYSE:GWRE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.5b

Guidewire Software Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Guidewire Software has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.2%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 22% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.8% per year. Guidewire Software's return on equity is 2.5%, and it has net margins of 3%.

Key information

12.21%

Earnings growth rate

12.08%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.33%
Revenue growth rate8.82%
Return on equity2.54%
Net Margin3.04%
Last Earnings Update30 Apr 2025

Recent past performance updates

Guidewire Software's (NYSE:GWRE) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Dec 14
Guidewire Software's (NYSE:GWRE) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Recent updates

Guidewire Software Is Soaring, But I'm Not Biting

Jun 04

Health Check: How Prudently Does Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Use Debt?

May 04
Health Check: How Prudently Does Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Use Debt?

Guidewire: Can Outperform In A Bear Market

Apr 27

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)?

Apr 08
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)?

Guidewire: The Shift To Profitability

Mar 17

Is Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Worth US$218 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Feb 07
Is Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Worth US$218 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
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Demand From Tier 1 Insurers And Generative AI Will Elevate Future Market Position

Strong cloud platform demand and AI integration are driving significant revenue growth and enhancing competitive positioning in the insurance sector.

Guidewire Software Low Valuation And Resilient Growth

Jan 14

Guidewire Software, Inc.'s (NYSE:GWRE) Business Is Trailing The Industry But Its Shares Aren't

Jan 09
Guidewire Software, Inc.'s (NYSE:GWRE) Business Is Trailing The Industry But Its Shares Aren't

Guidewire Software's (NYSE:GWRE) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Dec 14
Guidewire Software's (NYSE:GWRE) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Guidewire Software: Market Expectations Are Stretched Even After Great Q1

Dec 06

Calculating The Fair Value Of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)

Oct 23
Calculating The Fair Value Of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)

Optimistic Investors Push Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 05
Optimistic Investors Push Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

Guidewire Software: Solid Demand Momentum For Its Cloud Platform

Sep 19

Guidewire Software: Mr. Market Blinded By Enthusiasm

Sep 03

Is Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jul 31
Is Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Using Debt Sensibly?

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) With Shares Advancing 27%

Jul 04
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) With Shares Advancing 27%

Guidewire Software: Operating Results Improve But Stock May Plateau (Downgrade)

Jun 12

Guidewire Participates In Improving Property And Casualty Industry Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Feb 12

Guidewire Software: Time To Take Some Money Off The Table

Dec 01

Guidewire Software Grows But Valuation May Be An Issue

Sep 20

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Guidewire Software makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:GWRE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Apr 251,13735398288
31 Jan 251,085-17385281
31 Oct 241,03630377276
31 Jul 24980-6367269
30 Apr 24959-11357263
31 Jan 24926-51357259
31 Oct 23917-70353254
31 Jul 23905-112358250
30 Apr 23880-155362241
31 Jan 23870-167356237
31 Oct 22842-198357232
31 Jul 22813-180347229
30 Apr 22797-150322229
31 Jan 22764-130299225
31 Oct 21739-98275222
31 Jul 21743-67294201
30 Apr 21758-27244212
31 Jan 21762-21235210
31 Oct 20755-32231207
31 Jul 20742-27228201
30 Apr 20706-43223198
31 Jan 20701-21218193
31 Oct 19696-1209190
31 Jul 1972021205189
30 Apr 1975257207185
31 Jan 1973134204184
31 Oct 18725-12208181
31 Jul 18653-27200172
30 Apr 18589-62190162
31 Jan 18570-32183149
31 Oct 1752820166135
31 Jul 1751018166130
30 Apr 1747410158127
31 Jan 1745012154122
31 Oct 164369151118
31 Jul 1642415143112
30 Apr 1640911138107
31 Jan 163968131102
31 Oct 153831112799
31 Jul 153811012393
30 Apr 153731811889
31 Jan 153691911584
31 Oct 143631811079
31 Jul 143501510776

Quality Earnings: GWRE has a large one-off loss of $55.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th April, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: GWRE became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GWRE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 12.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: GWRE has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: GWRE has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (20.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: GWRE's Return on Equity (2.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/09 16:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/09 00:00
Earnings2025/04/30
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Guidewire Software, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph VruwinkBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Michael FunkBofA Global Research