WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $29.56B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.17%
About Willis Towers Watson
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service, SIC 6411
WTW provides advisory, broking, and technology-driven solutions organized across two core operating segments: Health, Wealth & Career, and Risk & Broking. Through these divisions, the enterprise delivers benefits administration, retirement consulting, actuarial evaluations, investment management, and talent and compensation strategy, while also operating private healthcare marketplaces. In addition, it acts as an insurance intermediary, arranging property, casualty, and specialized industry coverage alongside risk analytics and software offerings. WTW serves multinational corporations, middle-market enterprises, public agencies, non-profit institutions, and major insurance providers across diverse sectors.
Headquartered in New York, New York, the organization maintains an international reach serving clients in more than 140 countries and markets, with capabilities to address health and benefit requirements across over 160 nations. Its global workforce consists of roughly 46,900 colleagues, distributed across International markets (approximately 19,300), Europe (approximately 15,300), and North America (approximately 12,300). Specific plan administration activities are conducted in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany, complemented by specialized placement operations across major global hubs.
Summary of the business section of Willis Towers Watson's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- London England, X0
- Address
- C/O Willis Group Limited, 51 Lime Street EC3M 7DQ
- Phone
- 44-20-3124-6000
- Website
- wtwco.com
- Employees
- 47,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service
- Incorporated in
- L2
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WTW
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- May 16, 2002
- Shares outstanding
- 93M, Jul 27, 2026
- Public float
- $29.92B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-2.67 reverse, Jan 5, 2016
- SEC CIK
- 1140536
- CUSIP
- G96629103
- ISIN
- USG966291035
- LEI
- 549300WHC56FF48KL350
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Aaron Hess | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 117,548 |
| Julie Jarecke Gebauer | Pres.-Health, Wealth & Career | 79,102 |
| Andrew Jay Krasner | Chief Financial Officer | 24,074 |
| Alexis Faber | Chief Operating Officer | 10,753 |
| Joseph Stephen Kurpis | PAO and Controller | 1,693 |
| Matthew Furman | General Counsel | 35,561 |
| Anne Pullum | Co-Head of Corporate Dev. | 22,448 |
| Imran Ahmed Qureshi | Global Head of Geographies | 12,220 |
| Lucy Clarke | President of Risk & Broking | 22,759 |
| Kristy D. Banas | Chief Human Resources Officer | 11,366 |
| Pamela Thomson-Hall | Head of International | 5,840 |
| Stephen M. Chipman | Director | 2,272 |
| Fredric J. Tomczyk | Director | 2,272 |
| Paul C. Reilly | Director | 3,194 |
| Michelle R. Swanback | Director | 2,848 |
| Inga K. Beale | Director | 2,848 |
| Michael P. Hammond | Director | 3,089 |
| Fumbi F. Chima | Director | 4,315 |
| Jacqueline Hunt | Director | 2,272 |
| Paul D. Thomas | Director | 13,043 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr Carl Hess | $12.79M | $21.69M | $4.15M | $167 | $137 |
| FY2024 Mr Carl Hess | $12.50M | $22.05M | $4.47M | $157 | $158 |
| FY2023 Mr Carl Hess | $12.67M | $17.27M | $3.19M | $119 | $128 |
| FY2023 Mr.Carl Hess | $12.67M | $17.27M | $3.19M | $119 | $128 |
| FY2022 Mr Carl Hess | $10.73M | $11.41M | $2.78M | $119 | $111 |
| FY2022 Mr.Carl Hess | $10.73M | $11.41M | $2.78M | $119 | $111 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings