Revenue¹ increased 5% to $2.3 billion for the quarter with organic growth of 6% for the quarter
Diluted Earnings per Share were $1.36 for the quarter, up 55% over prior year
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share were $2.55 for the quarter, up 24% from prior year
Operating Margin was 9.4% for the quarter, up 280 basis points from prior year
Adjusted Operating Margin was 17.0% for the quarter, up 240 basis points from prior year
Raised low end of target ranges for 2024 Outlook for Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Diluted EPS and increased the Annual Cost Savings target

LONDON, July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ:WTW) (the "Company"), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

"WTW delivered a strong second quarter, generating significant EPS growth and margin expansion through robust organic growth, operating efficiency and the continued execution of our Transformation program," said Carl Hess, WTW's Chief Executive Officer. "These results show that our efforts to grow, simplify and transform WTW continue to create sustainable value for shareholders, clients and colleagues. Given our strong performance and ongoing momentum, we are raising the low end of our full year 2024 target ranges for adjusted operating margin and adjusted EPS to 23.0%-23.5% and $16.00-$17.00, respectively."

Consolidated Results

As reported, USD millions, except %

Key Metrics	Q2-24	Q2-23	Y/Y Change
Revenue¹	$2,265	$2,159	Reported 5% \| CC 6% \| Organic 6%
Income from Operations	$212	$142	49%
Operating Margin %	9.4%	6.6%	280 bps
Adjusted Operating Income	$385	$315	22%
Adjusted Operating Margin %	17.0%	14.6%	240 bps
Net Income	$142	$96	48%
Adjusted Net Income	$263	$219	20%
Diluted EPS	$1.36	$0.88	55%
Adjusted Diluted EPS	$2.55	$2.05	24%

¹	The revenue amounts included in this release are presented on a U.S. GAAP basis except where stated otherwise. This excludes reinsurance revenue which is reported in discontinued operations. The segment discussion is on an organic basis.

Revenue was $2.27 billion for the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 5% as compared to $2.16 billion for the same period in the prior year. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenue increased 6%. On an organic basis, revenue increased 6%. See Supplemental Segment Information for additional detail on book-of-business settlements and interest income included in revenue.

Net Income for the second quarter of 2024 was $142 million, an increase of 48% compared to Net Income of $96 million in the prior-year second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $466 million, or 20.6% of revenue, an increase of 13%, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $411 million, or 19.0% of revenue, in the prior-year second quarter. The U.S. GAAP tax rate for the second quarter was 15.6%, and the adjusted income tax rate for the second quarter used in calculating adjusted diluted earnings per share was 22.6%.

Cash Flow and Capital Allocation

Cash flows from operating activities were $431 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $430 million for the prior year. Free cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $361 million and $350 million, respectively, an increase of $11 million, primarily driven by operating margin expansion, partially offset by increased cash outflows related to transformation and discretionary compensation payments. During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the Company repurchased $200 million of WTW outstanding shares.

Second Quarter 2024 Segment Highlights

Health, Wealth & Career ("HWC")

As reported, USD millions, except %

Health, Wealth & Career	Q2-24	Q2-23	Y/Y Change
Total Revenue	$1,260	$1,215	Reported 4% \| CC 4% \| Organic 5%
Operating Income	$276	$222	24%
Operating Margin %	21.9%	18.3%	360 bps

The HWC segment had revenue of $1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 4% (4% increase constant currency and 5% organic) from $1.22 billion in the prior year. Organic revenue growth in Health was driven by increased project work in North America and strong client retention, new local appointments and the continued expansion of our Global Benefits Management client portfolio in International and Europe. Our Wealth businesses generated organic revenue growth from higher levels of Retirement work in North America and Europe and an increase in our Investments business due to capital market improvements and growth from our LifeSight solution. Career had organic revenue growth from increased project work and product revenue in Employee Experience and Work & Rewards. Benefits Delivery & Outsourcing was flat for the quarter as a result of growth in Outsourcing offset by moderated growth in Individual Marketplace.

Operating margins in the HWC segment increased 360 basis points from the prior-year second quarter to 21.9%, primarily from operating leverage and Transformation savings.

Risk & Broking ("R&B")

As reported, USD millions, except %

Risk & Broking	Q2-24	Q2-23	Y/Y Change
Total Revenue	$979	$900	Reported 9% \| CC 10% \| Organic 10%
Operating Income	$202	$145	39%
Operating Margin %	20.6%	16.1%	450 bps

The R&B segment had revenue of $979 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 9% (10% increase constant currency and organic) from $900 million in the prior year. Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) had organic revenue growth primarily driven by higher levels of new business activity, strong client retention and renewal increases across all geographies. Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) had flat organic revenue growth for the quarter primarily due to tempered demand for discretionary services.

Operating margins in the R&B segment increased 450 basis points from the prior-year second quarter to 20.6%, due to operating leverage from strong revenue growth in CRB, Transformation savings and interest income.

2024 Outlook

Based on our performance during the first half of 2024 and both current and anticipated market conditions, the Company's full-year targets for 2024, as compared with those targets that have been previously provided are as follows. Refer to the Supplemental Slides for additional detail.

	Previous Targets	Updated Targets
Revenue	$9.9+ billion	$9.9+ billion*
Adjusted Operating Margin	22.5%-23.5%	23.0%-23.5%
Adjusted Diluted EPS	$15.40-$17.00	$16.00-$17.00
Transformation Program Annual Cost Savings	~$425 million	~$450 million
Transformation Program Costs to Achieve	~$1.125 billion	~$1.175 billion
Non-Cash Pension Income	$88 million	$88 million*
Foreign-Currency Headwind on Adjusted Diluted EPS	$0.05	$0.10

*No update to previous target.

Outlook includes Non-GAAP financial measures. We do not reconcile forward-looking Non-GAAP measures for reasons explained below.

Conference Call

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call to discuss the financial results for the second quarter 2024. It will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available on WTW's website here. The conference call will include a question-and-answer session. To participate in the question-and-answer session, please register here. An online replay will be available at www.wtwco.com shortly after the call concludes.

About WTW

At WTW (NASDAQ:WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help organizations sharpen their strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate their workforce and maximize performance. Working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, we uncover opportunities for sustainable success—and provide perspective that moves you. Learn more at www.wtwco.com.

WTW Non-GAAP Measures

In order to assist readers of our consolidated financial statements in understanding the core operating results that WTW's management uses to evaluate the business and for financial planning, we present the following non-GAAP measures: (1) Constant Currency Change, (2) Organic Change, (3) Adjusted Operating Income/Margin, (4) Adjusted EBITDA/Margin, (5) Adjusted Net Income, (6) Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, (7) Adjusted Income Before Taxes, (8) Adjusted Income Taxes/Tax Rate, (9) Free Cash Flow and (10) Free Cash Flow Margin.

We believe that those measures are relevant and provide pertinent information widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in our industry to provide a baseline for evaluating and comparing our operating performance, and in the case of free cash flow, our liquidity results.

Within the measures referred to as ‘adjusted', we adjust for significant items which will not be settled in cash, or which we believe to be items that are not core to our current or future operations. Some of these items may not be applicable for the current quarter, however they may be part of our full-year results. Additionally, we have historically adjusted for certain items which are not described below, but for which we may adjust in a future period when applicable. Items applicable to the quarter or full year results, or the comparable periods, include the following:

Restructuring costs and transaction and transformation – Management believes it is appropriate to adjust for restructuring costs and transaction and transformation when they relate to a specific significant program with a defined set of activities and costs that are not expected to continue beyond a defined period of time, or significant acquisition-related transaction expenses. We believe the adjustment is necessary to present how the Company is performing, both now and in the future when the incurrence of these costs will have concluded.
Provisions for specified litigation matters – We will include provisions for litigation matters which we believe are not representative of our core business operations. Among other things, we determine this by reference to the amount of the loss (net of insurance and other recovery receivables) and by reference to whether the matter relates to an unusual and complex scenario that is not expected to be repeated as part of our ongoing, ordinary business. These amounts are presented net of insurance and other recovery receivables. See the footnotes to the respective reconciliation tables below for more specificity on the litigation matter excluded from adjusted results.
Gains and losses on disposals of operations – Adjustment to remove the gains or losses resulting from disposed operations that have not been classified as discontinued operations.
Tax effect of significant adjustments – Relates to the incremental tax expense or benefit resulting from significant or unusual events including significant statutory tax rate changes enacted in material jurisdictions in which we operate, internal reorganizations of ownership of certain businesses that reduced the investment held by our U.S.-controlled subsidiaries and the recovery of certain refunds or payment of taxes related to businesses in which we no longer participate.

We evaluate our revenue on an as reported (U.S. GAAP), constant currency and organic basis. We believe presenting constant currency and organic information provides valuable supplemental information regarding our comparable results, consistent with how we evaluate our performance internally.

We consider Constant Currency Change, Organic Change, Adjusted Operating Income/Margin, Adjusted EBITDA/Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Income Before Taxes, Adjusted Income Taxes/Tax Rate and Free Cash Flow to be important financial measures, which are used to internally evaluate and assess our core operations and to benchmark our operating and liquidity results against our competitors. These non-GAAP measures are important in illustrating what our comparable operating and liquidity results would have been had we not incurred transaction-related and non-recurring items. Reconciliations of these measures are included in the accompanying tables with the following exception: The Company does not reconcile its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures, due to variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections and/or certain information not being ascertainable or accessible; and because not all of the information, such as foreign currency impacts necessary for a quantitative reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, is available to the Company without unreasonable efforts. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. The Company provides non-GAAP financial measures that it believes will be achieved, however it cannot accurately predict all of the components of the adjusted calculations and the U.S. GAAP measures may be materially different than the non-GAAP measures.

Our non-GAAP measures and their accompanying definitions are presented as follows:

Constant Currency Change – Represents the year-over-year change in revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. To calculate this impact, the prior year local currency results are first translated using the current year monthly average exchange rates. The change is calculated by comparing the prior year revenue, translated at the current year monthly average exchange rates, to the current year as reported revenue, for the same period. We believe constant currency measures provide useful information to investors because they provide transparency to performance by excluding the effects that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations have on period-over-period comparability given volatility in foreign currency exchange markets.

Organic Change – Excludes the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, as described above and the period-over-period impact of acquisitions and divestitures on current-year revenue. We believe that excluding transaction-related items from our U.S. GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to our investors, and it is important in illustrating what our core operating results would have been had we not included these transaction-related items, since the nature, size and number of these transaction-related items can vary from period to period.

Adjusted Operating Income/Margin – Income from operations adjusted for amortization, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation and non-recurring items that, in management's judgment, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results. Adjusted operating income margin is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by revenue. We consider adjusted operating income/margin to be important financial measures, which are used internally to evaluate and assess our core operations and to benchmark our operating results against our competitors.

Adjusted EBITDA/Margin – Net Income adjusted for provision for income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation, gains and losses on disposals of operations and non-recurring items that, in management's judgment, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue. We consider adjusted EBITDA/margin to be important financial measures, which are used internally to evaluate and assess our core operations, to benchmark our operating results against our competitors and to evaluate and measure our performance-based compensation plans.

Adjusted Net Income – Net Income Attributable to WTW adjusted for amortization, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation, gains and losses on disposals of operations and non-recurring items that, in management's judgment, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results and the related tax effect of those adjustments and the tax effects of internal reorganizations. This measure is used solely for the purpose of calculating adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share – Adjusted Net Income divided by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares, diluted. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is used to internally evaluate and assess our core operations and to benchmark our operating results against our competitors.

Adjusted Income Before Taxes – Income from operations before income taxes adjusted for amortization, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation, gains and losses on disposals of operations and non-recurring items that, in management's judgment, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results. Adjusted income before taxes is used solely for the purpose of calculating the adjusted income tax rate.

Adjusted Income Taxes/Tax Rate – Provision for income taxes adjusted for taxes on certain items of amortization, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation, gains and losses on disposals of operations, the tax effects of internal reorganizations, and non-recurring items that, in management's judgment, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results, divided by adjusted income before taxes. Adjusted income taxes is used solely for the purpose of calculating the adjusted income tax rate. Management believes that the adjusted income tax rate presents a rate that is more closely aligned to the rate that we would incur if not for the reduction of pre-tax income for the adjusted items and the tax effects of internal reorganizations, which are not core to our current and future operations.

Free Cash Flow – Cash flows from operating activities less cash used to purchase fixed assets and software for internal use. Free Cash Flow is a liquidity measure and is not meant to represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Management believes that free cash flow presents the core operating performance and cash-generating capabilities of our business operations.

Free Cash Flow Margin – Free Cash Flow as a percentage of revenue, which represents how much of revenue would be realized on a cash basis. We consider this measure to be a meaningful metric for tracking cash conversion on a year-over-year basis due to the non-cash nature of our pension income, which is included in our GAAP and Non-GAAP earnings metrics presented herein.

These non-GAAP measures are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the information contained within our condensed consolidated financial statements.

WTW Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains ‘forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those laws. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our operations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events, or developments that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future, including such things as our outlook, plans and references to future performance, including our future financial and operating results (including our revenue, costs, or margins), short-term and long-term financial goals, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, including with respect to organic revenue growth, free cash flow generation, adjusted net revenue, adjusted operating margin and adjusted earnings per share; future share repurchases; demand for our services and competitive strengths; existing and evolving business strategies including those related to acquisition and disposition activity; the benefits of new initiatives; the growth of our business and operations; the sustained health of our product, service, transaction, client, and talent assessment and management pipelines; our ability to successfully manage ongoing leadership, organizational, and technology changes, including investments in improving systems and processes, and in connection with our acquisition and divestiture activities; our ability to implement and realize anticipated benefits of any cost-savings initiatives including the multi-year operational Transformation program; the potential impact of natural or man-made disasters like health pandemics and other world crises; future capital expenditures; ongoing working capital efforts; the impact of changes to tax laws on our financial results; and our recognition of future impairment charges or write-off of receivables, are forward-looking statements. Also, when we use words such as ‘may', ‘will', ‘would', ‘anticipate', ‘believe', ‘estimate', ‘expect', ‘intend', ‘plan', ‘continues', ‘seek', ‘target', ‘goal', ‘focus', ‘probably', or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking disclosure is speculative by its nature.

There are important risks, uncertainties, events and factors that could cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained in this document, including the following: our ability to successfully establish, execute and achieve our global business strategy as it evolves; our ability to fully realize anticipated benefits of our growth strategy, including inorganic growth through acquisitions; our ability to make divestitures or acquisitions, including our ability to integrate or manage acquired businesses or de-integrate businesses to be disposed, as well as our ability to identify and successfully execute on opportunities for strategic collaboration; our ability to successfully manage ongoing organizational changes, including as part of our multi-year operational transformation program, investments in improving systems and processes, and in connection with our acquisition and divestiture activities and related to changes in leadership in any of our businesses; risks relating to changes in our management structures and in senior leadership; our ability to achieve our short-term and long-term financial goals, such as with respect to our cash flow generation, and the timing with respect to such achievement; the risks related to changes in general economic conditions, business and political conditions, changes in the financial markets, inflation, credit availability, increased interest rates and changes in trade policies; the risks to our short-term and long-term financial goals from any of the risks or uncertainties set forth herein; the risks relating to the adverse impacts of macroeconomic trends, including inflation, changes in interest rates and trade policies, as well as political events, war, such as the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, and other international disputes, terrorism, natural disasters, public health issues and other business interruptions on the global economy and capital markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and long-term goals; our ability to successfully hedge against fluctuations in foreign currency rates; the risks relating to the adverse impacts of natural or man-made disasters like health pandemics and other world health crises on the demand for our products and services, our cash flows and our business operations; material interruptions to or loss of our information processing capabilities, or failure to effectively maintain and upgrade our information technology resources and systems and related risks of cybersecurity breaches or incidents; our ability to comply with complex and evolving regulations related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence; the risks relating to the transitional arrangements in effect subsequent to our previously-completed sale of Willis Re to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; significant competition that we face and the potential for loss of market share and/or profitability; the impact of seasonality and differences in timing of renewals and non-recurring revenue increases from disposals and book-of-business sales; the insufficiency of client data protection, potential breaches of information systems or insufficient safeguards against cybersecurity breaches or incidents; the risk of increased liability or new legal claims arising from our new and existing products and services, and expectations, intentions and outcomes relating to outstanding litigation; the risk of substantial negative outcomes on existing litigation or investigation matters; changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate, including, among other risks, the impacts of pending competition law and regulatory investigations; various claims, government inquiries or investigations or the potential for regulatory action; our ability to integrate direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions with our existing offerings and solutions; disasters or business continuity problems; our ability to successfully enhance our billing, collection and other working capital efforts, and thereby increase our free cash flow; our ability to properly identify and manage conflicts of interest; reputational damage, including from association with third parties; reliance on third-party service providers and suppliers; the loss of key employees or a large number of employees and rehiring rates; our ability to maintain our corporate culture; doing business internationally, including the impact of foreign currency exchange rates; compliance with extensive government regulation; the risk of sanctions imposed by governments, or changes to associated sanction regulations (such as sanctions imposed on Russia) and related counter-sanctions; our ability to effectively apply technology, data and analytics changes for internal operations, maintaining industry standards and meeting client preferences; changes and developments in the insurance industry or the U.S. healthcare system, including those related to Medicare, any legislative actions from the current U.S. Congress, the recent Final Rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for contract year 2025 and any judicial claims, rulings and appeals related thereto, and any other changes and developments in legal, regulatory, economic, business or operational conditions impacting our Medicare benefits businesses such as TRANZACT; the inability to protect our intellectual property rights, or the potential infringement upon the intellectual property rights of others; fluctuations in our pension assets and liabilities and related changes in pension income, including as a result of, related to, or derived from movements in the interest rate environment, investment returns, inflation, or changes in other assumptions that are used to estimate our benefit obligations and its effect on adjusted earnings per share; our capital structure, including indebtedness amounts, the limitations imposed by the covenants in the documents governing such indebtedness and the maintenance of the financial and disclosure controls and procedures of each; our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all; adverse changes in our credit ratings; the impact of recent or potential changes to U.S. or foreign laws, and the enactment of additional, or the revision of existing, state, federal, and/or foreign laws and regulations, recent judicial decisions and development of case law, other regulations and any policy changes and legislative actions, including those that impact our effective tax rate; U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. persons owning at least 10% of our shares; changes in accounting principles, estimates or assumptions; our recognition of future impairment charges or write-off of receivables; risks relating to or arising from environmental, social and governance practices; fluctuation in revenue against our relatively fixed or higher than expected expenses; the risk that investment levels, including cash spending, to achieve additional transformation savings increase; the laws of Ireland being different from the laws of the U.S. and potentially affording less protections to the holders of our securities; and our holding company structure potentially preventing us from being able to receive dividends or other distributions in needed amounts from our subsidiaries.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and new factors may emerge from time to time that could also affect actual performance and results. For more information, please see Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our subsequent filings with the SEC. Copies are available online at www.sec.gov or www.wtwco.com.

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of these assumptions, and therefore also the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions, could themselves prove to be inaccurate. Given the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this document, our inclusion of this information is not a representation or guarantee by us that our objectives and plans will be achieved.

Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we will not update these forward-looking statements unless the securities laws require us to do so. With regard to these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this document may not occur, and we caution you against unduly relying on these forward-looking statements.

Contact

INVESTORS

Claudia De La Hoz | Claudia.Delahoz@wtwco.com


WTW Supplemental Segment Information (In millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
REVENUE
						Components of Revenue Change⁽ⁱ⁾
						Less:		Less:
	Three Months Ended June30,				As Reported	Currency	Constant Currency	Acquisitions/	Organic
	2024		2023		% Change	Impact	Change	Divestitures	Change

Health, Wealth & Career
Revenue excluding interest income	$	1,251	$	1,209	3%	(1)%	4%	0%	5%
Interest income		9		6
Total		1,260		1,215	4%	(1)%	4%	0%	5%

Risk & Broking
Revenue excluding interest income	$	950	$	885	7%	(1)%	8%	0%	8%
Interest income		29		15
Total		979		900	9%	(1)%	10%	0%	10%

Segment Revenue	$	2,239	$	2,115	6%	(1)%	7%	0%	7%
Reimbursable expenses and other		20		30
Interest income		6		14
Revenue	$	2,265	$	2,159	5%	(1)%	6%	0%	6%⁽ⁱⁱ⁾

						Components of Revenue Change⁽ⁱ⁾
						Less:		Less:
	Six Months Ended June30,				As Reported	Currency	Constant Currency	Acquisitions/	Organic
	2024		2023		% Change	Impact	Change	Divestitures	Change

Health, Wealth & Career
Revenue excluding interest income	$	2,578	$	2,491	3%	0%	4%	0%	4%
Interest income		18		11
Total		2,596		2,502	4%	0%	4%	0%	4%

Risk & Broking
Revenue excluding interest income	$	1,900	$	1,777	7%	0%	7%	0%	7%
Interest income		57		27
Total		1,957		1,804	8%	0%	9%	0%	9%

Segment Revenue	$	4,553	$	4,306	6%	0%	6%	0%	6%
Reimbursable expenses and other		41		68
Interest income		12		29
Revenue	$	4,606	$	4,403	5%	0%	5%	0%	5%⁽ⁱⁱ⁾

⁽ⁱ⁾ Components of revenue change may not add due to rounding.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ Interest income contributed 1% to organic change for total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Organic change for total revenue excluding this contribution was 5% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Interest income did not contribute to organic change for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

BOOK-OF-BUSINESS SETTLEMENTS AND INTEREST INCOME

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	HWC				R&B				Corporate				Total
	2024		2023		2024		2023		2024		2023		2024		2023
Book-of-business settlements	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	3	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	3
Interest income		9		6		29		15		6		14		44		35
Total	$	9	$	6	$	31	$	18	$	6	$	14	$	46	$	38

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	HWC				R&B				Corporate				Total
	2024		2023		2024		2023		2024		2023		2024		2023
Book-of-business settlements	$	—	$	—	$	4	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	4	$	10
Interest income		18		11		57		27		12		29		87		67
Total	$	18	$	11	$	61	$	37	$	12	$	29	$	91	$	77

SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME⁽ⁱ⁾

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023

Health, Wealth & Career	$	276	$	222
Risk & Broking		202		145
Segment Operating Income	$	478	$	367

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023

Health, Wealth & Career	$	612	$	531
Risk & Broking		405		325
Segment Operating Income	$	1,017	$	856

⁽ⁱ⁾Segment operating income excludes certain costs, including amortization of intangibles, restructuring costs, transaction and transformation expenses, certain litigation provisions, and to the extent that the actual expense based upon which allocations are made differs from the forecast/budget amount, a reconciling item will be created between internally-allocated expenses and the actual expenses reported for U.S. GAAP purposes.

SEGMENT OPERATING MARGINS

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024	2023
Health, Wealth & Career	21.9%	18.3%
Risk & Broking	20.6%	16.1%

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024	2023
Health, Wealth & Career	23.6%	21.2%
Risk & Broking	20.7%	18.0%

RECONCILIATIONS OF SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME TO INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Segment Operating Income	$	478		$	367
Amortization		(60	)		(70	)
Restructuring costs		(3	)		(10	)
Transaction and transformation⁽ⁱ⁾		(97	)		(93	)
Unallocated, net⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(106	)		(52	)
Income from Operations		212			142
Interest expense		(68	)		(57	)
Other income, net		24			35
Income from operations before income taxes	$	168		$	120

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Segment Operating Income	$	1,017		$	856
Amortization		(120	)		(141	)
Restructuring costs		(21	)		(13	)
Transaction and transformation⁽ⁱ⁾		(222	)		(152	)
Unallocated, net⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(162	)		(123	)
Income from Operations		492			427
Interest expense		(132	)		(111	)
Other income, net		50			60
Income from operations before income taxes	$	410		$	376

⁽ⁱ⁾In 2024 and 2023, in addition to legal fees and other transaction costs, includes primarily consulting fees and compensation costs related to the Transformation program.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾Includes certain costs, primarily related to corporate functions which are not directly related to the segments, and certain differences between budgeted expenses determined at the beginning of the year and actual expenses that we report for U.S. GAAP purposes.

WTW

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures

(In millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

RECONCILIATIONS OF NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO WTW TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Net Income attributable to WTW	$	141		$	94
Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		60			70
Restructuring costs		3			10
Transaction and transformation		97			93
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(44	)		(43	)
Tax effect of significant adjustments		(7	)		(2	)
Adjusted Net Income	$	263		$	219

Weighted-average ordinary shares, diluted		103			107

Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	1.36		$	0.88
Adjusted for certain items:⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Amortization		0.58			0.65
Restructuring costs		0.03			0.09
Transaction and transformation		0.94			0.87
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		0.13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(0.03	)
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(0.43	)		(0.40	)
Tax effect of significant adjustments		(0.07	)		(0.02	)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾	$	2.55		$	2.05

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Net Income attributable to WTW	$	331		$	297
Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		120			141
Restructuring costs		21			13
Transaction and transformation		222			152
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(96	)		(77	)
Tax effect of significant adjustments		(7	)		2
Adjusted Net Income	$	604		$	525

Weighted-average ordinary shares, diluted		104			107

Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	3.20		$	2.77
Adjusted for certain items:⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Amortization		1.16			1.31
Restructuring costs		0.20			0.12
Transaction and transformation		2.14			1.42
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		0.13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(0.03	)
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		(0.93	)		(0.72	)
Tax effect of significant adjustments		(0.07	)		0.02
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾	$	5.84		$	4.89

⁽ⁱ⁾Represents a provision related to potential litigation arising out of a structured insurance program originally placed for a client over 15 years ago. The program is of a type and complexity that was highly bespoke to the client and for that reason is unlikely to be exactly replicated elsewhere. Because of this, while we do not believe the potential litigation is material, we believe excluding this matter from adjusted results makes results more comparable from period to period and more representative of our core business operations.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ The tax effect was calculated using an effective tax rate for each item.

⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾ Per share values and totals may differ due to rounding.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Net Income	$	142	6.3%	$	96		4.4%
Provision for income taxes		26			24
Interest expense		68			57
Depreciation		57			64
Amortization		60			70
Restructuring costs		3			10
Transaction and transformation		97			93
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin	$	466	20.6%	$	411		19.0%

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Net Income	$	336	7.3%	$	302		6.9%
Provision for income taxes		74			74
Interest expense		132			111
Depreciation		116			124
Amortization		120			141
Restructuring costs		21			13
Transaction and transformation		222			152
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin	$	1,034	22.4%	$	914		20.8%

RECONCILIATIONS OF INCOME FROM OPERATIONS TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Income from operations and Operating margin	$	212	9.4%	$	142	6.6%
Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		60			70
Restructuring costs		3			10
Transaction and transformation		97			93
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Adjusted operating income and Adjusted operating income margin	$	385	17.0%	$	315	14.6%

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Income from operations and Operating margin	$	492	10.7%	$	427	9.7%
Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		120			141
Restructuring costs		21			13
Transaction and transformation		222			152
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Adjusted operating income and Adjusted operating income margin	$	868	18.8%	$	733	16.6%

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP INCOME TAXES/TAX RATE TO ADJUSTED INCOME TAXES/TAX RATE

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Income from operations before income taxes	$	168		$	120

Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		60			70
Restructuring costs		3			10
Transaction and transformation		97			93
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Adjusted income before taxes	$	341		$	290

Provision for income taxes	$	26		$	24
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		44			43
Tax effect of significant adjustments		7			2
Adjusted income taxes	$	77		$	69

U.S. GAAP tax rate		15.6	%		19.8	%
Adjusted income tax rate		22.6	%		23.7	%

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Income from operations before income taxes	$	410		$	376

Adjusted for certain items:
Amortization		120			141
Restructuring costs		21			13
Transaction and transformation		222			152
Provision for specified litigation matter⁽ⁱ⁾		13			—
Gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Adjusted income before taxes	$	786		$	679

Provision for income taxes	$	74		$	74
Tax effect on certain items listed above⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		96			77
Tax effect of significant adjustments		7			(2	)
Adjusted income taxes	$	177		$	149

U.S. GAAP tax rate		18.1	%		19.6	%
Adjusted income tax rate		22.5	%		22.0	%

⁽ⁱ⁾Represents a provision related to potential litigation arising out of a structured insurance program originally placed for a client over 15 years ago. The program is of a type and complexity that was highly bespoke to the client and for that reason is unlikely to be exactly replicated elsewhere. Because of this, while we do not believe the potential litigation is material, we believe excluding this matter from adjusted results makes results more comparable from period to period and more representative of our core business operations.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾The tax effect was calculated using an effective tax rate for each item.

RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Cash flows from operating activities	$	431		$	430
Less: Additions to fixed assets and software for internal use		(70	)		(80	)
Free Cash Flow	$	361		$	350


WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (In millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June30,						Six Months Ended June30,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Revenue	$	2,265		$	2,159		$	4,606		$	4,403

Costs of providing services
Salaries and benefits		1,397			1,347			2,739			2,660
Other operating expenses		439			433			896			886
Depreciation		57			64			116			124
Amortization		60			70			120			141
Restructuring costs		3			10			21			13
Transaction and transformation		97			93			222			152
Total costs of providing services		2,053			2,017			4,114			3,976

Income from operations		212			142			492			427

Interest expense		(68	)		(57	)		(132	)		(111	)
Other income, net		24			35			50			60

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		168			120			410			376

Provision for income taxes		(26	)		(24	)		(74	)		(74	)

NET INCOME		142			96			336			302

Income attributable to non-controlling interests		(1	)		(2	)		(5	)		(5	)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO WTW	$	141		$	94		$	331		$	297

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share	$	1.37		$	0.88		$	3.22		$	2.78
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.36		$	0.88		$	3.20		$	2.77

Weighted-average ordinary shares, basic		103			107			103			107
Weighted-average ordinary shares, diluted		103			107			104			107


WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions of U.S. dollars, except share data) (Unaudited)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2024			2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,247		$	1,424
Fiduciary assets		9,925			9,073
Accounts receivable, net		2,425			2,572
Prepaid and other current assets		432			364
Total current assets		14,029			13,433
Fixed assets, net		709			720
Goodwill		10,184			10,195
Other intangible assets, net		1,898			2,016
Right-of-use assets		536			565
Pension benefits assets		611			588
Other non-current assets		1,655			1,573
Total non-current assets		15,593			15,657
TOTAL ASSETS	$	29,622		$	29,090
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Fiduciary liabilities	$	9,925		$	9,073
Deferred revenue and accrued expenses		1,891			2,104
Current debt		—			650
Current lease liabilities		118			125
Other current liabilities		740			678
Total current liabilities		12,674			12,630
Long-term debt		5,307			4,567
Liability for pension benefits		505			563
Deferred tax liabilities		552			542
Provision for liabilities		409			365
Long-term lease liabilities		564			592
Other non-current liabilities		196			238
Total non-current liabilities		7,533			6,867
TOTAL LIABILITIES		20,207			19,497
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY⁽ⁱ⁾
Additional paid-in capital		10,943			10,910
Retained earnings		1,315			1,466
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(2,921	)		(2,856	)
Total WTW shareholders' equity		9,337			9,520
Non-controlling interests		78			73
Total Equity		9,415			9,593
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	29,622		$	29,090

(i) Equity includes (a) Ordinary shares $0.000304635 nominal value; Authorized 1,510,003,775; Issued 101,547,339 (2024) and 102,538,072 (2023); Outstanding 101,547,339 (2024) and 102,538,072 (2023) and (b) Preference shares, $0.000115 nominal value; Authorized 1,000,000,000 and Issued none in 2024 and 2023.


WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
NET INCOME	$	336		$	302
Adjustments to reconcile net income to total net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation		116			124
Amortization		120			141
Non-cash restructuring charges		12			8
Non-cash lease expense		49			58
Net periodic benefit of defined benefit pension plans		(11	)		(11	)
Provision for doubtful receivables from clients		10			5
Benefit from deferred income taxes		(25	)		(37	)
Share-based compensation		54			58
Net gain on disposal of operations		—			(3	)
Non-cash foreign exchange (gain)/loss		(12	)		6
Other, net		22			16
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of subsidiaries:
Accounts receivable		118			164
Other assets		(161	)		(81	)
Other liabilities		(242	)		(346	)
Provisions		45			26
Net cash from operating activities		431			430

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to fixed assets and software for internal use		(70	)		(80	)
Capitalized software costs		(56	)		(41	)
Acquisitions of operations, net of cash acquired		(18	)		(4	)
Proceeds from sale of operations		—			9
Cash and fiduciary funds transferred in sale of operations		—			(916	)
Purchase of investments		(14	)		(3	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(158	)		(1,035	)

CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Senior notes issued		746			748
Debt issuance costs		(9	)		(6	)
Repayments of debt		(652	)		(2	)
Repurchase of shares		(301	)		(454	)
Net proceeds/(payments) from fiduciary funds held for clients		783			(194	)
Payments of deferred and contingent consideration related to acquisitions		—			(7	)
Cash paid for employee taxes on withholding shares		(24	)		(17	)
Dividends paid		(176	)		(177	)
Acquisitions of and dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(3	)		(4	)
Net cash from/(used in) financing activities		364			(113	)

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH		637			(718	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(53	)		1
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD⁽ⁱ⁾		3,792			4,721
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD⁽ⁱ⁾	$	4,376		$	4,004

(i) The amounts of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, their respective classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as well as their respective portions of the increase or decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for each of the periods presented have been included in the Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information section.

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024			2023

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,247		$	1,602
Fiduciary funds (included in fiduciary assets)		3,129			2,402
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	4,376		$	4,004

(Decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and other restricted cash	$	(154	)	$	345
Increase/(decrease) in fiduciary funds		791			(1,063	)
Total⁽ⁱ⁾	$	637		$	(718	)

⁽ⁱ⁾Does not include the effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

WTW Reports Second Quarter 2024 Earnings