WTW Stock — Willis Towers Watson Plc

Willis Towers Watson Plc (WTW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WTW is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.5%.

Willis Towers Watson is a global advisory, broking, and solutions company serving clients in insurance, employee benefits, retirement, and risk management, operating through two main segments focused on health and wealth services and risk and broking solutions. The company currently distributes dividends on a quarterly basis with a modest current distribution rate. The stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the professional services and financial advisory sector.

WTW performance

Returns are updating. WTW's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.5%.

WTW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.15%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/12/2001

Distribution rate

1.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.20%

5-year average yield

1.28

Last close

$315.49 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$29,300,167,404

Average volume

427832.0

Dividend

$0.96

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.469

Payout ratio

20.8%

P/E ratio

19.52

Forward P/E

17.4216

EPS

$16.16

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.20%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WTW risks and drawbacks

WTW's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.5%.

Who may consider WTW — and who may not

WTW may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WTW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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