Is WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW) Halal?

NASDAQ Financial Services United Kingdom $26.7B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Insurance Brokers industry, which is excluded under Shariah screening. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI Excluded — Insurance Brokers ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Insurance Brokers ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Insurance Brokers ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Insurance Brokers ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Insurance Brokers ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
17.4
Forward: 12.6
EPS
$16.25
Dividend Yield
136.0%
Payout: 22.6%
P/B Ratio
3.4
EV/EBITDA
11.6
EV: $30.5B
Revenue
$9.7B
Growth: -3.3%
Beta
0.6
Low volatility
Current Ratio
1.2

Profitability

Gross Margin 41.6%
Operating Margin 35.4%
Net Margin 16.5%
Return on Equity (ROE) 20.1%
Return on Assets (ROA) 4.8%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$1.8B
Free Cash Flow$1.5B
Total Debt$6.9B
Debt-to-Equity85.8
Current Ratio1.2
Total Assets$29.5B

Price & Trading

Last Close$286.80
50-Day MA$303.18
200-Day MA$318.59
Avg Volume773K
Beta0.6
52-Week Range
$275.60
$352.79

About WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)

CEO
Mr. Carl Aaron Hess CERA, F.S.A.
Employees
46,900
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance Brokers
Country
United Kingdom
Exchange
NASDAQ
Market Cap
$26.7B
Currency
USD

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. It offers strategy and design consulting, plan management service and support, broking and administration services for health, wellbeing, and other group benefit programs, including medical, dental, disability, life, voluntary benefits, and other coverages; actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for pension and retirement savings plans; retirement consulting services and solutions; and integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services. The company also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues; and risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, affinity, risk and analytics, aerospace, construction, global markets direct and facultative, financial, executive and professional risks, credit risk solutions, crisis management, surety, marine, and natural resources. In addition, it offers software and technology, risk and capital management, products and product pricing, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, M&A, outsourcing, and business management services. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC's debt ratio?

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.

What are WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC's key financial metrics?

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC has a market capitalization of $26.7B, trailing P/E ratio of 17.4, and revenue of $9.7B. The company maintains a gross margin of 41.6% and a net margin of 16.5%. Return on equity stands at 20.1%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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