Debt-to-Equity Ratio

The debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79x means that for every dollar of shareholders' equity, the company carries $0.79 in debt, indicating a moderate reliance on borrowed funds.

This is slightly above the sector median of 0.73x, placing WTW in the 55th percentile among its peers — meaning it has more leverage than about half of comparable companies. The year-over-year change is not available, but the quarter-over-quarter change shows a decline of 7.1% from the prior quarter’s 0.85x, signaling that management has reduced debt relative to equity recently. The combination of a near-median level and a downward trend suggests that while leverage is not excessive, the company is actively lowering its financial risk, which can be a cautious positive for investors. This metric supports the overall neutral verdict because the ratio is close to the sector norm and the reduction in leverage does not indicate any clear undervaluation or overvaluation risk on its own.

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