WTW Achieves 6% Organic Revenue Growth in Q4, Driven by Data Center Client Demand

Insurance broker WTW has reported its fourth-quarter revenue at $2.94 billion, reflecting a 3% decrease from $3.04 billion during the same period last year. This decline is primarily attributed to the sale of TRANZACT.

For Q4 2025, the company achieved an organic revenue growth of 6%. In contrast, the full year of 2025 saw a 5% organic growth, consistent with the 5% growth recorded for both Q4 and FY 2024.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 stood at $736 million, a significant drop of 41% compared to $1.25 billion in the fourth quarter of the previous year.

WTW’s total revenue for FY 2025 was $9.71 billion, down 2% from $9.93 billion in the prior year, again due to the sale of TRANZACT.

For the year ending December 31, 2025, net income was reported at $1.61 billion, a stark contrast to a net loss of $88 million in the previous year. The loss in 2024 was largely due to over $1.0 billion in impairment charges related to the sale of its direct-to-consumer insurance distribution business, TRANZACT, which was completed in January 2025 and first announced in October 2024.

Carl Hess, WTW’s chief executive officer, characterized the company’s Q4 and FY financial results as “strong,” attributing this performance to the company’s specialization strategy.

Risk & Broking

The Risk & Broking (R&B) segment reported Q4 revenue of $1.25 billion, marking a 10% increase from $1.14 billion in the prior year, with organic growth of 7%. Operating income for R&B rose by 8%, reaching $383 million compared to $354 million in Q4 2023.

“In Risk & Broking, our specialization strategy continues to fuel new business momentum,” Hess stated during an analysts’ call on February 3 to discuss the results. The R&B segment includes Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) and the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business.

Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) achieved organic revenue growth of 8%, driven by increased new business activity and strong client retention, according to WTW’s financial report.

However, ICT’s organic revenue growth for the quarter fell by 1% compared to Q4 2024, when it had delivered 11% growth. WTW attributed this decline to “clients’ continued caution in managing expenses amid ongoing economic uncertainty.” Full-year growth for ICT was 1%, down from 4% the previous year.

“The 8% organic growth in our Corporate Risk & Broking business marks the 12th consecutive quarter that the business has recorded high single-digit growth … despite a more challenging pricing environment,” Hess noted.

“I’m particularly pleased with the strong results in our CRB North America business, which grew by high single digits, driven by increased M&A activity and new business across several specialty lines, including construction and surety,” he added.

“Our fourth-quarter performance and new business wins demonstrate attractive returns on our investments in talent and innovation in 2025, and we’ll continue to prioritize investment opportunities that further accelerate our performance,” Hess remarked.

Lucy Clarke, president of Risk & Broking, highlighted that CRB generated significant new business across all global markets, from construction and surety to credit, marine, and natural resources.

“Our specialization strategy continues to resonate, positioning us to help clients manage persistent trade and geopolitical volatility, while disciplined investments in revenue-producing talent support sustainable organic growth,” Clarke stated during the analysts’ call. “We are well positioned for the current environment and are confident we can continue to deliver mid- to high single-digit organic growth in R&B during 2026.”

WTW also confirmed its strategy to capitalize on opportunities in digital infrastructure and data center construction, similar to other brokers like Aon and Marsh. (See related story: Data Center Boom Offers Organic Growth Opportunities for Brokers Like Aon, Marsh).

Hess emphasized WTW’s “strong and growing presence in the digital infrastructure space, where we’re proud to support 5 of the 10 largest data center developers globally.”

“We recently added one of those five in a competitive RFP [request for proposal] process for their master builders’ risk placement,” he noted. “The client chose us for our extensive expertise in construction, energy, technology, and other specialties, as well as our global capabilities in connectivity.”

He attributed this client win to WTW’s specialization strategy, which “underpins our ability to support clients across the full data center life cycle from planning to operation.”

“We have a track record of supporting the largest developers with our industry-leading analytics,” Hess continued. “This, along with our deep subject matter expertise across cyber, contracts, environmental, and property risks, allows us to deliver comprehensive risk management solutions for every aspect of data center development and operation.”

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Insurance broker WTW has reported its fourth-quarter revenue at $2.94 billion, reflecting a 3% decrease from $3.04 billion during the same period last year. This decline is primarily attributed to the sale of TRANZACT.

For Q4 2025, the company achieved an organic revenue growth of 6%. In contrast, the full year of 2025 saw a 5% organic growth, consistent with the 5% growth recorded for both Q4 and FY 2024.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 stood at $736 million, a significant drop of 41% compared to $1.25 billion in the fourth quarter of the previous year.

WTW’s total revenue for FY 2025 was $9.71 billion, down 2% from $9.93 billion in the prior year, again due to the sale of TRANZACT.

For the year ending December 31, 2025, net income was reported at $1.61 billion, a stark contrast to a net loss of $88 million in the previous year. The loss in 2024 was largely due to over $1.0 billion in impairment charges related to the sale of its direct-to-consumer insurance distribution business, TRANZACT, which was completed in January 2025 and first announced in October 2024.

Carl Hess, WTW’s chief executive officer, characterized the company’s Q4 and FY financial results as “strong,” attributing this performance to the company’s specialization strategy.

Risk & Broking

The Risk & Broking (R&B) segment reported Q4 revenue of $1.25 billion, marking a 10% increase from $1.14 billion in the prior year, with organic growth of 7%. Operating income for R&B rose by 8%, reaching $383 million compared to $354 million in Q4 2023.

“In Risk & Broking, our specialization strategy continues to fuel new business momentum,” Hess stated during an analysts’ call on February 3 to discuss the results. The R&B segment includes Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) and the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business.

Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) achieved organic revenue growth of 8%, driven by increased new business activity and strong client retention, according to WTW’s financial report.

However, ICT’s organic revenue growth for the quarter fell by 1% compared to Q4 2024, when it had delivered 11% growth. WTW attributed this decline to “clients’ continued caution in managing expenses amid ongoing economic uncertainty.” Full-year growth for ICT was 1%, down from 4% the previous year.

“The 8% organic growth in our Corporate Risk & Broking business marks the 12th consecutive quarter that the business has recorded high single-digit growth … despite a more challenging pricing environment,” Hess noted.

“I’m particularly pleased with the strong results in our CRB North America business, which grew by high single digits, driven by increased M&A activity and new business across several specialty lines, including construction and surety,” he added.

“Our fourth-quarter performance and new business wins demonstrate attractive returns on our investments in talent and innovation in 2025, and we’ll continue to prioritize investment opportunities that further accelerate our performance,” Hess remarked.

Lucy Clarke, president of Risk & Broking, highlighted that CRB generated significant new business across all global markets, from construction and surety to credit, marine, and natural resources.

“Our specialization strategy continues to resonate, positioning us to help clients manage persistent trade and geopolitical volatility, while disciplined investments in revenue-producing talent support sustainable organic growth,” Clarke stated during the analysts’ call. “We are well positioned for the current environment and are confident we can continue to deliver mid- to high single-digit organic growth in R&B during 2026.”

WTW also confirmed its strategy to capitalize on opportunities in digital infrastructure and data center construction, similar to other brokers like Aon and Marsh. (See related story: Data Center Boom Offers Organic Growth Opportunities for Brokers Like Aon, Marsh).

Hess emphasized WTW’s “strong and growing presence in the digital infrastructure space, where we’re proud to support 5 of the 10 largest data center developers globally.”

“We recently added one of those five in a competitive RFP [request for proposal] process for their master builders’ risk placement,” he noted. “The client chose us for our extensive expertise in construction, energy, technology, and other specialties, as well as our global capabilities in connectivity.”

He attributed this client win to WTW’s specialization strategy, which “underpins our ability to support clients across the full data center life cycle from planning to operation.”

“We have a track record of supporting the largest developers with our industry-leading analytics,” Hess continued. “This, along with our deep subject matter expertise across cyber, contracts, environmental, and property risks, allows us to deliver comprehensive risk management solutions for every aspect of data center development and operation.”

Related:

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Profit Loss