---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-000834"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTW"
cik: "0001140536"
company_name: "WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC"
filed_at: "2022-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:55:27.109918+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WTW Q4 2021 revenue $2.71B (+1%); adj. EPS $5.67 (+9%); full-year free cash flow $1.91B (+23%)

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $2.71B, +1% YoY; organic revenue growth 4% for Q4 and 6% for full year 2021.
- Adjusted operating income $871M (32.2% margin), up 180 bps YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $5.67, +9%.
- Full-year 2021 revenue $9.00B (+4%); adjusted diluted EPS $11.60, +19%.
- Free cash flow (incl. disc. ops) $1.91B, up 23%; repurchased $1.6B of stock in 2021 ($627M in Q4).
- Segment organic: HCB +3%, CRB +1%, IRR +32% (aided by book-of-business settlement), BDA +5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-000834
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTW
- cik: 0001140536
- company_name: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- filed_at: 2022-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000117184322000834/0001171843-22-000834-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000117184322000834/f8k_020822.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-000834.txt

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