Wolters Kluwer's first-half organic growth of 5% was in line with the company-compiled consensus; over 90% of US enterprise customers have now adopted UpToDate Expert AI, and 2026 growth guidance was trimmed for the corporate performance and ESG segment. Shares fell 2% on Aug. 5.
The shift to focusing on expert solutions (software and information analytics) has boosted Wolters Kluwer's organic growth profile.
The company lacks scale and expert solutions in its legal and regulatory segment, leading to structurally lower margins compared with the rest of the legacy segments.
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 12.82 | 23.23 | 2.49 |
Price/Book Value | 15.73 | 3.81 | 0.26 |
Price/Sales | 2.47 | 5.49 | 0.50 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.83 | 15.58 | 1.91 |
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Quick Ratio | 0.67 | 0.38 | 0.73 |
Current Ratio | 0.69 | 0.51 | 0.85 |
Interest Coverage | 16.57 | 12.43 | −0.33 |
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 12.49% | 10.27% | 4.46% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 140.69% | 15.60% | 10.21% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 21.71% | 13.75% | 8.03% |
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