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Wolters Kluwer Q3 2025 TU earnings summary

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Q3 2025 TU earnings summary5 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Nine-month revenues rose 7% in constant currencies and 6% organically, with recurring revenues (84% of total) up 7% organically and cloud software revenues up 15% organically.

  • Adjusted operating profit increased 15% in constant currencies, with margin improvement driven by mix shift and cost efficiencies.

  • Share buyback of €1 billion completed; new €200 million buyback mandate signed, bringing forward part of 2026's program.

  • Full-year 2025 guidance reaffirmed, with momentum in Health, Tax & Accounting, and Corporate Performance & ESG segments.

Financial highlights

  • Nine-month adjusted free cash flow up 17% in constant currencies, aided by favorable working capital timing.

  • Net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio at 2.2x as of September 30, 2025.

  • Total acquisition spending was €839 million, mainly for RASI and Brightflag.

  • Gross dividends paid in the first nine months totaled €531 million; share repurchases reached €788 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2025 organic growth expected to be broadly in line with prior year; adjusted operating profit margin to be near the top end of guidance (27.1%-27.5%).

  • Adjusted free cash flow guidance: €1,250-€1,300 million; diluted adjusted EPS growth mid- to high-single-digit.

  • Division outlook: Health and Tax & Accounting to match or slightly trail prior year; Corporate Performance & ESG to exceed prior year; Financial & Corporate Compliance to be below prior year.

  • Guidance assumes no major changes in scope beyond completed acquisitions/divestitures.

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Wolters Kluwer N.V. offers solutions, products, and services in the areas of legal assets, healthcare, tax, accountancy, finance, risk & compliance, corporate compliance solutions; and in the areas of engineering solutions; and terminology solutions. The company primarily serves professionals in the healthcare, law enforcement, compliance and regulation, accountability and governance, risk management and compliance, and the financial services sectors. It has strategic partnerships with Bloomberg Professional Services, Thompson Reuters Corp., Henry Stewart Event Ltd., Wolters Kluwer Health Inc., and Many others. The company was formerly known as Wolters Samsom N.V. and changed its name to Wolters Kluwer N.V. in 1987.

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