Guidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE· NYSE· Services-Prepackaged Software
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 25.6%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +14.7%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2026
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 85.4M
- Revenue
- $1.5B
- Free cash flow
- $377.7M
- Owner earnings
- $195.9M
Valuation · FY2026
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2026
- Gross
- 64.2%
- Operating
- 10.2%
- Net
- –
- Free cash flow
- 25.6%
- Owner earnings
- 13.3%
- Stock pay
- 12.3%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2026
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2026
- –
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- –
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 17.7%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 14.7%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 12.5%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 23.7%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 126.3%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 32.5%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 12.3%
Financial health · FY2026
- Cash and investments
- $753.1M
- Total debt
- –
- Net cash
- –
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2026
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 0.4%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$1.5B
+12.5% a year over 9 years
FY2017FY2026
Margins
Gross64.2%Operating10.2%
FY2026
FY2017FY2026
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$377.7MOwner earnings$195.9M
Free cash flow +12.3% a year
FY2017FY2026
Diluted shares
85.4M
+13.4% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2017FY2026
Net cash
–
$604.7M more cash than debt
FY2017FY2026
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $509.5M | $652.8M | $719.5M | $742.3M | $743.3M | $812.6M | $905.3M | $980.5M | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth | 20.0% | 28.1% | 10.2% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 8.3% | 22.6% | 22.7% |
| Gross margin | 62.4% | 54.5% | 54.9% | 54.5% | 52.4% | 46.4% | 50.6% | 59.5% | 62.5% | 64.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | -2.4% | 0.2% | -3.2% | -14.2% | -24.5% | -16.5% | -5.4% | 3.4% | 10.2% |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted EPS | $0.24 | $-0.34 | $0.25 | $-0.33 | $-0.79 | $-2.16 | $-1.36 | $-0.07 | $0.81 | $1.63 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $138.8M | $140.5M | $116.1M | $113.1M | $111.6M | -$37.9M | $38.4M | $195.7M | $300.9M | $389.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.9M | $9.4M | $44.9M | $21.4M | $19.0M | $9.5M | $5.8M | $6.4M | $5.7M | $12.1M |
| Free cash flow | $132.9M | $131.1M | $71.2M | $91.7M | $92.6M | -$47.5M | $32.6M | $189.4M | $295.1M | $377.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $71.8M | $89.6M | $91.5M | $101.8M | $115.0M | $137.0M | $142.8M | $146.5M | $161.6M | $181.8M |
| Owner earnings? | $61.1M | $41.4M | -$20.3M | -$10.1M | -$22.4M | -$184.5M | -$110.3M | $42.9M | $133.6M | $195.9M |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.76 | $1.69 | $0.86 | $1.11 | $1.11 | $-0.57 | $0.40 | $2.30 | $3.44 | $4.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | – | – | $0 | $0 | $161.3M | $37.5M | $261.8M | $0 | $0 | $606.3M |
| Diluted shares | 75.3M | 77.7M | 82.7M | 82.9M | 83.6M | 83.6M | 82.2M | 82.3M | 85.9M | 85.4M |
| Share count change? | 2.1% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% | -1.7% | 0.1% | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $263.2M | $437.1M | $254.1M | $367.0M | $384.9M | $606.3M | $401.8M | $548.0M | $697.9M | $372.9M |
| Short-term investments | $310.0M | $630.0M | $870.1M | $766.5M | $734.5M | $369.9M | $396.9M | $455.6M | $451.5M | $380.2M |
| Total debt | – | $305.1M | $317.3M | $330.2M | $343.8M | $358.2M | $397.2M | $398.9M | – | – |
| Net debt | – | -$762.0M | -$806.9M | -$803.3M | -$775.6M | -$618.0M | -$401.5M | -$604.7M | – | – |
| Shareholders' equity | $888.5M | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.2B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-29 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-09-11 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-06-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-06-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-03-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-12-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-12-03 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-30 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2025-09-11 | 10-K | Annual report |
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