Guidewire Software
GWRE NYSE· Application Software
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$169.15
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Guidewire Software had $1.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 22.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +14.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 10.2%, up 6.7 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 10 is left after running the business.
- Guidewire Software made $139M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 23.7% a year.
- Free cash flow was $378M in fiscal 2026, 25.6% of revenue.
- Guidewire Software returned $606M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 161% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.6%.
- Guidewire Software has $75.0M more cash than debt.
Market cap
$14.4B
P/E
—
Revenue
$1.5B
Net income
$139M
Free cash flow
$378M
Operating margin
10.2%
Guidewire Software in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+22.7%
Yes. Sales grew 22.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
9.4%
A little. It keeps 9.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
25.6%
Yes. 25.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
What Guidewire Software does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- July 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Sep 11, 2026
- Legal name
- Guidewire Software, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001528396
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $813M | $905M | $981M | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth | 9.3% | 11.4% | 8.3% | 22.6% | 22.7% |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | 50.6% | 59.5% | 62.5% | 64.2% |
| Operating margin | −24.5% | −16.5% | −5.4% | 3.4% | 10.2% |
| Net income | −$180M | −$112M | −$6.1M | $69.8M | $139M |
| Net margin | −22.2% | −12.4% | −0.6% | 5.8% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.16 | −$1.36 | −$0.07 | $0.81 | $1.63 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$37.9M | $38.4M | $196M | $301M | $390M |
| Capital expenditure | $9.5M | $5.8M | $6.4M | $5.7M | $12.1M |
| Free cash flow | −$47.5M | $32.6M | $189M | $295M | $378M |
| FCF margin | −5.8% | 3.6% | 19.3% | 24.5% | 25.6% |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $37.5M | $262M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $606M |
| Share count change | −0.0% | −1.7% | 0.1% | 4.4% | −0.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $976M | $799M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $753M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $358M | $397M | $399M | $675M | $678M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | −7.3x | −0.4x |
| Current ratio | 3.7x | 3.0x | 1.6x | 2.8x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | −10.3x | −22.3x | −7.8x | 3.1x | 11.3x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | −19.7% | −14.5% | −5.4% | 4.8% | 12.1% |
| Return on equity | −12.0% | −8.4% | −0.5% | 5.0% | 10.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$49.9M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
76%
$38.1M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidewire Software GWRE | $14.4B | 22.7% | 10.2% | 25.6% | 12.1% | — | 8 |
| Bentley Systems BSY | $12.5B | 11.0% | 24.2% | 34.6% | 12.3% | 43.2x | 9 |
| Dolby DLB | $5.9B | 5.9% | 19.6% | 32.3% | 11.4% | 26.7x | 5 |
| Samsara IOT | $25.7B | 29.6% | −3.3% | 12.8% | — | — | — |
| Bill BILL | $4.9B | 13.0% | −4.4% | 25.0% | −1.7% | — | 4 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $169.15 a share, the company is worth $14.4B.
Guidewire Software grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001528396). Data updated October 16, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.