GWRE Stock Analysis: Guidewire Software | NYSE

Software - Application | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 15.908m USD | 12M Return: -5.8% | US40171V1008 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Insurance Software, Data Management, Risk Analytics, Digital Engagement
Total Rating 59
Safety 77
Buy Signal 0.12
Software - Application
Industry Rotation: +4.3
Market Cap: 15.9B
Avg Turnover: 187M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility53.5%
VaR 5th Pctl8.44%
VaR vs Median-3.64%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.10
Rel. Str. IBD61.6
Rel. Str. Peer Group50
Character TTM
Beta0.561
Beta Downside0.974
Hurst Exponent0.552
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD60.79%
CAGR/Max DD0.56
CAGR/Mean DD2.29
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of GWRE over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-07": 0.37, "2021-10": -0.21, "2022-01": -0.06, "2022-04": -0.26, "2022-07": 0.03, "2022-10": -0.12, "2023-01": -0.21, "2023-04": -0.08, "2023-07": 0.74, "2023-10": -0.3314, "2024-01": 0.46, "2024-04": 0.26, "2024-07": 0.62, "2024-10": 0.43, "2025-01": 0.51, "2025-04": 0.88, "2025-07": 0.84, "2025-10": 0.66, "2026-01": 1.17, "2026-04": 0.82,
EPS CAGR: 176.01%
EPS Trend: 88.8%
Last SUE: 0.52
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of GWRE over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-07: 229.435, 2021-10: 165.934, 2022-01: 204.633, 2022-04: 197.448, 2022-07: 244.599, 2022-10: 195.282, 2023-01: 232.611, 2023-04: 207.49, 2023-07: 269.958, 2023-10: 207.407, 2024-01: 240.897, 2024-04: 240.678, 2024-07: 291.515, 2024-10: 262.901, 2025-01: 289.48, 2025-04: 293.508, 2025-07: 356.57, 2025-10: 332.639, 2026-01: 359.095, 2026-04: 372.541,
Rev. CAGR: 18.65%
Rev. Trend: 98.4%
Last SUE: 3.24
Qual. Beats: 5

Warnings

P/E Ratio 101.1

Tailwinds

Supp Ema8

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -0.8% 7
Feb -2.1% 18
Mar +0.6% 7
Apr +2.9% 14
May +0.6% 17
Jun +1.8% 5
Jul +1.7% 11
Aug -0.8% 14
Sep -0.7% 11
Oct -2.2% 26
Nov +2.8% 15
Dec -4.9% 27

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: GWRE Guidewire Software

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) is a San Mateo, California-based software company founded in 2001 that provides technology platforms primarily for the global property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. Its core offerings include the InsuranceSuite suite (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter) for core policy, claims, and billing operations, alongside InsuranceNow, a cloud-based application combining policy administration, claims, billing, document production, and analytics in a single platform.

The company also provides a broad set of supplementary products spanning pricing and rating, reinsurance management, customer data management, product design and content management, digital customer engagement, machine learning, property risk assessment, cyber-risk modeling, and business intelligence. As a large-cap application software company (GICS Sub Industry: Application Software) within the Information Technology sector, Guidewire operates in the insurance core systems market, where it is a notable vendor for P&C insurers.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Guidewire Cloud ARR growth accelerates subscription revenue mix shift
  • Cloud transition costs pressure near-term operating margins
  • P&C insurer digital transformation spending expands deal pipeline
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 7.0
Net Income: 159.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.46 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 50.55% < 20% (prev 79.75%; Δ -29.20% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 272.9m > Net Income 159.8m
Net Debt (-18.3m) to EBITDA (208.4m): -0.09 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.44 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (85.9m) vs 12m ago 0.08% < -2%
Gross Margin: 64.01% > 18% (prev 62.13%; Δ 1.88% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 56.57% > 50% (prev 45.71%; Δ 10.86% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 13.05 > 6 (EBIT TTM 173.1m / Interest Expense TTM 13.3m)
Altman Z'' 2.37
A: 0.28 (Total Current Assets 1.22b - Total Current Liabilities 497.2m) / Total Assets 2.54b
B: -0.33 (Retained Earnings -845.5m / Total Assets 2.54b)
C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 173.1m / Avg Total Assets 2.51b)
D: 1.08 (Book Value of Equity 1.32b / Total Liabilities 1.22b)
Altman-Z'' = 2.37 = BBB
Beneish M -2.88
DSRI: 0.93 (Receivables 363.6m/314.2m, Revenue 1.42b/1.14b)
GMI: 0.97 (GM 62.13% / 64.01%)
AQI: 1.11 (AQ_t 0.48 / AQ_t-1 0.43)
SGI: 1.25 (Revenue 1.42b / 1.14b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 159.8m - CFO 272.9m) / TA 2.54b)
Beneish M = -2.88 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of GWRE shares?

As of September 01, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 204.75 with a total of 1,338,513 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.70%, over one month by +34.76%, over three months by +19.44% and over the past year by -5.84%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 194.80 (which is 4.9% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is GWRE a buy, sell or hold?

Guidewire Software has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.94. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GWRE.

  • StrongBuy: 6
  • Buy: 6
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 1
  • StrongSell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the GWRE price?
Analysts Target Price 202.4 -1.1%
Guidewire Software (GWRE) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 28 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 15.9b (15.9b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 101.0952
P/E Forward = 45.045
P/S = 11.196
P/B = 11.9049
P/EG = 1.0334
Revenue TTM = 1.42b USD
EBIT TTM = 173.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 208.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 677.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 10.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 731.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 27.0m
Net Debt = -18.3m USD (calculated: Debt 731.3m - CCE 749.5m)
Enterprise Value = 15.9b USD (15.9b + Debt 731.3m - CCE 749.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.05 (Ebit TTM 173.1m / Interest Expense TTM 13.3m)
EV/FCF = 62.32x (Enterprise Value 15.9b / FCF TTM 255.0m)
FCF Yield = 1.60% (FCF TTM 255.0m / Enterprise Value 15.9b)
FCF Margin = 17.95% (FCF TTM 255.0m / Revenue TTM 1.42b)
Net Margin = 11.25% (Net Income TTM 159.8m / Revenue TTM 1.42b)
Gross Margin = 64.01% ((Revenue TTM 1.42b - Cost of Revenue TTM 511.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 63.52% (prev 64.47%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 6.27 (Enterprise Value 15.9b / Total Assets 2.54b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.81% (Interest Expense 13.3m / Debt 731.3m)
Taxrate = 16.64% (3.29m / 19.8m)
NOPAT = 144.3m (EBIT 173.1m * (1 - 16.64%))
Current Ratio = 2.44 (Total Current Assets 1.22b / Total Current Liabilities 497.2m)
Debt / Equity = 0.56 (Debt 731.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.32b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.09 (Net Debt -18.3m / EBITDA 208.4m)
Debt / FCF = -0.07 (Net Debt -18.3m / FCF TTM 255.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.45b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.36% (Net Income 159.8m / Total Assets 2.54b)
RoE = 10.99% (Net Income TTM 159.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.45b)
RoCE = 8.12% (EBIT 173.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.45b + L.T.Debt 677.2m))
RoIC = 7.30% (NOPAT 144.3m / Invested Capital 1.98b)
WACC = 7.68% (E(15.9b)/V(16.6b) * Re(7.96%) + D(731.3m)/V(16.6b) * Rd(1.81%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 7.96% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 80.39 | Cagr: 1.40%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.29% ; FCFF base≈248.5m ; Y1≈263.5m ; Y5≈311.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 57.74 (EV 4.79b - Net Debt -18.3m = Equity 4.81b / Shares 83.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 6.77% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 88.79 | EPS CAGR: 176.0% | SUE: 0.52 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.44 | Revenue CAGR: 18.65% | SUE: 3.24 | # QB: 5
EPS current Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=0.81 | Chg30d=+1.16% | Revisions=-7% | Analysts=12
EPS current Year (2026-07-31): EPS=3.47 | Chg30d=-0.29% | Revisions=-12% | GrowthEPS=+30.8% | GrowthRev=+22.0%
EPS next Year (2027-07-31): EPS=4.09 | Chg30d=+0.22% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+18.1% | GrowthRev=+16.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -14% (up=11, down=15)