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Wolters Kluwer โ€“ Q1 2026 Highlights

$WKL (-7.46%) Highlights

๐ŸŸข Revenue: -3% reported | +4% constant FX | +5% organic

๐ŸŸข Recurring Revenue: +7% organic (85% of total)

๐Ÿ”ด Non-Recurring Revenue: -5% organic

๐ŸŸข Cloud Revenue: +14% organic (23% mix)

๐ŸŸข Adj. Operating Profit: +11% constant FX

๐ŸŸก Free Cash Flow: +15% (timing-driven)

๐ŸŸข Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.9x


Operations

๐ŸŸข Organic growth stable at +5%

๐ŸŸข Strong shift to recurring + cloud mix

๐Ÿ”ด Print impact: -130bps drag

๐Ÿ”ด Weakness in licenses & services

๐ŸŸข Solid divisional performance (Health standout)


Strategy

๐ŸŸข Cloud transition executing well

๐ŸŸข AI integration gaining traction

๐ŸŸก Investment weighted to H2


Outlook

๐ŸŸข Full-year guidance confirmed

๐ŸŸก Growth and margins H2 skewed


๐Ÿง  Summary

๐ŸŸข Core business intact and consistent

๐ŸŸข Recurring & cloud mix improving quality

๐ŸŸข AI = tailwind, not disruption

๐Ÿ”ด Weak areas are structural (print, non-recurring)

๐Ÿ‘‰ Market weakness driven by AI fears looks overdone

๐Ÿ‘‰ Fundamentals remain strong โ†’ high-quality compounder intact

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