Alphen aan den Rijn, February 22, 2023 – Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information,
software solutions and services, today releases its full-year 2022 results.
Highlights
? Revenues €5,453 million, up 5% in constant currencies and up 6% organically.
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Recurring revenues (80% of total revenues) up 7% organically; non-recurring up 3% organically.
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Digital & services revenues (93% of total revenues) up 7% organically.
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Expert solutions revenues (56% of total revenues) up 9% organically.
? Adjusted operating profit €1,424 million, up 7% in constant currencies.
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Adjusted operating margin 26.1%, up 80 basis points.
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Margin benefitted from operational gearing and favorable currency mix.
? Diluted adjusted EPS €4.14, up 8% in constant currencies.
? Adjusted free cash flow €1,220 million, up 7% in constant currencies.
? Net-debt-to-EBITDA of 1.3x; return on invested capital (ROIC) improved to 15.5%.
? Proposed 2022 total dividend €1.81 per share, an increase of 15%.
? Share buybacks:
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Completed 2022 share buyback of €1 billion.
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Announcing 2023 share buyback of up to €1 billion, of which €100 million completed to date.
? Outlook 2023: Expect high single-digit growth in diluted adjusted EPS in constant currencies
? Creating new division: Corporate Performance & ESG
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Comprising CCH Tagetik, Enablon, Finance Risk & Reporting, and TeamMate.
Full-Year Report of the Executive Board
Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chair of the Executive Board, commented: “We sustained 6% organic growth in
2022, led by digital and service subscription revenues. It was a year of record investments in product
development to drive innovation for our customers. We also made significant progress on our ESG objectives.
While non-recurring revenue trends still pose a challenge in the first half of 2023, we are confident of
delivering robust organic growth and margin improvement for the full year.”
Key Figures – Year ended December 31

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