{"url_path":"/sec/gwre/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-09-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528396/0001528396-26-000046-index.html","accession_number":"0001528396-26-000046","cik":"0001528396","ticker":"GWRE","issuer_name":"Guidewire Software, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528396/0001528396-26-000046-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001528396","primary_entity_name":"Guidewire Software, Inc."},"word_count":592,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities\n\nOur common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GWRE.”\n\nOn July 31, 2026, the last trading day of our fiscal year 2026, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $151.94 per share. As of July 31, 2026, we had 31 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders, and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also does not include stockholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.\n\nWe have never declared or paid, and do not anticipate declaring or paying, any cash dividends on our common stock. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.\n\nPurchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer\n\nThe following table summarizes our repurchase of equity securities during the three months ended July 31, 2026:\n\nPeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased\nAverage Price Paid per Share (1)\n\nTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (2)\n\nApproximate Dollar Value (in millions) of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (2)\n\nMay 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026—$——$241\n\nJune 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026864,026$115.61864,026$141\n\nJuly 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026784,149$138.67784,149$32\n\n(1) Amounts exclude commissions.\n\n(2) On January 8, 2026, we announced that our board of directors authorized and approved a share repurchase program of up to $500.0 million of our outstanding common stock. We began repurchasing shares under this program during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. During the three months ended July 31, 2026, we entered into a pre-set trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act to effect repurchases under this program. The repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares, and the program may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. There is no stated expiration date for the program.\n\n43\n\n[Table of Content](#i8d8975fd09cd414dbd82a30a6a6530aa_7)[s](#i8d8975fd09cd414dbd82a30a6a6530aa_7)\n\nPerformance Graph\n\nThis performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.\n\nThe following graph shows a comparison of the cumulative total return for our common stock, the NASDAQ Composite-Total Return Index and S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index for the period from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2026. Such returns are based on historical results and are not intended to suggest future performance. Data for the NASDAQ Composite Total Return Index and S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index assume reinvestment of dividends.\n\n7/31/20217/31/20227/31/20237/31/20247/31/20257/31/2026\n\nGuidewire Software, Inc.$100.00 $67.47 $73.63 $130.27 $196.37 $131.89 \n\nNASDAQ Composite-Total Return Index$100.00 $85.05 $99.35 $122.82 $148.43 $179.39 \n\nS&P Software & Services Select Industry Index$100.00 $70.60 $83.62 $91.87 $110.05 $107.85 \n\nUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities\n\nNone.\n\n44\n\n[Table of Content](#i8d8975fd09cd414dbd82a30a6a6530aa_7)[s](#i8d8975fd09cd414dbd82a30a6a6530aa_7)"}