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WR Berkley
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WRB

Arincen74/100B

If you had invested in WR Berkley ago, it would be worth $5,519 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

74/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash10

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Valuation2.5

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Growth8

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Financial strength8

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Shareholders8

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

WR Berkley key facts

Style
Blend stock · 4.7/10Growth 4.7 · Value 3.8 · Dividend 1.1
Day range
77.450 – 78.040
52-week range
62.870 – 79.260
Market capitalization
28.95B USD
P/E
16.41
PEG ratio
3.59
EPS
4.75
Div Yield
0.51%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+15.3%
Volume
13,871
Beta
0.27
ESG score
47.6/100Environment 38 · Social 53 · Governance 52
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
CEO
William Robert Berkley Jr.
Employees
9K
IPO date
23 Oct 1973

WR Berkley earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.20 USD
Revenue estimate
3.85B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.17Beat +1.7%Revenue3.74BMissed -2.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20271.18——+0.79%3.95B——+5.59%
Q2 FY20271.18——-7.27%3.89B——+4.69%
Q1 FY20271.21——-6.79%3.87B——+24.09%
Q4 FY20261.20——+6.19%3.85B——+21.12%
Q3 FY20261.151.17+1.74%+6.36%3.82B3.74B-2.25%-0.78%
Q2 FY20261.081.27+17.59%+20.95%3.28B3.72B+13.20%+1.23%
Q1 FY20261.131.30+15.04%+28.71%3.19B3.12B-2.44%-12.18%
Q4 FY20251.131.130.00%0.00%3.14B3.18B+1.12%-14.55%
Q3 FY20251.111.10-0.90%+18.28%3.15B3.77B+19.46%+10.82%
Q2 FY20251.031.05+1.94%+0.96%3.10B3.67B+18.41%+10.85%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

WR Berkley analyst forecast

12-month price target
70.56 USD
-9.46%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 62.00 to 79.00, with an average of 70.56.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
15 ratings
Buy
2
Hold
8
Sell
5

12-month price target

Highest target79.00
Average target70.56
Lowest target62.00
Current price77.93

WR Berkley valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
16.41
Forward P/E (FY2026)
15.75
Price to sales (TTM)
1.94
Price to book
3.01
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
0.33

Capital structure

Market capitalization
28.95B USD
+
Total debt
2.84B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
30.99B USD
=
Enterprise value
804.29M USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)15.32————
FY2027 (est.)16.0915.32———
FY2026 (est.)15.7516.09———
Now (TTM)16.4116.041.943.010.33
FY202515.6514.181.892.8711.85
FY202413.3313.611.722.7910.92
FY202313.877.811.592.5911.18
FY202214.539.931.823.0111.37
FY202114.895.661.622.3110.93

WR Berkley against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Cincinnati Financial, Markel, Loews, Assurant, Erie Indemnity, and CNA Financial, the US Insurance - Property & Casualty companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median16.4
    6.017.7
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years19.8%
    19.8%22.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 45.7%
  • Operating marginAbove its median15.9%
    13.6%16.6%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 14.5%
  • Net marginAt its median12.1%
    10.8%12.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 10.9%
  • Return on equityBelow its median18.3%
    15.4%20.9%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 13.1%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median23.6%
    22.4%26.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 15.1%
  • Revenue growthLowest in 5 years7.8%
    7.8%18.1%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 6.3%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years2.1%
    2.1%95.2%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 12.3%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years1.20×
    1.20×2.09×
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 1.42×
  • Current ratioAbove its median1.39
    1.341.40
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 0.69

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

WR Berkley growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
14.89B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.86B USD
Gross margin
28.09%
Operating margin
15.93%
Net margin
12.51%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202514.71B+7.82%1.78B+1.33%19.81%15.87%12.10%2.37B+6.82%
FY202413.64B+12.32%1.76B+27.13%22.89%16.60%12.88%2.22B+19.33%
FY202312.14B+8.74%1.38B+0.02%22.44%14.45%11.38%1.86B-2.36%
FY202211.17B+18.10%1.38B+35.07%21.83%15.40%12.37%1.91B+22.19%
FY20219.46B+16.75%1.02B+92.68%21.39%13.57%10.81%1.56B+57.49%

WR Berkley revenue breakdown

By product

FY2024
Insurance-Domestic: 86.8%Reinsurance-Global: 13.2%86.8%Insurance-Domestic13.2%Reinsurance-Global
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Insurance-Domestic11.18B86.8%+12.3%
Reinsurance-Global1.70B13.2%—

How WR Berkley makes its money

Revenue14.71B 100.0%
Cost of revenue11.79B 80.2%
Gross profit2.91B 19.8%
Other operating expenses579.43M 3.9%
Operating income2.33B 15.9%
Tax495.77M 3.4%
Other expense59.11M 0.4%
Net income1.78B 12.1%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

WR Berkley dividends

Annual dividend
0.40 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.51%
Payout ratio
39.58%
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
0.10 USD
Last ex-dividend date
21 Sept 2026
Last payment date
30 Sept 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share1.850.980.140.190.110.210.090.090.080.45

WR Berkley financial health

Cash and short-term investments
30.99B USD
Total debt
2.84B USD
Net cash
28.15B USD
Current ratio
1.29
Debt to equity
0.30
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.66

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202528.78B2.84B3.47B
FY202425.45B2.84B3.57B
FY202322.43B2.84B2.88B
FY202219.93B2.84B2.52B
FY202119.35B3.27B2.12B

WR Berkley ownership

Institutions
71.59%
Institutional holders
962 (+25)
Free float
59.36%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 71.6% Others 28.4%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 220.52M shares ·59.4% Closely held 151.00M shares ·40.6%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 202600140.85K6.03K
Q2 20260030.90K0.00
Q1 20268308.25M0.00
Q4 20251101.92M1.25K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025396.71M399.14M-1.01%
FY2024399.73M403.22M-1.64%
FY2023409.95M409.95M-2.21%
FY2022419.19M419.19M-0.10%
FY2021419.05M419.62M-1.20%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: WR Berkley Corp

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.

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