W.R. Berkley Corporation WRB
66.82
(0.47)
(0.70%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $25.0B
- P/E
- 13.7×
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W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Return on equity
W.R. Berkley Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 20.1%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (19.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.53% (fiscal 2020) to 22.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Insurance Property & Casualty industry median of 18.2% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.6% | (2.48) |
| FY2024 | 22.1% | 2.72 |
| FY2023 | 19.4% | (1.16) |
| FY2022 | 20.6% | 4.82 |
| FY2021 | 15.7% | 7.21 |
| FY2020 | 8.53% | (3.23) |
| FY2019 | 11.8% | 0.04 |
| FY2018 | 11.7% | 1.29 |
| FY2017 | 10.4% | (1.96) |
| FY2016 | 12.4% | 1.51 |
Against its own ten years
Low 8.53%
High 22.1%
Ten-year median
12.4%
Current reading's percentile
82
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ALL The Allstate Corporation compare | 49.1% |
| CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation compare | 21.5% |
| AFG American Financial Group, Inc. compare | 20.4% |
| WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation | 20.1% |
| ORI Old Republic International Corporation compare | 18.5% |
| AIZ Assurant, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| MKL Markel Group Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| CNA CNA Financial Corporation compare | 11.3% |
| L Loews Corporation compare | 8.78% |
| Insurance Property & Casualty industry median | 18.2% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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