W. R. Berkley/$WRB
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About W. R. Berkley
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.
- Ticker
- $WRB
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 8,804
- Headquarters
- Greenwich, United States
- Website
- www.berkley.com
W. R. Berkley Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$30B
16.21
$4.73
0.22
$1.88
0.52%
Price and volume
Market cap
$30B
Beta
0.22
52-week high
$79.26
52-week low
$62.87
Average daily volume
2.2M
Dividend rate
$1.88
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.397
Quick ratio
0.239
Long term debt to equity
0.321
Total debt to equity
0.322
Interest coverage (TTM)
19.34%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,513.813
Gross margin (TTM)
43.61%
Net profit margin (TTM)
12.53%
Operating margin (TTM)
16.48%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
19.96%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,690,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.42%
Return on equity (TTM)
19.26%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
16.212
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.02
Price to book
3.03
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.09
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.757
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.25%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
7.858
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.45%
Forward dividend yield
0.52%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
1.45%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-0.71%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.60%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.09%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.69%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.89%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.15%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.87%
What the Analysts think about W. R. Berkley
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for W. R. Berkley stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Underwriting remains a clear strength: the third-quarter accident-year combined ratio was 88.1% before catastrophe losses, while Insurance segment pre-tax underwriting income rose 10.6%. (SEC)
Investment income is adding a growing earnings stream: third-quarter net investment income reached $383.5 million, with the core portfolio up 12%. Management said new fixed-income investment yields were 80–100 basis points above the existing book yield, supporting further income growth as assets reinvest. (SEC, The Motley Fool)
The core Insurance business still has room to expand: third-quarter gross and net premiums written reached records, rising 4.9% and 3.2%, respectively. Management expects this business to keep growing at a mid-single-digit pace or better, supported by its range of specialty operations. (SEC, The Motley Fool)
Older casualty claims remain a reserve risk. The first-half filing reported adverse development in Insurance liability lines, including umbrella and auto exposures, which the company linked to social inflation and more frequent costly litigation. (StockTitan, The Motley Fool)
Competition is constraining growth in some markets: management expects the reinsurance business to shrink by 10%–20% and described property and reinsurance conditions as challenging. That retrenchment may limit premium growth even as Berkley protects underwriting discipline. (Reinsurance News, The Motley Fool)
Market losses on investments are making reported equity less steady: stockholders’ equity was roughly flat to year-end despite capital returns, with about $800 million of unrealised investment losses attributed to rising rates. The company generally expects bond losses to reverse as securities mature, but the marks can still weigh on book value in the meantime. (SEC, Business Insurance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing W. R. Berkley
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $WRB weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility£USLV | $113M | 0.97% |
SPDR S&P 500 Low Volatility$LOWV | $104M | 0.97% |
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility£SPLG | $143M | 0.97% |
iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility$SPMV | $2.2B | 0.52% |
iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility€IBCK | $2.2B | 0.52% |
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