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W. R. Berkley Corporation

Financial services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

$76.83 +$0.91 (+1.20%) Nov 10, 2026

Session of Nov 10, 2026 · updated Nov 11, 2026, 10:07 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 18 analysts

Hold

Median price target $69.00 −10.2%

Open: $76.19
Day range: 75.52 – $77.16
52-week range: 62.87 – $79.26
Volume: 1,742,133
Market cap: $28,544M
P/E (TTM): 16.2x
EPS (TTM): $4.73
EPS est. 2026: $4.95
P/E est. 2026: 15.5x
Dividend yield: 0.5%
Beta: 0.22
Payout: 8%

W. R. Berkley financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$3,744M	−1.0%
Net income	$446M	−12.7%
Earnings per share	$1.14	−10.9%
Net margin	11.9%	−1.6 pp
Free cash flow	$731M	−34.9%
Debt / equity	0.30	+1.9%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$3,780M	$511M
Q4 2025	$3,716M	$450M
Q1 2026	$3,707M	$515M
Q2 2026	$3,714M	$452M
Q3 2026	$3,744M	$446M

W. R. Berkley earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 15	$1.2111.15 – 1.28	+7.2%$1.130
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 14	$1.2151.14 – 1.27	−6.5%$1.300
Current year2026 · Analysts: 17	$4.9474.86 – 5.05	+14.3%$4.330
Next year2027 · Analysts: 17	$4.8524.52 – 5.20	−1.9%$4.947

Forward P/E: 15.5x (2026) and 15.8x (2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$1.280	—
Q4 2025	$1.130	$1.125
Q1 2026	$1.300	$1.139
Q2 2026	$1.270	$1.082
Q3 2026	$1.170	$1.165
Q4 2026	—	$1.211
Q1 2027	—	$1.215

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
2022	$3.293	—
2023	$3.367	—
2024	$4.360	—
2025	$4.450	—
2026	—	$4.947
2027	—	$4.852

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$1.215	−6.5%
Q4 2026Estimated	$1.211	+7.2%
Q3 2026	$1.170est. $1.165 · surprise +0.5%	−8.6%
Q2 2026	$1.270est. $1.082 · surprise +17.3%	n/a
Q1 2026	$1.300est. $1.139 · surprise +14.1%	n/a
Q4 2025	$1.130est. $1.125 · surprise +0.5%	n/a
Q3 2025	$1.280	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
2027Estimated	$4.852	−1.9%
2026Estimated	$4.947	+11.2%
2025	$4.450	+2.1%
2024	$4.360	+29.5%
2023	$3.367	+2.2%
2022	$3.293	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

W. R. Berkley dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	0.5%
Forward yield (next 12m)	0.5%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$0.38
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$0.40
Payout (TTM)	8%
Last dividend	$0.10Sep 21, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	n/a

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$0.747
2020	$0.209
2021	$0.893
2022	$0.591
2023	$1.29
2024	$1.40
2025	$1.85
est. 12m	$0.40

W. R. Berkley forecasts

18 analyst ratings

Buy11% Hold50% Sell39%

Consensus: Hold · 2 buy, 9 hold, 7 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$83.00	+8.0%
Median	$69.00	−10.2%
Low	$51.00	−33.6%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$77.69
Dec 31, 2025	$70.12
Jan 30, 2026	$68.58
Feb 27, 2026	$71.70
Mar 31, 2026	$66.28
Apr 30, 2026	$66.83
May 29, 2026	$63.54
Jun 30, 2026	$70.53
Jul 31, 2026	$72.54
Aug 31, 2026	$67.56
Sep 30, 2026	$67.54
Oct 30, 2026	$73.86
Nov 10, 2026	$76.83

W. R. Berkley peers

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