Cincinnati Financial Corp.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 April 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

Net income rose on lower catastrophe losses: Net income was $274 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, versus a $90 million loss a year earlier. Non-GAAP operating income was $330 million, or $2.10 per share, against a $37 million loss; the company cited a $233 million after-tax benefit from lower catastrophe losses. Source
Combined ratio improved about 18 points: The property casualty combined ratio was 95.6%, compared with 113.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Management attributed much of the improvement to lower catastrophe losses and also cited a lower current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses. Source
Personal lines underwriting swung to profit: Personal lines posted a $30 million underwriting profit with a 96.8% combined ratio, against a $357 million loss and a 151.3% ratio a year earlier. Catastrophe losses fell 43.5 points; net written premiums rose 15%. Source
Commercial lines margin narrowed: Commercial lines underwriting profit fell to $18 million from $97 million, and its combined ratio rose to 98.6% from 91.9%. Management cited a 6.0-point catastrophe loss increase, partly offset by a 4.3-point favorable prior-year reserve development benefit. Net written premiums grew 3%. Source
New agency business written premiums fell: Property casualty new business written premiums were $339 million, down 11%. The decline was mainly in personal lines, where agency new business premiums fell $51 million or 40%. Agencies appointed since the start of 2025 contributed $23 million, or 7% of new business. Source
Current accident year ratio before catastrophes improved: The current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses was 87.5%, down 3.0 points from 90.5%. The underwriting expense ratio fell 0.6 points to 29.4%. Source
Book value per share declined slightly: Book value per share was $101.60 at March 31, 2026, down $0.75 from year-end. Management attributed the decline mainly to $1.48 of net investment losses and changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, with $0.94 of dividends declared. Source
Investment income rose 14%: Pretax investment income was $318 million, up $38 million or 14%. Bond interest income rose 12% and equity dividends rose 13%. The average pretax yield on invested assets was 3.80%. Source

“The first-quarter results for our insurance operations laid a nice foundation for us to build on for the rest of the year.”
Stephen M. Spray, president and CEO

What changed from last quarter

Guidance kept: The documents contain no numeric forward-looking guidance for 2026. Management described a long-term annual combined ratio goal of 92% to 98% and a 10% to 13% average annual value creation ratio target in the prior release, and did not restate them here.
New: Management said it appointed 108 agencies in the first three months of 2026, including 19 that market only personal lines products, compared with 420 full-year 2025 appointments. Source

Results and growth drivers

Net income rose on lower catastrophe losses: Net income was $274 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, versus a $90 million loss a year earlier. Non-GAAP operating income was $330 million, or $2.10 per share, against a $37 million loss; the company cited a $233 million after-tax benefit from lower catastrophe losses. Source
Combined ratio improved about 18 points: The property casualty combined ratio was 95.6%, compared with 113.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Management attributed much of the improvement to lower catastrophe losses and also cited a lower current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses. Source
Earned premiums and net written premiums grew: Earned premiums rose 11% to $2,604 million. Property casualty net written premiums grew 7% to $2,668 million, including price increases, premium growth initiatives and higher insured exposures, with 2 points from first-quarter 2025 reinstatement premiums. Source

Segments and regions

Personal lines underwriting swung to profit: Personal lines posted a $30 million underwriting profit with a 96.8% combined ratio, against a $357 million loss and a 151.3% ratio a year earlier. Catastrophe losses fell 43.5 points; net written premiums rose 15%. Source
Commercial lines margin narrowed: Commercial lines underwriting profit fell to $18 million from $97 million, and its combined ratio rose to 98.6% from 91.9%. Management cited a 6.0-point catastrophe loss increase, partly offset by a 4.3-point favorable prior-year reserve development benefit. Net written premiums grew 3%. Source
Excess and surplus lines stayed profitable: E&S underwriting profit was $21 million with an 89.3% combined ratio, versus $20 million and 88.3%. Net written premiums grew 8% to $182 million. Management said E&S is used more strategically to help place other risks in standard business. Source
Life subsidiary net income increased: Life insurance subsidiary net income was $26 million, up $5 million. Term life earned premiums rose 7%, and total life earned premiums rose 6% to $85 million. Source

“While lower catastrophe losses drove much of the improvement, we also saw a decline in our current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses - giving us confidence in the health of our overall book of business.”
Stephen M. Spray, president and CEO

Products and customers

New agency business written premiums fell: Property casualty new business written premiums were $339 million, down 11%. The decline was mainly in personal lines, where agency new business premiums fell $51 million or 40%. Agencies appointed since the start of 2025 contributed $23 million, or 7% of new business. Source
Agency network and product additions: Management said it is appointing more agencies and adding products, especially in excess and surplus lines, as a means to deliver profitable growth for the rest of the year. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

Current accident year ratio before catastrophes improved: The current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses was 87.5%, down 3.0 points from 90.5%. The underwriting expense ratio fell 0.6 points to 29.4%. Source
Favorable prior-year reserve development continued: Favorable prior accident year reserve development was $81 million, a 3.2-point benefit, compared with $91 million or 4.0 points a year earlier. Source
Renewal pricing moderated but stayed positive: Management said average renewal pricing increases moderated slightly, and pricing is set policy by policy. Commercial lines renewal increases were near the high end of the low-single-digit range; personal lines rate increases were in the high-single-digit range. Source

Demand and the order book

Catastrophe losses fell sharply: Current accident year catastrophe losses were 11.3 points, against 26.8 points a year earlier. The first-quarter 2025 figure included the January 2025 California wildfires, which the documents describe as causing reinstatement premium effects. Source
Commercial and personal new business diverged: Commercial lines new business premiums by agencies rose 1% to $205 million; personal lines fell 40% to $76 million. Management said it is carefully underwriting each policy in a highly competitive market. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

Book value per share declined slightly: Book value per share was $101.60 at March 31, 2026, down $0.75 from year-end. Management attributed the decline mainly to $1.48 of net investment losses and changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, with $0.94 of dividends declared. Source
Value creation ratio was 0.2%: The value creation ratio for the first three months of 2026 was 0.2%, compared with negative 0.5% a year earlier, including 2.1% from net income before investment gains. Source
Dividend raised again in January: The cash dividend declared was $0.94 per share, up 8% from $0.87. Management said the board raised the dividend again in January. Source
Parent liquidity remained above $5 billion: Parent company cash and marketable securities were $5.550 billion, down less than 1% from year-end 2025. The equity portfolio was $12.569 billion, or 39.3% of total investments. Source

Investment income and portfolio

Investment income rose 14%: Pretax investment income was $318 million, up $38 million or 14%. Bond interest income rose 12% and equity dividends rose 13%. The average pretax yield on invested assets was 3.80%. Source
Unrealized equity losses and bond fair value shifts: Pretax total investment losses were $290 million. This included $104 million of unrealized losses on equity securities still held and a $220 million decline in unrealized gains on fixed-maturity securities. Source

Strategy and underwriting discipline

Growth held to underwriting profitability: Management said the company has doubled its insurance portfolio since 2018, from around $5 billion to more than $10 billion of net written premiums, and intends to keep growing through market cycles without sacrificing underwriting profit. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 April 2026

Growth plan for rest of year: Management said it will lean into appointing more agencies and offering new products, especially in excess and surplus lines, for the remainder of 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

External: Management described a highly competitive market in commercial and personal lines as a factor in its underwriting of new business. Source
Demand: New business written premiums fell 11% in total and 40% in personal lines through agencies, which management attributed to careful underwriting in a competitive market. Source
Financial: Book value per share fell $0.75 in the quarter, driven by investment losses and changes in unrealized gains on fixed-maturity securities. Source
Operational: Catastrophe losses remained a material factor, with commercial lines catastrophe losses adding 6.0 points to its combined ratio. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

Not stated: The prior release described a long-term annual combined ratio goal; the current quarter's documents do not state progress against it.

Other quarters

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The Cincinnati Insurance Company • The Cincinnati Indemnity CompanyThe Cincinnati Casualty Company • The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance CompanyThe Cincinnati Life Insurance Company • CFC Investment Company • CSU Producer Resources Inc.Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd. • Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Ltd.

Cincinnati Financial Reports First-Quarter 2026 Results

Cincinnati, April 27, 2026 - Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today reported:

First-quarter 2026 net income of $274 million, or $1.75 per share, compared with a net loss of $90 million, or $0.57 per share, in the first quarter of 2025, after recognizing an $82 million first-quarter 2026 after-tax decrease in the fair value of equity securities still held.
First-quarter 2026 non-GAAP operating income* of $330 million, or $2.10 per share, compared with an operating loss of $37 million, or $0.24 per share, in the first quarter of last year. The increase of $367 million included a favorable effect of $233 million from a decrease in after-tax catastrophe losses.
$364 million increase in first-quarter 2026 net income, compared with first-quarter 2025, primarily due to after-tax net increases of $326 million from property casualty underwriting profit and $31 million from investment income.
$101.60 book value per share at March 31, 2026, down $0.75 since year-end.
0.2% value creation ratio for the first three months of 2026, compared with negative 0.5% for the same period of 2025.

Financial Highlights

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025		% Change
Revenue Data
Earned premiums		$2,604		$2,344		11
Investment income, net of expenses		318		280		14
Total revenues		2,863		2,566		12
Income Statement Data
Net income (loss)		$274		$(90)		nm
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		(56)		(53)		(6)
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)*		$330		$(37)		nm
Per Share Data (diluted)
Net income (loss)		$1.75		$(0.57)		nm
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		(0.35)		(0.33)		(6)
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)*		$2.10		$(0.24)		nm
Book value		$101.60		$87.78		16
Cash dividend declared		$0.94		$0.87		8
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		157.0		156.4		0

* The Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures section defines and reconciles measures presented in this release that are not based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Forward-looking statements and related assumptions are subject to the risks outlined in the company’s safe harbor statement.

CINF 1Q26 Release 1

Insurance Operations Highlights

95.6% first-quarter 2026 property casualty combined ratio, improved from 113.3% for the first quarter of 2025.
7% growth in first-quarter net written premiums, including price increases, premium growth initiatives, a higher level of insured exposures and with 2% of the growth due to first-quarter 2025 net reinstatement premiums.
$339 million first-quarter 2026 property casualty new business written premiums, down 11%. Agencies appointed since the beginning of 2025 contributed $23 million or 7% of total new business written premiums.
$26 million first-quarter 2026 life insurance subsidiary net income, up $5 million compared with the first quarter of 2025, and 7% growth in first-quarter 2026 term life insurance earned premiums.

Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights

14% or $38 million increase in first-quarter 2026 pretax investment income, including a 12% increase in bond interest income and a 13% increase in stock portfolio dividends.
Three-month increase of 1% in fair value of total investments at March 31, 2026, including a 2% increase for the bond portfolio and a 1% decrease for the stock portfolio.
$5.550 billion parent company cash and marketable securities at March 31, 2026, down less than 1% from year-end 2025.

Solid Start to the Year

Stephen M. Spray, president and CEO, commented: “We recorded $330 million of non-GAAP operating income in the first quarter compared to a loss of $37 million a year ago.

“The first-quarter results for our insurance operations laid a nice foundation for us to build on for the rest of the year. Our 95.6% combined ratio improved almost 18 points from last year’s 113.3%. While lower catastrophe losses drove much of the improvement, we also saw a decline in our current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses - giving us confidence in the health of our overall book of business. As we continue to refine pricing segmentation and risk selection, we’ve lowered that ratio by 3 points compared with last year’s first quarter to 87.5%.

“Robust results from our investment operations also contributed. Pretax investment income rose $38 million in the first quarter as dividends from our equity portfolio increased 13% and bond interest income grew 12%.”

Focus on Underwriting Discipline

“Since 2018, we’ve doubled the size of our insurance portfolio, growing from around $5 billion in net written premiums to more than $10 billion at the end of 2025. We intend to continue growing through all market cycles, and we understand that growth can’t come at the cost of underwriting profitability.

“Consolidated net written premiums grew 7% compared with first-quarter 2025. While average renewal pricing increases moderated slightly, we continued to price on a policy-by-policy basis. The pricing sophistication we’ve built into our underwriting process allows our underwriters to charge what we believe is an appropriate rate for the risk we are assuming based on each account’s unique characteristics. That rate might be higher or lower than the average.

“For the remainder of the year, we’ll lean into our strategy of appointing more agencies and offering new products as a means to continue delivering profitable growth. In just the first three months of 2026, we’ve appointed 108 agencies across the U.S. We also continued to add new products, especially in excess and surplus lines.

“E&S isn’t the market of last resort anymore. While it remains flexible in terms and rates, our approach to this business has been more strategic. We often find that if we can write one portion of the account through our E&S operations, we have a better chance of placing other risks for that account in our standard business.”

Confidence in the Future

“At March 31, parent company cash and marketable securities remained strong at more than $5 billion, and our equity portfolio holds more than $8 billion in appreciated value before taxes. In January, the board of directors expressed its confidence in our financial strength by again raising the cash dividend.

“Our associates are determined to do things just a little better every day, strengthening our ability to compete by enhancing the advantages of our local independent agencies. That has been and continues to be our plan for creating shareholder value far into the future.”

CINF 1Q26 Release 2

Insurance Operations Highlights

Consolidated Property Casualty Insurance Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025	% Change
Earned premiums			$2,519		$2,264	11
Fee revenues			4		4	0
Total revenues			2,523		2,268	11
Loss and loss expenses			1,667		1,887	(12)
Underwriting expenses			741		679	9
Underwriting profit (loss)			$115		$(298)		nm
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		66.2%		83.3%		(17.1)
Underwriting expenses		29.4		30.0		(0.6)
Combined ratio		95.6%		113.3%		(17.7)
						% Change
Agency renewal written premiums			$2,045		$1,912	7
Agency new business written premiums			339		383	(11)
Other written premiums			284		200	42
Net written premiums			$2,668		$2,495	7
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		58.1%		60.5%		(2.4)
Current accident year catastrophe losses		11.3		26.8		(15.5)
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		(2.7)		(2.2)		(0.5)
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.5)		(1.8)		1.3
Loss and loss expense ratio		66.2%		83.3%		(17.1)
Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		87.5%		90.5%		(3.0)

$173 million or 7% growth of first-quarter 2026 property casualty net written premiums, reflecting premium growth initiatives, price increases and a higher level of insured exposures. The growth included the effect of $52 million of net reinstatement premiums in first-quarter 2025 related to the January 2025 wildfires in southern California. The contribution to first-quarter growth from Cincinnati Re® and Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd.SM in total was 0.9 percentage points.
$44 million decrease in first-quarter 2026 new business premiums written by agencies, due to our personal lines insurance segment. The $44 million decrease included a $19 million increase in production from agencies appointed since the beginning of 2025.
108 new agency appointments in the first three months of 2026, including 19 that market only our personal lines products.
17.7 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 combined ratio improvement, including a decrease of 14.2 points for losses from catastrophes.
3.2 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $81 million, compared with 4.0 points or $91 million for first-quarter 2025.
2.4 percentage-point improvement in the three-month 2026 ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophes, including a favorable 1.4 points due to the effect of net reinstatement premiums in first-quarter 2025.
0.6 percentage-point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio for the first three months of 2026, compared with the same period of 2025. The 2025 ratio included an unfavorable 0.7 points from the effect of net reinstatement premiums in first-quarter 2025.

CINF 1Q26 Release 3

Commercial Lines Insurance Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025	% Change
Earned premiums		$1,241		$1,179		5
Fee revenues		1		2		(50)
Total revenues		1,242		1,181		5
Loss and loss expenses		847		735		15
Underwriting expenses		377		349		8
Underwriting profit		$18		$97		(81)
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		68.2%		62.3%		5.9
Underwriting expenses		30.4		29.6		0.8
Combined ratio		98.6%		91.9%		6.7
						% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$1,184		$1,152		3
Agency new business written premiums		205		203		1
Other written premiums		(30)		(30)		0
Net written premiums		$1,359		$1,325		3
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		62.8%		61.1%		1.7
Current accident year catastrophe losses		9.7		4.8		4.9
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		(4.2)		(2.4)		(1.8)
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.1)		(1.2)		1.1
Loss and loss expense ratio		68.2%		62.3%		5.9
Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		93.2%		90.7%		2.5

$34 million or 3% growth in first-quarter 2026 commercial lines net written premiums, primarily due to higher agency renewal premiums.
$32 million or 3% increase in first-quarter renewal written premiums, with commercial lines average renewal pricing increases near the high end of the low-single-digit percent range.
$2 million or 1% increase in first-quarter 2026 new business premiums written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
6.7 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 combined ratio increase, including an increase of 6.0 points for losses from catastrophes.
4.3 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $53 million, compared with 3.6 points or $43 million for first-quarter 2025.

CINF 1Q26 Release 4

Personal Lines Insurance Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025	% Change
Earned premiums		$873		$698		25
Fee revenues		2		1		100
Total revenues		875		699		25
Loss and loss expenses		607		846		(28)
Underwriting expenses		238		210		13
Underwriting profit (loss)		$30		$(357)			nm
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		69.5%		121.2%		(51.7)
Underwriting expenses		27.3		30.1		(2.8)
Combined ratio		96.8%		151.3%		(54.5)
						% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$726		$634		15
Agency new business written premiums		76		127		(40)
Other written premiums		(27)		(89)		70
Net written premiums		$775		$672		15
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		53.2%		63.3%		(10.1)
Current accident year catastrophe losses		17.1		60.6		(43.5)
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		(0.5)		(0.8)		0.3
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.3)		(1.9)		1.6
Loss and loss expense ratio		69.5%		121.2%		(51.7)
Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		80.5%		93.4%		(12.9)

$103 million or 15% growth in first-quarter 2026 personal lines net written premiums, including higher agency renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases in the high-single-digit percent range. The growth included the effect of $64 million or 10% from other written premiums due to reinstatement premiums in first-quarter 2025.
$51 million or 40% decrease in first-quarter 2026 new business premiums written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
54.5 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 combined ratio improvement, including a decrease of 41.9 points for losses from catastrophes.
0.8 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 favorable prior accident year reserve development of $7 million, compared with 2.7 points or $19 million for first-quarter 2025.
10.1 percentage-point improvement in the three-month 2026 ratio for current accident year loss and loss expenses before catastrophes, including 5.3 points for the effect of 2025 reinstatement premiums.
2.8 percentage-point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio for the first three months of 2026, compared with the same period of 2025, reflecting a favorable 2.5 points for the effect of first-quarter 2025 reinstatement premiums.

CINF 1Q26 Release 5

Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025	% Change
Earned premiums		$180		$162		11
Fee revenues		1		1		0
Total revenues		181		163		11
Loss and loss expenses		110		99		11
Underwriting expenses		50		44		14
Underwriting profit		$21		$20		5
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		61.2%		60.9%		0.3
Underwriting expenses		28.1		27.4		0.7
Combined ratio		89.3%		88.3%		1.0
						% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$135		$126		7
Agency new business written premiums		58		53		9
Other written premiums		(11)		(11)		0
Net written premiums		$182		$168		8
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:						Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		64.6%		65.6%		(1.0)
Current accident year catastrophe losses		1.1		0.8		0.3
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		(4.1)		(5.0)		0.9
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.4)		(0.5)		0.1
Loss and loss expense ratio		61.2%		60.9%		0.3
Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		92.7%		93.0%		(0.3)

$14 million or 8% growth in first-quarter 2026 excess and surplus lines net written premiums, including higher agency renewal written premiums that benefited from price increases averaging in the mid-single-digit percent range.
$5 million or 9% increase in first-quarter 2026 new business premiums written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
1.0 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 combined ratio increase, driven by 1.0 points of less favorable reserve development on prior accident year loss and loss expenses.
4.5 percentage-point first-quarter 2026 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $8 million, compared with 5.5 points or $9 million for first-quarter 2025.

CINF 1Q26 Release 6

Life Insurance Subsidiary Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025		% Change
Term life insurance		$61		$57		7
Whole life insurance		14		13		8
Universal life and other		10		10		0
Earned premiums		85		80		6
Investment income, net of expenses		54		50		8
Investment gains and losses, net		-		(1)		100
Fee revenues		1		1		0
Total revenues		140		130		8
Contract holders’ benefits incurred		84		81		4
Underwriting expenses incurred		23		23		0
Total benefits and expenses		107		104		3
Net income before income tax		33		26		27
Income tax provision		7		5		40
Net income of the life insurance subsidiary		$26		$21		24

$5 million increase in first-quarter 2026 earned premiums, including a 7% increase for term life insurance, our largest life insurance product line.
$5 million increase in three-month 2026 life insurance subsidiary net income, primarily due to increased investment income, increased earned premiums and decreased investment losses from fixed-maturity securities.
$8 million or 1% three-month 2026 decrease, to $1.459 billion, in GAAP shareholders’ equity for the life insurance subsidiary, primarily from an increase in unrealized investment losses on fixed-maturity securities, largely offset by net income.

CINF 1Q26 Release 7

Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights

Investments Results

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025		% Change
Investment income, net of expenses		$318		$280		14
Investment interest credited to contract holders		(32)		(32)		0
Investment gains and losses, net		(70)		(67)		(4)
Investments profit		$216		$181		19
Investment income:
Interest		$235		$210		12
Dividends		76		67		13
Other		12		7		71
Less investment expenses		5		4		25
Investment income, pretax		318		280		14
Less income taxes		55		48		15
Total investment income, after-tax		$263		$232		13
Investment returns:
Average invested assets plus cash and cash equivalents		$33,504		$29,946
Average yield pretax		3.80%		3.74%
Average yield after-tax		3.14		3.10
Effective tax rate		17.2		17.2
Fixed-maturity returns:
Average amortized cost		$18,724		$17,071
Average yield pretax		5.02%		4.92%
Average yield after-tax		4.10		4.02
Effective tax rate		18.4		18.3

$38 million or 14% rise in first-quarter 2026 pretax investment income, including a 12% increase in interest income from fixed-maturity securities and a 13% increase in equity portfolio dividends.
$290 million in first-quarter 2026 pretax total investment losses, summarized in the table below. Changes in unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income, in addition to investment gains and losses reported in net income, are useful for evaluating total investment performance over time and are major components of changes in book value and the value creation ratio.

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Investment gains and losses on equity securities sold, net		$33		$(1)
Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities still held, net		(104)		(71)
Investment gains and losses on fixed-maturity securities, net		-		(2)
Other		1		7
Subtotal - investment gains and losses reported in net income		(70)		(67)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses - fixed maturities		(220)		67
Total		$(290)		$ -

CINF 1Q26 Release 8

Balance Sheet Highlights

(Dollars in millions, except share data)	At March 31,		At December 31,
	2026		2025
Total investments		$32,001		$31,783
Total assets		41,211		41,002
Short-term debt		25		25
Long-term debt		791		790
Shareholders’ equity		15,714		15,911
Book value per share		101.60		102.35
Debt-to-total-capital ratio		4.9%		4.9%

$33.211 billion in consolidated cash and total investments at March 31, 2026, a decrease of less than 1% from $33.214 billion at year-end 2025.
$18.545 billion bond portfolio at March 31, 2026, with an average rating of A2/A. Fair value increased $422 million during the first quarter of 2026, including $624 million in net purchases of fixed-maturity securities.
$12.569 billion equity portfolio was 39.3% of total investments, including $8.143 billion in appreciated value before taxes at March 31, 2026. First-quarter 2026 decrease in fair value of $125 million, including $54 million in net sales of equity securities.
$0.75 first-quarter 2026 decrease in book value per share, including an addition of $2.14 of net income before investment gains that were partially offset by $1.48 from investment portfolio net investment losses or changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, $0.47 for other items and $0.94 from dividends declared to shareholders.
Value creation ratio of 0.2% for the first three months of 2026, including 2.1% from net income before investment gains, which includes underwriting and investment income, partially offset by 1.1% from changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, 0.4% from investment losses for equity securities and 0.4% for other items.

For additional information or to register for our conference call webcast, please visit investors.cinfin.com.

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

Mailing Address: Street Address:

P.O. Box 145496 6200 South Gilmore Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496 Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141

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Safe Harbor Statement

Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained herein, are based upon our current estimates, assumptions and plans that are subject to uncertainty. These statements are made subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words like “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “likely,” “future,” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made; we assume no obligation to update such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

Insurance-Related Risks

Risks and uncertainties associated with our loss reserves or actual claim costs exceeding reserves
Increased frequency and/or severity of claims or development of claims that are unforeseen at the time of policy issuance
Unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations or changes in weather patterns, environmental events, war or political unrest, terrorism incidents, cyberattacks, civil unrest or other causes; and our ability to manage catastrophe risk
Risks associated with analytical models in key areas such as underwriting, pricing, capital management, reserving, investments, reinsurance, and catastrophe risk management
Inadequate estimates or assumptions, or reliance on third-party data used for critical accounting estimates
Events or conditions that could weaken or harm our relationships with our independent agencies and hamper opportunities to add new agencies, resulting in limitations on our opportunities for growth
Mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations of agencies that result in a concentration of a significant amount of premium in one agency or agency group and/or alter our competitive advantages
Our inability to manage business opportunities, growth prospects, and expenses for our ongoing operations
Changing consumer insurance-buying habits
The inability to obtain adequate ceded reinsurance on acceptable terms, for acceptable amounts, and from financially strong reinsurers; and the potential for nonpayment or delay in payment by reinsurers
Domestic and global events, such as the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, future pandemics, inflationary trends, changes in U.S. trade and tariff policy, and disruptions in the banking and financial services industry, resulting in insurance losses, capital market or credit market uncertainty, followed by prolonged periods of economic instability or recession, that lead to:
Securities market disruption or volatility and related effects such as decreased economic activity and continued supply chain disruptions that affect our investment portfolio and book value
Significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of securities and impairment of the assets
Significant decline in investment income due to reduced or eliminated dividend payouts from securities
Significant rise in losses from surety or director and officer policies written for financial institutions or other insured entities or in losses from policies written by Cincinnati Re or Cincinnati Global
An unusually high level of claims in our insurance or reinsurance operations that increase litigation-related expenses
Decreased premium revenue and cash flow from disruption to our distribution channel of independent agents, consumer self-isolation, travel limitations, business restrictions and decreased economic activity
The inability of our workforce, agencies, or vendors to perform necessary business functions

Financial, Economic, and Investment Risks

Declines in overall stock market values negatively affecting our equity portfolio and book value
Downgrades in our financial strength ratings
Interest rate fluctuations or other factors that could significantly affect:
Our ability to generate growth in investment income
Values of our fixed-maturity investments and accounts in which we hold bank-owned life insurance contract assets
Our traditional life policy reserves
Economic volatility and illiquidity associated with our alternative investments in private equity, private credit, real property, and limited partnerships

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Failure to comply with covenants and other requirements under our credit facilities, senior debt, and other debt obligations
Recession, prolonged elevated inflation, or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products or increased payment delinquencies
The inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends consistent with current or past levels impacting our ability to pay shareholder dividends or repurchase shares

General Business, Technology, and Operational Risks

Ineffective information technology systems or failing to develop and implement improvements in technology
Difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, could negatively affect our, or our agents’, ability to conduct business; disrupt our relationships with agents, policyholders, and others; cause reputational damage, mitigation expenses, data loss, and expose us to liability
Difficulties with our operations and technology that may negatively impact our ability to conduct business, including cloud-based data information storage, data security, remote working capabilities, and/or outsourcing relationships and third-party operations and data security
Disruption of the insurance market caused by technology innovations such as driverless cars that could decrease consumer demand for insurance products
Delays, inadequate data developed internally or from third parties, or performance inadequacies from ongoing development and implementation of underwriting and pricing models and methods, including usage-based insurance methods, automation, artificial intelligence, or technology projects and enhancements expected to increase our efficiency, pricing accuracy, underwriting profit, and competitiveness
Intense competition, and the impact of innovation, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence and changing customer preferences on the insurance industry and the markets in which we operate, could harm our ability to maintain or increase our business volumes and profitability
Inability to defer policy acquisition costs for any business segment if pricing and loss trends would lead management to conclude that the segment could not achieve sustainable profitability
Unforeseen departure of certain executive officers or other key employees that could interrupt progress toward important strategic goals or diminish the effectiveness of certain longstanding relationships with insurance agents and others
Our inability, or the inability of our independent agents, to attract and retain personnel
Events, such as a pandemic, an epidemic, natural catastrophe, or terrorism, which could hamper our ability to assemble our workforce, work effectively in a remote environment, or other failures of business continuity or disaster recovery programs

Regulatory, Compliance, and Legal Risks

Actions of insurance departments, state attorneys general or other regulatory agencies, including a change to a federal system of regulation from a state-based system, that:
Impose new obligations on us that increase our expenses or change the assumptions underlying our critical accounting estimates
Place the insurance industry under greater regulatory scrutiny or result in new statutes, rules, and regulations
Restrict our ability to exit or reduce writings of unprofitable coverages or lines of business
Increase assessments for guaranty funds, other insurance‑related assessments, or mandatory reinsurance arrangements; or that impair our ability to recover such assessments through future surcharges or other rate changes
Increase our provision for federal income taxes due to changes in tax laws, regulations, or interpretations
Increase other expenses
Limit our ability to set fair, adequate, and reasonable rates
Restrict our ability to cancel policies
Impose new underwriting standards
Place us at a disadvantage in the marketplace
Restrict our ability to execute our business model, including the way we compensate agents

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Adverse outcomes from litigation, environmental claims, mass torts or administrative proceedings, including effects of social inflation and third-party litigation funding on the size and frequency of litigation awards
Events or actions, including unauthorized intentional circumvention of controls, which reduce our future ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Effects of changing social, global, economic, and regulatory environments
Additional measures affecting corporate financial reporting and governance that can affect the market value of our common stock

Risks and uncertainties are further discussed in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors, Page 30.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income (unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)	March 31,		December 31,
		2026		2025
Assets
Investments	$32,001		$31,783
Cash and cash equivalents	1,210		1,431
Premiums receivable	3,321		3,142
Reinsurance recoverable	627		655
Deferred policy acquisition costs	1,384		1,344
Other assets	2,668		2,647
Total assets	$41,211		$41,002
Liabilities
Insurance reserves	$14,924		$14,499
Unearned premiums	5,424		5,254
Deferred income tax	1,710		1,833
Long-term debt and lease obligations	859		861
Other liabilities	2,580		2,644
Total liabilities	25,497		25,091
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock and paid-in capital	1,958		1,958
Retained earnings	16,848		16,719
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(185)		(34)
Treasury stock	(2,907)		(2,732)
Total shareholders' equity	15,714		15,911
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$41,211		$41,002
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	Three months ended March 31,
		2026		2025
Revenues
Earned premiums	$2,604		$2,344
Investment income, net of expenses	318		280
Investment gains and losses, net	(70)		(67)
Other revenues	11		9
Total revenues	2,863		2,566
Benefits and Expenses
Insurance losses and contract holders' benefits	1,751		1,968
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	764		702
Interest expense	13		13
Other operating expenses	9		11
Total benefits and expenses	2,537		2,694
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	326		(128)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes	52		(38)
Net Income (Loss)	$274		$(90)
Per Common Share:
Net income (loss) - basic	$1.77		$(0.57)
Net income (loss) - diluted	1.75		(0.57)

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Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures

(See attached tables for reconciliations; additional prior-period reconciliations available at investors.cinfin.com.)

Cincinnati Financial Corporation prepares its public financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Statutory data is prepared in accordance with statutory accounting rules for insurance company regulation in the United States of America as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, and therefore is not reconciled to GAAP data.

Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its primary business areas - property casualty insurance, life insurance and investments. Management uses these measures when analyzing both GAAP and non-GAAP results to improve its understanding of trends in the underlying business and to help avoid incorrect or misleading assumptions and conclusions about the success or failure of company strategies. Management adjustments to GAAP measures generally: apply to non-recurring events that are unrelated to business performance and distort short-term results; involve values that fluctuate based on events outside of management’s control; supplement reporting segment disclosures with disclosures for a subsidiary company or for a combination of subsidiaries or reporting segments; or relate to accounting refinements that affect comparability between periods, creating a need to analyze data on the same basis.

Non-GAAP operating income: Non-GAAP operating income is calculated by excluding investment gains and losses (defined as investment gains and losses after applicable federal and state income taxes) and other significant non-recurring items from net income. Management evaluates non-GAAP operating income to measure the success of pricing, rate and underwriting strategies. While investment gains (or losses) are integral to the company’s insurance operations over the long term, the determination to realize investment gains or losses on fixed-maturity securities sold in any period may be subject to management’s discretion and is independent of the insurance underwriting process. Also, under applicable GAAP accounting requirements, gains and losses are recognized from certain changes in market values of securities without actual realization. Management believes that the level of investment gains or losses for any particular period, while it may be material, may not fully indicate the performance of ongoing underlying business operations in that period.

For these reasons, many investors and shareholders consider non-GAAP operating income to be one of the more meaningful measures for evaluating insurance company performance. Equity analysts who report on the insurance industry and the company generally focus on this metric in their analyses. The company presents non-GAAP operating income so that all investors have what management believes to be a useful supplement to GAAP information.

Consolidated property casualty insurance results: To supplement reporting segment disclosures related to our property casualty insurance operations, we also evaluate results for those operations on a basis that includes results for our property casualty insurance and brokerage services subsidiaries. That is the total of our commercial lines, personal lines and our excess and surplus lines segments plus our reinsurance assumed operations known as Cincinnati Re and our London-based global specialty underwriter known as Cincinnati Global.
Life insurance subsidiary results: To supplement life insurance reporting segment disclosures related to our life insurance operation, we also evaluate results for that operation on a basis that includes life insurance subsidiary investment income, or investment income plus investment gains and losses, that are also included in our investments reporting segment. We recognize that assets under management, capital appreciation and investment income are integral to evaluating the success of the life insurance segment because of the long duration of life products.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025
Net income (loss)		$274		$(90)
Less:
Investment gains and losses, net		(70)		(67)
Income tax on investment gains and losses		14		14
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		(56)		(53)
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)		$330		$(37)
Diluted per share data:
Net income (loss)		$1.75		$(0.57)
Less:
Investment gains and losses, net		(0.44)		(0.42)
Income tax on investment gains and losses		0.09		0.09
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		(0.35)		(0.33)
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)		$2.10		$(0.24)

Life Insurance Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
			2026		2025
Net income of the life insurance subsidiary		$26		$21
Investment gains and losses, net		-		(1)
Income tax on investment gains and losses		-		-
Non-GAAP operating income		26		22
Investment income, net of expenses		(54)		(50)
Investment income credited to contract holders		32		32
Income tax excluding tax on investment gains and losses, net		7		5
Life insurance segment profit		$11		$9

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Property Casualty Insurance Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31, 2026
	Consolidated	Commercial	Personal	E&S	Other*
Premiums:
Net written premiums	$2,668	$1,359	$775	$182	$352
Unearned premiums change	(149)	(118)	98	(2)	(127)
Earned premiums	$2,519	$1,241	$873	$180	$225
Underwriting profit	$115	$18	$30	$21	$46
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31, 2025
	Consolidated	Commercial	Personal	E&S	Other*
Premiums:
Net written premiums	$2,495	$1,325	$672	$168	$330
Unearned premiums change	(231)	(146)	26	(6)	(105)
Earned premiums	$2,264	$1,179	$698	$162	$225
Underwriting profit (loss)	$(298)	$97	$(357)	$20	$(58)
Dollar amounts shown are rounded to millions; certain amounts may not add due to rounding. *Included in Other are the results of Cincinnati Re and Cincinnati Global.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Other Measures

Value creation ratio: This is a measure of shareholder value creation that management believes captures the contribution of the company’s insurance operations, the success of its investment strategy and the importance placed on paying cash dividends to shareholders. The value creation ratio measure is made up of two primary components: (1) rate of growth in book value per share plus (2) the ratio of dividends declared per share to beginning book value per share. Management believes this measure is useful, providing a meaningful measure of long-term progress in creating shareholder value. It is intended to be all-inclusive regarding changes in book value per share, and uses originally reported book value per share in cases where book value per share has been adjusted, such as adoption of Accounting Standards Updates with a cumulative effect of a change in accounting.
Written premium: Under statutory accounting rules in the U.S., property casualty written premium is the amount recorded for policies issued and recognized on an annualized basis at the effective date of the policy. Management analyzes trends in written premium to assess business efforts. The difference between written and earned premium is unearned premium.

Value Creation Ratio Calculations

(Dollars are per share)	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025
Value creation ratio:
End of period book value*		$101.60		$87.78
Less beginning of period book value		102.35		89.11
Change in book value		(0.75)		(1.33)
Dividend declared to shareholders		0.94		0.87
Total value creation		$0.19		$(0.46)
Value creation ratio from change in book value**		(0.7)%		(1.5)%
Value creation ratio from dividends declared to shareholders***		0.9		1.0
Value creation ratio		0.2%		(0.5)%
* Book value per share is calculated by dividing end of period total shareholders' equity by end of period shares outstanding
** Change in book value divided by the beginning of period book value
*** Dividend declared to shareholders divided by beginning of period book value

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Contacts
Dennis E. McDaniel, 513-870-2768
CINF-IR@cinfin.com
Betsy E. Ertel, 513-603-5323
Media_Inquiries@cinfin.com