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Genworth Financial Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted earnings rose slightly sequentially: Adjusted operating income excluding Closed Block was $112M, or $0.29 per diluted share, against $109M and $0.28 in the prior quarter and $112M and $0.27 a year earlier. Source
  • Enact segment earnings edged higher: Enact adjusted operating income was $143M, up from $140M in the prior quarter and $141M a year earlier, the company said. Source
  • Closed Block loss widened on experience: Closed Block adjusted operating loss was $110M, against $32M in the prior quarter, mainly from a $127M pre-tax loss on actual versus expected experience. Source
  • Remeasurement losses increased: Liability remeasurement losses were $132M, compared with $44M in the prior quarter and $60M a year earlier. Source
  • Enact capital returns lifted holding cash: Holding company cash and liquid assets were $215M at quarter-end, up from $166M. Enact capital returns were the main inflow. Source
  • Share repurchases continued at $62M: Repurchases averaged $8.74 per share in the quarter, $128M year to date and $918M since the program began at an average of $6.47 per share. Source
  • Legacy RBC ratio declined on LTC: The estimated GLIC consolidated RBC ratio fell to 286% from 289%, which management attributes to LTC losses and higher required capital on claims. Source

“Our second quarter results reflect continued execution across our strategic priorities,”

Jerome Upton, Interim President & CEO and CFO

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Jerome Upton is named Interim President & CEO and CFO in this release; the prior release named Tom McInerney as President & CEO. Source
  • New: Care Assurance Worksite is described as ready for a third-quarter launch and approved in 34 states as of June 30, 2026. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Adjusted earnings rose slightly sequentially: Adjusted operating income excluding Closed Block was $112M, or $0.29 per diluted share, against $109M and $0.28 in the prior quarter and $112M and $0.27 a year earlier. Source
  • Net income held flat at $47M: Net income available to common stockholders was $47M, the same as the prior quarter and below $51M a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.12 in all three periods. Source
  • Investment gains reversed prior-quarter losses: After-tax net investment gains added $29M to net income, mainly from mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities. The prior quarter had after-tax losses of $21M. Source

Segments and regions

  • Enact segment earnings edged higher: Enact adjusted operating income was $143M, up from $140M in the prior quarter and $141M a year earlier, the company said. Source
  • Corporate and Other loss tied to CareScout: Corporate and Other adjusted operating loss was $31M, the same as the prior quarter. Management attributes it to continued CareScout investment and debt service. Source
  • Closed Block loss widened on experience: Closed Block adjusted operating loss was $110M, against $32M in the prior quarter, mainly from a $127M pre-tax loss on actual versus expected experience. Source

“we further strengthened the self-sustainability of the Closed Block”

Jerome Upton, Interim President & CEO and CFO

Products and customers

  • CareScout matches slightly lower: CareScout recorded 1,459 matches in the quarter, down from 1,486 in the prior quarter. CareScout Services revenues were $6M, the same as the prior quarter. Source
  • Long-term care rate-action value rose: Estimated net present value from in-force rate actions since 2012 is about $34.8B, up from $34.5B reported in the prior quarter. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Operating expenses rose from prior quarter: Acquisition and operating expenses, net of deferrals, were $268M, up from $213M in the prior quarter and $249M a year earlier. Source
  • Remeasurement losses increased: Liability remeasurement losses were $132M, compared with $44M in the prior quarter and $60M a year earlier. Source
  • Enact loss ratio at 14%: Enact's loss ratio was 14%, compared with 15% in the prior quarter and 10% a year earlier. Source

Demand and the order book

  • Enact new insurance written rose sharply: Primary new insurance written was $15,199M, up sequentially on seasonality and year over year on a larger estimated market size, according to the company. Source
  • Enact in-force grew on persistency: Primary insurance in-force reached $274.0B, up 2% year over year, driven by new insurance written and elevated persistency. Source

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Enact capital returns lifted holding cash: Holding company cash and liquid assets were $215M at quarter-end, up from $166M. Enact capital returns were the main inflow. Source
  • Share repurchases continued at $62M: Repurchases averaged $8.74 per share in the quarter, $128M year to date and $918M since the program began at an average of $6.47 per share. Source
  • Legacy RBC ratio declined on LTC: The estimated GLIC consolidated RBC ratio fell to 286% from 289%, which management attributes to LTC losses and higher required capital on claims. Source
  • Holding company debt bought at discount: The company repurchased $10M in principal of holding company debt at a discount. Debt servicing costs were $17M in the quarter. Source

Statutory results and Closed Block

  • Statutory pre-tax income turned positive: Statutory pre-tax income was $6M, compared with a $77M loss in the prior quarter. The LTC statutory pre-tax loss was $82M, against $40M in the prior quarter. Source
  • LTC benefited from rate increases: Long-term care results continued to benefit from premium increases and benefit reductions from in-force rate actions, while claims kept rising as the block ages. Source
  • Annuities benefited from market moves: Annuity results included a $97M favorable effect from equity market and interest rate movements, compared with an unfavorable $13M in the prior quarter. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Investment income Source$660M net of taxes in the quarter
Prior-year reserve development Source$37M pre-tax reserve release at Enact

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management noted that long-term care claims continue to rise as the Closed Block ages, which affects statutory results and required capital. Source
  • Operational: Fewer long-term care policy terminations and seasonally lower mortality were among the drivers of the Closed Block experience loss. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management reported continued progress on the rate action plan, with estimated net present value of about $34.8B since 2012. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release announced the dividend increase to $0.24 per share, payable in June 2026; this release reports the $0.24 dividend was paid.

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.