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Reinsurance Group of America Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income per share rose: Net income available to RGA shareholders was $456 million, or $6.92 per diluted share, against $253 million, or $3.81, in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Adjusted operating income rose: Adjusted operating income was $558 million, or $8.49 per diluted share, against $310 million, or $4.66. Excluding notable items, the prior-year figure was $424 million, or $6.37. Source
  • Pension risk transfer added $800 million: Net premiums included about $800 million from single premium pension risk transfer transactions in U.S. Financial Solutions. The prior-year quarter had no such contribution. Source
  • Average yield rose to 5.26%: Average investment yield was 5.26% in the quarter, against 4.73% in the prior-year quarter, reflecting higher variable investment income and accretive new money rates. Source
  • Assumption review netted to zero: The annual actuarial assumption review had no net effect on consolidated pre-tax adjusted operating income. Segment notable items ranged from $31 million unfavorable in EMEA Traditional to $22 million favorable in Canada Traditional. Source
  • Tax rate above expected range: Effective tax rate was 26.8% on pre-tax income and 24.1% on adjusted operating income before taxes, above the 22% to 23% expected range, from jurisdictional mix and a higher valuation allowance. Source
  • Capital returned to shareholders: The company returned $139 million to shareholders: $75 million of share repurchases and $64 million of dividends paid. Source
  • Book value per share lower: Book value per share was $178.89, against $209.73 at June 30, 2026 and $197.52 a year earlier. Excluding AOCI it was $179.51, against $173.77 at June 30. Source

“These results reinforce the strategic advantages of RGA’s diversified platform and our ability to generate”

Tony Cheng, President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Effective tax rate Sourcenot stated22% to 23%Kept
Quarterly dividend per share Sourcepayable December 1, 2026$0.98Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: The expected effective tax rate range of 22% to 23% was also stated in the second-quarter release.
  • New: The annual actuarial assumption review was completed this quarter, with no net impact on consolidated pre-tax adjusted operating income. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income per share rose: Net income available to RGA shareholders was $456 million, or $6.92 per diluted share, against $253 million, or $3.81, in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Adjusted operating income rose: Adjusted operating income was $558 million, or $8.49 per diluted share, against $310 million, or $4.66. Excluding notable items, the prior-year figure was $424 million, or $6.37. Source
  • Nine-month adjusted earnings higher: Year-to-date adjusted operating income per diluted share was $24.34, against $15.04. Excluding notable items, the prior-year figure was $16.75. Source
  • Returns on equity reported: Return on equity was 13.1% for the trailing twelve months. Adjusted operating ROE was 19.2%, and 19.1% excluding notable items. Source
  • Currency lowered per-share results: Net foreign currency fluctuations had an unfavorable effect of $0.11 per diluted share on net income and $0.15 on adjusted operating income, both against the prior-year quarter. Source

Segments and regions

  • U.S. and Latin America traditional up: U.S. and Latin America Traditional adjusted operating income before taxes was $176 million, against $136 million. Excluding notable items it was $163 million, against $97 million. Source
  • Financial Solutions up across regions: Financial Solutions pre-tax adjusted operating income was $119 million in U.S. and Latin America, $17 million in Canada, $151 million in EMEA and $92 million in Asia Pacific, against $100, $7, $140 and $71 million. Source
  • EMEA traditional claims improved: EMEA Traditional adjusted operating income before taxes was $21 million, or $52 million excluding notable items, against $30 million excluding notable items a year earlier. Source
  • Asia Pacific traditional eased: Asia Pacific Traditional adjusted operating income before taxes was $119 million, or $111 million excluding notable items, against $137 million excluding notable items a year earlier. Source
  • Corporate loss narrowed: Corporate and Other adjusted operating loss before taxes was $22 million, against $58 million a year earlier. Source

“Investment performance was robust and claims experience was favorable to expectations”

Tony Cheng, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pension risk transfer and premiums

  • Pension risk transfer added $800 million: Net premiums included about $800 million from single premium pension risk transfer transactions in U.S. Financial Solutions. The prior-year quarter had no such contribution. Source
  • Consolidated net premiums up 25%: Consolidated net premiums were $5.4 billion, up 25.0% from the prior-year quarter, with a $16 million adverse net foreign currency effect. Source
  • Canada traditional premiums and profit: Canada Traditional net premiums were $346 million, against $326 million. Adjusted operating income before taxes was $63 million, against $43 million. Currency cut premiums by $6 million. Source

Investment income and yield

  • Investment income up 17.5%: Investment income excluding spread-based businesses rose 17.5%, mainly from a larger average invested asset base, higher variable income and accretive new money rates. Source
  • Average yield rose to 5.26%: Average investment yield was 5.26% in the quarter, against 4.73% in the prior-year quarter, reflecting higher variable investment income and accretive new money rates. Source
  • Investment related losses in quarter: Investment related gains (losses), net were a loss of $85 million, against a gain of $13 million in the prior-year quarter. Source

“We continued to maintain our disciplined approach to capital deployment with a focus on high return, quality business as well as shareholder returns.”

Tony Cheng, President and Chief Executive Officer

Assumption review and claims

  • Assumption review netted to zero: The annual actuarial assumption review had no net effect on consolidated pre-tax adjusted operating income. Segment notable items ranged from $31 million unfavorable in EMEA Traditional to $22 million favorable in Canada Traditional. Source
  • EMEA Traditional review unfavorable: EMEA Traditional recorded $31 million of unfavorable notable items from the review. U.S. and Latin America Traditional, Canada Traditional and Asia Pacific Traditional each recorded favorable items. Source
  • Claims and benefits rose: Claims and other policy benefits were $5,420 million, against $4,356 million in the prior-year quarter. Source

Tax rate and cost lines

  • Tax rate above expected range: Effective tax rate was 26.8% on pre-tax income and 24.1% on adjusted operating income before taxes, above the 22% to 23% expected range, from jurisdictional mix and a higher valuation allowance. Source
  • Pre-tax adjusted operating income up: Pre-tax adjusted operating income was $736 million, against $385 million. Excluding notable items, the prior-year figure was $534 million. Source
  • Acquisition costs rose: Policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses were $586 million, against $471 million a year earlier. Source
  • Reconciling items to adjusted income: The reconciliation added back $172 million of realized losses on derivatives and other, and removed $82 million of embedded derivative gains and $21 million of market risk benefit gains. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Capital returned to shareholders: The company returned $139 million to shareholders: $75 million of share repurchases and $64 million of dividends paid. Source
  • Book value per share lower: Book value per share was $178.89, against $209.73 at June 30, 2026 and $197.52 a year earlier. Excluding AOCI it was $179.51, against $173.77 at June 30. Source
  • Common shares outstanding eased: Common shares outstanding were 65,043 thousand, against 65,292 thousand at June 30, 2026. Treasury shares rose to 20,268 thousand. Source
  • Dividend held at $0.98: The quarterly dividend stayed at $0.98, after the 5.4% increase declared with the second-quarter results.

Strategy, pipeline and capital discipline

  • Pipeline described as healthy: Management said the pipeline for both in-force and flow business remains healthy and supports its confidence in continued results. Source
  • Biometric and investment strengths cited: Management attributed the quarter to a long history of biometric expertise and superior investment capabilities. Source
  • Disciplined capital deployment: Management said it kept a disciplined approach to capital deployment, with a focus on high return business and shareholder returns. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Dividend payable December 1: The $0.98 dividend is payable December 1, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 17, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net premiums Source$5,352 million for the quarter
Investment income Source$1,934 million for the quarter, net of related expenses
Book value per share Source$178.89

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management cited jurisdictional mix of earnings and a higher valuation allowance as reasons the tax rate was above the expected range. Source
  • External: Currency movements reduced results: an unfavorable effect of $0.11 per diluted share on net income and $0.15 on adjusted operating income. Source
  • Operational: Asia Pacific Traditional results excluding notable items declined on claims experience that was less favorable than the prior-year quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management stated the adjusted tax rate for the quarter was above the expected range of 22% to 23%. Source

Other quarters

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.