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W. R. Berkley (WRB) Q4 FY2025 earnings: revenue $3.7 billion, up 1.5% on the year

W. R. Berkley Corp. (WRB) reported revenue of $3.7 billion for Q4 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, up 1.5% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $450 million, down 22.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.13. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 27 February 2026.

Revenue
$3.7 billion
+1.5% on the year · -1.2% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Operating margin
n/a
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Net income
$450 million
-22.0% on the year · -12.0% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025
Diluted EPS
$1.13
-21.5% on the year · -11.7% on the quarter
Q1 FY2024Q4 FY2025

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

  • Record quarterly underwriting income: Pre-tax underwriting income grew 14.9% to $338 million in the fourth quarter, a record. Full-year pre-tax underwriting income reached $1.2 billion.
  • Return on equity 21.4% in quarter: Return on equity was 21.4% for the quarter against 30.9% a year earlier, and 21.2% for the full year against 23.6%.
  • Book value per share grew 5.2%: Book value per share grew 5.2% in the quarter and 26.7% for the year, before dividends and share repurchases.
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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue3,7213,7683,668-1.2%+1.5%
Interest expense31.631.831.8-0.4%-0.4%
Pre-tax income572648728-11.7%-21.5%
Income tax117136153-13.9%-23.4%
Effective tax rate20.5%21.0%21.0%
Net income450511576-12.0%-22.0%
Net margin12.1%13.6%15.7%
Diluted EPS$1.13$1.28$1.44-11.7%-21.5%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow9951,140810-12.7%+22.9%
Cash from investing-243-628-87.1
Cash from financing-618-95.3-291
Share-based compensation13.913.114.1+5.8%-1.1%
Buybacks19624.667.4+697.5%+191.3%
Dividends paid41234.2220+1,104.7%+86.9%
Dividend per sharen/a$0.09n/a
Diluted shares, weightedn/a400mn/a
Shares outstanding at period end377m380m380m-0.7%-0.8%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ4 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2024On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity9,7019,7998,395-1.0%+15.6%
Non-controlling interest11.16.112.3+81.2%-10.2%
Trading liabilities66.334.573.4+92.1%-9.6%
Other liabilities34,29333,87632,086+1.2%+6.9%
Total liabilities and equity44,07143,71540,567+0.8%+8.6%
Fixed assets596493479+21.0%+24.6%
Goodwill1841841840.0%0.0%
Intangible assets86.0n/a97.0-11.3%
Securities held for sale or to maturity25,04824,94822,398+0.4%+11.8%
Trading assets1,2211,0701,123+14.1%+8.7%
Cash and equivalents2,5402,4041,975+5.7%+28.6%
Other assets14,39614,61614,312-1.5%+0.6%
Total assets44,07143,71540,567+0.8%+8.6%

Questions

What was W. R. Berkley's revenue in Q4 FY2025?

W. R. Berkley (WRB) reported revenue of $3.7 billion for Q4 FY2025, the quarter ended 31 December 2025, up 1.5% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did W. R. Berkley earn in Q4 FY2025?

Net income for Q4 FY2025 was $450 million, down 22.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.13.

When did W. R. Berkley report Q4 FY2025 results?

W. R. Berkley filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 27 February 2026; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue2,5782,9152,5132,7243,0142,8952,9963,0313,2213,2573,3143,4003,6683,5473,6713,7683,7213,6903,7163,739
Interest expense37.335.031.731.831.931.831.931.931.931.731.731.731.831.731.831.831.631.731.731.6
Pre-tax income355732223286478376457420501574488474728539522648572616575574
Tax rate17%19%19%19%20%21%22%21%20%23%24%23%21%23%23%21%20%16%21%22%
Net income294591179229382294356334397442372366576418401511450515452446
Net margin11%20%7%8%13%10%12%11%12%14%11%11%16%12%11%14%12%14%12%12%
Diluted EPS$0.70$1.41$0.43$0.55$0.91$0.71$0.87$0.82$0.98$1.09$0.92$0.91$1.44$1.04$1.00$1.28$1.13$1.31$1.15$1.14
Operating cash flow6604785287687954457091,0776987468811,2418107447041,140995668800731
Buybacks0.00.00.06.687.61352922.91070.022412.567.449.20.024.619630211121.1
Dividends paid20023.00.015953.015928.30.031528.215812622030.322434.241233.70.0260
Shares outstanding398m398m398m399m397m394m386m387m385m385m381m381m380m379m379m380m377m373m371m371m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-K for the period ended 31 December 2025, filed 27 February 2026: the filing.