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W. R. Berkley (WRB) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $3.7 billion, up 4.0% on the year

W. R. Berkley Corp. (WRB) reported revenue of $3.7 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 4.0% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $515 million, up 23.4% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.31. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

Revenue
$3.7 billion
+4.0% on the year · -0.8% on the quarter
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Operating margin
n/a
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Net income
$515 million
+23.4% on the year · +14.6% on the quarter
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$1.31
+26.0% on the year · +15.9% on the quarter
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 1 kept.

  • Net income and operating income rose: Net income to common stockholders was $515.2 million, up 23.4%, and operating income was a record $514.3 million, up 22.5%. Diluted EPS was $1.31, against $1.04.
  • Reinsurance and excess pre-tax income rose: Reinsurance & Monoline Excess pre-tax income was $142.7 million, against $120.4 million. Its GAAP combined ratio was 78.6%, against 85.4%, while gross premiums written were $424.2 million, against $467.0 million.
  • Insurance premiums grew 4.5% and 3.2%: Gross premiums written in the Insurance segment rose 4.5% and net premiums written rose 3.2%, as management stated.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue3,6903,7213,547-0.8%+4.0%
Interest expense31.731.631.7+0.3%-0.1%
Pre-tax income616572539+7.7%+14.4%
Income tax101117121-14.2%-17.1%
Effective tax rate16.3%20.5%22.5%
Net income515450418+14.6%+23.4%
Net margin14.0%12.1%11.8%
Diluted EPS$1.31$1.13$1.04+15.9%+26.0%
$ 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

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow668995744-32.9%-10.2%
Cash from investing-589-243-924
Cash from financing-339-618-81.4
Depreciation and amortisation-15.5n/a-9.8
Share-based compensation13.213.912.4-4.8%+6.5%
Buybacks30219649.2+54.0%+514.7%
Dividends paid33.741230.3-91.8%+11.1%
Dividend per share$0.09n/a$0.08+12.5%
Diluted shares, weighted395mn/a400m-1.3%
Shares outstanding at period end373m377m379m-1.2%-1.7%

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

Balance sheet

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity9,7409,7018,914+0.4%+9.3%
Non-controlling interest11.111.112.3-0.1%-10.3%
Trading liabilities0.066.352.4-100.0%-99.9%
Other liabilities34,56534,29332,367+0.8%+6.8%
Total liabilities and equity44,31644,07141,346+0.6%+7.2%
Fixed assets567596482-4.9%+17.7%
Goodwill1841841840.0%0.0%
Intangible assetsn/a86.0n/a
Securities held for sale or to maturity25,50825,04823,621+1.8%+8.0%
Trading assets1,1651,221832-4.6%+40.0%
Cash and equivalents2,2812,5401,720-10.2%+32.6%
Other assets14,61014,39614,507+1.5%+0.7%
Total assets44,31644,07141,346+0.6%+7.2%

Questions

What was W. R. Berkley's revenue in Q1 FY2026?

W. R. Berkley (WRB) reported revenue of $3.7 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 4.0% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did W. R. Berkley earn in Q1 FY2026?

Net income for Q1 FY2026 was $515 million, up 23.4% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.31.

When did W. R. Berkley report Q1 FY2026 results?

W. R. Berkley filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 1 May 2026.

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-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 1 May 2026: the filing.