Why is AFG up?
At its Nov 9, 2026 high.
“Core net operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased $43 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 reflecting higher underwriting profit”
AFG's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 17. Trading went back to normal after a busy day.
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At its Nov 9, 2026 high.
“Core net operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased $43 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 reflecting higher underwriting profit”
| Outperforming | Up 20% in 6 months vs the S&P's +2% |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 5 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +1.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. AFG scores 17 today, against a median of 13 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
AFG is #4 of 39 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: AFG $1.02B, ACGL $4.38B, CINF $2.66B, L $1.49B.
Expected to report Tue Feb 2, after the close (in 84 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The decrease reflects an isolated large loss in our European operations and lower overall levels of favorable prior year development.”
AFG's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The Property and Transportation Group reported 2026 third quarter underwriting profit of $68 million, compared to $55 million in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting higher underwriting profit in our agricultural and transportation businesses.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)
Sales grew 7.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.88 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | -1.7% | +1.2% | +5.1% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | +2.8% | +4.4% | +2.7% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -2.5% | +3.0% | +2.2% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $8.2B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 72.9, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
6 insiders sold $15.6M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: AFG is 0.3% of SCHD, under 0.1% of DGRO, and under 0.1% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
American Financial Group Inc is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the property and casualty insurance business, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses. The group operates through two segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, which generates maximum revenue, and Other. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment is further divided into different sub-segments, such as Property and transportation, Specialty casualty, and Specialty financial. These sub-segments offer insurance coverage for vehicles and commercial property, customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses, workers' compensation insurance, risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, trade credit insurance, and other insurance products.
“AFG’s property and casualty insurance businesses compete with other individual insurers, state funds and insurance groups of varying sizes, some of which are mutual insurance companies possessing competitive advantages in that all their profits inure to their policyholders.”
AFG scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #4 of 39 in Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. At its Nov 9, 2026 high. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
AFG scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #4 of 39 in Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AFG's 17.
6 insiders sold $15.6M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Brian S. Hertzman, SVP, CFO, who sold $47K on Nov 6. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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