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Axis Capital Holders (AXS) stock

Insurance and reinsurance , market cap $7.7B

$107.96
+1.37%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
11
Above Average
In its industry
#27of 39
Checks firing
8of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-10.0%
under its best in a year

AXS's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 11. Buying reached its highest in 20 days (2 chart checks started).

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Why is AXS up?

Up 131% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 9% in the past year.

  • Its pretax margin went from -2.7% in fiscal 2020 to 18.7% in fiscal 2025; its 4 peers' median rose 5.3 points.

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025; Peers' annual reports, Nov 9, 2026

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Key facts on AXS

Key facts on AXS
The chartAbove every average
Latest filing8-K, Oct 28 Reported its quarterly results

AXS in the news

TodayInsurer stocks rose together: “Investors punish Nigerian insurance stocks even as profits surge”nairametrics.com and 1 more

AXS catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -1.8% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

8 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why AXS scores 11

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. AXS scores 11 today, against a median of 6 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

  • +8Chart checks 8 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +2Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.

No effect today: Run-up, Size, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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How AXS ranks in Property Insurance

AXS is #27 of 39 by Quality Score.

How AXS ranks in Property Insurance
RankStockQuality Score
27Axis Capital Holders (AXS) logoAXSAxis Capital Holders11

Net income over four quarters: AXS $1.01B, ACGL $4.38B, CNA $1.03B, SPNT $502M.

More in Property Insurance

When does AXS report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 78 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.

What AXS reported on Oct 28, 2026

The quarter

A profit of $2.75 a share, from $3.74.

“Book value per diluted common share increased by $5.24, or 7.1%, over the past twelve months, driven by net income, partially offset by common share repurchases, common share dividends of $1.76 per share and net unrealized investment losses.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

AXS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Full year 2026
Fee income from AXIS Capacity Solutions$17M

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 28)

In the company's words

  • “Net premiums written increased by $144 million, or 13%, reflecting the increase in gross premiums written in the quarter.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)

1 more sentence, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$7.7B
today
Sales
$6.9B
up 9.8% on the year

Sales grew 6.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.76 a share a year.

2 more figures, for Pro members.

No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on AXS: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+2.5%-11.2%+1.2%
Apr 29Jul 28Oct 28
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 28, 2026After close-2.3%+1.2%+6.1%
Jul 28, 2026After close-17.9%-11.2%-13.0%
Apr 29, 2026After close-1.4%+2.5%+1.4%

AXS closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and AXS's Quality Score going into each

AXS sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $6.6B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

AXS has 8 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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AXS RSI today: 68.1, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 68.1, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on AXS

8 more findings on AXS, each with its source, for Pro members.

AXS insider trades

One insider sold $519K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellHenry B. Smith$519KDirectorat $106.15 on Nov 2, filed Nov 2

AXS's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

10 more officers and directors file at AXS.

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Which ETFs hold AXS?

In ETFs: AXS is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of DGRO, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Axis Capital Holders

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd is a specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions with operations in Bermuda, the United States (U.S.), Europe, Singapore, and Canada. The company manages its portfolio holistically, aiming to construct an optimum consolidated portfolio of funded and unfunded risks. The company's segment consists of Insurance and Reinsurance. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Insurance segment. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States, and also has its presence in Ireland, Lloyd's of London, and Bermuda.

1,966 employeesPembrokeaxiscapital.com

What Axis Capital Holders says it competes with

“In our insurance segment, where competition is focused on price, service, availability of capacity, appetite and distribution, among other considerations, we compete globally and locally with North American and other carriers.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 27, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: AXS's Quality Score is 11 (Above Average), #27 of 39 in Property Insurance. Insiders sold $519K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does AXS's Quality Score say?

AXS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #27 of 39 in Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 131% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 9% in the past year. 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.

What is AXS's Quality Score?

AXS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #27 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 AXS's 11.

Are insiders buying AXS?

One insider sold $519K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Henry B. Smith, Director, who sold $519K on Nov 2.

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