Why is WRB up?
Up 136% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 3% in the past year.
“Net investment income grew to $383.5 million driven by core portfolio increase of 12.0%.”
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Up 136% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 3% in the past year.
“Net investment income grew to $383.5 million driven by core portfolio increase of 12.0%.”
| The company | Profit tripled |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 2 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. WRB scores 15 today, against a median of 11 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
WRB is #10 of 39 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: WRB $1.86B, CB $11.2B, SPNT $502M.
Expected to report Mon Jan 25, after the close (in 76 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.
Revenue of $3.7B, 1% less than a year ago; a profit of $1.14 a share, from $1.28.
“Net investment income grew to $383.5 million driven by core portfolio increase of 12.0%.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 2)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 13% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.40 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | -0.5% | -1.3% | -0.4% |
| Jul 20, 2026 | -1.7% | -0.8% | +4.1% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +2.6% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $15B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 62.7, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
11 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WRB is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of SPYI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
“The property casualty insurance and reinsurance businesses are highly competitive, with many insurance companies of various sizes, as well as other entities offering risk alternatives such as self-insured retentions or captive programs, transacting business in the United States and internationally.”
WRB scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #10 of 39 in Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 136% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 3% 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.
WRB scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #10 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 WRB's 15.
Expected to report Mon Jan 25, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. WRB closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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