FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- –
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.1
- Dividend yield
- –
About Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd/ Can
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance, SIC 6331
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a financial holding company engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, alongside associated investment management. Through operating subsidiaries including Odyssey Group, Allied World, Crum & Forster, Northbridge Financial, Zenith National, Brit, and Gulf Insurance Group, the enterprise provides commercial, personal, and specialty coverage, alongside life insurance, run-off solutions, and reinsurance underwriting. Complementing its underwriting divisions, the group holds non-insurance interests in retail, restaurants, travel services, agriculture, and manufacturing, serving diverse policyholders, institutional clients, and consumers.
The organization maintains operating subsidiaries, investment holdings, and underwriting footprints across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and India, with key presences in jurisdictions including Canada and the United States. Its corporate base is situated in Canada.
Summary of the business section of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd/ Can's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN
- Founded
- 1985
- Headquarters
- Toronto, A6
- Address
- Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, 95 Wellington St West Ste 800 M5J 2N7
- Phone
- (416) 367-4941
- Website
- www.fairfax.ca
- Industry
- Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- Incorporated in
- Z4
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP, Toronto, Canada
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- FRFHF
- Other tickers
- FRFFF
- Exchange
- OTC
- IPO date
- Dec 19, 2002
- Shares outstanding
- 22M, Dec 31, 2025
- SEC CIK
- 915191
- CUSIP
- 303901102
- ISIN
- US3039011024
- LEI
- GLS7OQD0WOEDI8YAP031
- EIN
- 10-1728897
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
No recent ownership filings by officers or directors
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd/ Can's leadership is listed in its proxy statement (Form DEF 14A).
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| May 8, 2017 | Tender offer | Third-party tender offer for the company's shares |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Nov 30, 2009 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Tender offer | Third-party tender offer for the company's shares |
| Dec 5, 2002 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| May 23, 1997 | Name change | Name changed from FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC to FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN |
| Feb 13, 1995 | Name change | Name changed from FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD to FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC |