Reinsurance Group of America Inc (RZC) stock analysis
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $1.67BP/E 1.1Yield 14.35%
StockData Score
Prices as of Oct 30, 2026How the score works
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Reinsurance Group of America passes 10 of the 30 checks behind our score; 9 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 1/6
- Growth
- 4/6
- Past performance
- 3/6
- Financial health
- 0/6
- Dividend
- 2/6
What stands out
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 23.3% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 13.5% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 32.3% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings growth accelerating
Net income grew 95.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 23.3% a year.
What to watch
Margin of safety under 20%
The price is 1.0% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.
Trading above fair value
The share price of $264.73 is above our fair value estimate of $262.09.
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 11.7% over the last twelve months and averaged 9.1% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
P/E above the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's P/E of 11.6 is above the Life Insurance median of 10.6.
Valuation1/6
P/E below its 5-year median
Reinsurance Group of America's P/E of 11.6 is below its own 5-year median of 15.8.
P/E above the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's P/E of 11.6 is above the Life Insurance median of 10.6.
P/S above the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's price-to-sales of 0.67 is above the Life Insurance median of 0.64.
P/B above the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's price-to-book of 1.26 is above the Life Insurance median of 0.92.
Trading above fair value
The share price of $264.73 is above our fair value estimate of $262.09.
Margin of safety under 20%
The price is 1.0% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.
Growth4/6
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 13.5% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 32.3% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings growth accelerating
Net income grew 95.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 23.3% a year.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 19.4% over the last twelve months; the Life Insurance median is 8.0%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin trend
Banks and insurers do not report gross profit.
Past performance3/6
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 11.7% over the last twelve months and averaged 9.1% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
Return on assets over 1%
Return on assets was 1.0%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.
Return on equity below the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's return on equity of 11.7% is below the Life Insurance median of 11.7%.
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 23.3% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 5.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 4.7%.
Net margin below the industry
Reinsurance Group of America's net margin of 5.8% is below the Life Insurance median of 6.5%.
Financial health0/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt coverage
Needs operating cash flow.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not reported separately.
Short-term liquidity
Insurers do not split assets into current and non-current.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
The Altman model does not apply to insurers.
Dividend2/6
Pays a dividend
Reinsurance Group of America paid dividends worth 1.4% of the share price over the last twelve months.
Yield below Treasuries
The 1.4% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.
Yield below the top quarter
The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 4.0% or more; Reinsurance Group of America yields 1.4%.
Dividend was cut
The dividend per share fell by more than 10% at least once in the last 10 fiscal years.
Covered by earnings
Dividends take 16.2% of net income.
Cash-flow cover
Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.
Fair value
How we estimate itOur estimate per share
$262.09
The share price is 1% above this estimate.
| Method | Multiple used | Own 5Y median | Industry median | Value per share | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 13.2× | 15.8× | 10.6× | $300.54 | 50% |
| P/B | 1.1× | 1.2× | 0.9× | $223.64 | 50% |
| Fair value | $262.09 | 100% | |||
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 15.8
- Life Insurance median 10.6
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Low risk
- Average value traded per day
- $110.10M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $103.30M
Downside
Low risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 8.7%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 23%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 1.56
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.59
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +7.2% | +13.5% | +10.2% | +8.6% | |
| Net income | +64.9% | +31.7% | +23.3% | +8.9% | |
| EPS, diluted | +64.9% | +32.3% | +22.9% | +9.0% | |
| Dividend per share | +4.6% | +6.0% | +4.9% | +10.0% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 3.2% | 9.7% | |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| Capex to revenue | 0.4% | 0.2% | – | |
| Diluted shares | 65M | 66M | 67M |
Cash use needs five years of cash flow figures
Reinsurance Group of America does not report operating cash flow and capital expenditure for each of the last five fiscal years.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.0% | 0.17× | 11.34× | 9.7% |
| FY2024 | 3.2% | 0.20× | 10.87× | 7.2% |
| FY2023 | 4.9% | 0.20× | 11.29× | 11.2% |
| FY2022 | 3.2% | 0.18× | 11.65× | 6.8% |
| FY2021 | 7.0% | 0.19× | 7.88× | 10.4% |
| FY2020 | 2.8% | 0.18× | 6.22× | 3.2% |
| FY2019 | 6.1% | 0.20× | 7.05× | 8.7% |
| FY2018 | 5.6% | 0.21× | 6.94× | 7.9% |
| FY2017 | 14.6% | 0.22× | 6.82× | 21.9% |
| FY2016 | 6.1% | 0.22× | 7.82× | 10.6% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.18B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$4.09B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year0.7% → 1.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$4.09B vs $1.18B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose– → –
- No dilutionShare count did not rise67M → 67M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.23 → 0.20