Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) stock

BOWNYSEFire, Marine & Casualty InsuranceFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 6/3030% above fair value

$34.16−0.16 (-0.47%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.13BP/E 18.5Yield –

Bowhead Specialty statistics

84 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.13B; $3.28B
Enterprise Value: $983.59M; $2.86B
PE Ratio: 18.46; 11.13
PS Ratio: 1.83; 1.17
PB Ratio: 2.38; 1.61
P/TBV Ratio: 2.38; 1.75
P/FCF Ratio: 3.42; 8.49
P/OCF Ratio: 3.37; 7.21

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.60; 0.96
EV / EBITDA: 11.12; 6.05
EV / FCF: 2.99; 7.17

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 33M; 66M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.49%; -1.32%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.32%; -0.09%
Float: 8M; 57M
Shares Held by Insiders: 76.6%; 3.37%
Shares Held by Institutions: 92.7%; 84.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: 58.2%; -2.56%
Short % of Float: 19.6%; 3.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 4.59%; 3.02%
Days to Cover: 7.58; 4.05

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $35.07; –
52-Week Low: $21.21; –
20-Day Moving Average: $34.13; –
50-Day Moving Average: $33.93; –
200-Day Moving Average: $28.90; –
Average True Range (14): $0.26; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.18%; -0.14%
Price Change (1 Month): 0.47%; 5.00%
Price Change (3 Months): 2.00%; 2.00%
Price Change (6 Months): 24.6%; 13.1%
Price Change (YTD): 19.7%; 9.34%
Price Change (1 Year): 28.8%; 11.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 224,930; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 220,748; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 299,190; –
Relative Volume: 1.04; 0.80
Relative Strength Index (14): 53.9; 57.8
Volatility (1 Year): 33.2%; 28.3%
Beta (5 Years): 0.33; 0.60

MarginsIndustry

Pretax Margin: 12.7%; 12.9%
Profit Margin: 10.1%; 10.8%
EBITDA Margin: 14.4%; 13.5%
FCF Margin: 53.5%; 18.5%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 14.1%; 14.1%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.69%; 2.97%

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 25.0%; 6.46%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 25.7%; 11.9%
EPS Growth (YoY): 26.7%; 12.7%
FCF Growth (YoY): -1.34%; 8.37%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 43.3%; 9.53%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 50.1%; 15.9%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.27; 0.27
Revenue Per Employee: $2.08M; $1.80M
Profits Per Employee: $210.02K; $182.48K
Employee Count: 296; 1,341
WACC: 7.38%; 7.88%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $615.16M; $4.42B
Pretax Income: $78.14M; $617.47M
Net Income: $62.17M; $510.95M
EBITDA: $88.43M; $579.34M
EPS (Diluted): $1.85; $5.09

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $141.75M; $519.20M
Net Cash (Debt): $141.75M; $331.32M
Net Cash Per Share: $4.30; $5.43
Equity (Book Value): $472.36M; $3.44B
Book Value Per Share: $14.34; $37.80
Tangible Book Value: $472.36M; $2.32B

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $334.22M; $709.06M
Capital Expenditures: -$5.42M; -$9.40M
Free Cash Flow: $328.81M; $580.82M
FCF Per Share: $9.98; $8.18

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 5.52%; 8.70%
FCF Yield: 29.2%; 11.5%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $7.93M; $77.46M
Income Tax: $15.98M; $104.50M
Effective Tax Rate: 20.4%; 20.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $24.43; $76.72
Graham Upside: -28.5%; 10.9%
Altman Z-Score: 0.61; 0.95
Piotroski F-Score: 4; 5
Lynch Fair Value: $46.25; –
Lynch Upside: 35.4%; 74.8%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	BOW	S&P 500	Difference
1 month	+0.4%	-2.4%	+2.8 pts
3 months	+2.1%	-1.2%	+3.2 pts
Year to date	+19.7%	+12.3%	+7.4 pts
1 year	+27.6%	+12.4%	+15.1 pts

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M BOW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 58.2% from the previous report, or 19.64% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 74.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,512,995	+58.2%	199,680	7.6
Oct 15, 2026	956,093	+51.3%	241,279	4.0
Sep 30, 2026	632,068	+5.1%	270,573	2.3
Sep 15, 2026	601,629	+9.8%	357,709	1.7
Aug 31, 2026	548,003	-4.5%	375,402	1.5
Aug 14, 2026	573,675	-17.6%	652,387	1.0
Jul 31, 2026	696,310	+6.3%	137,154	5.1
Jul 15, 2026	654,862	-9.7%	189,281	3.5
Jun 30, 2026	724,865	-5.0%	226,819	3.2
Jun 15, 2026	762,648	+0.7%	162,721	4.7
May 29, 2026	757,261	-3.0%	199,305	3.8
May 15, 2026	780,980	+9.9%	300,102	2.6

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Bowhead Specialty's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is BOW.

Compare: BOW vs JRVR · BOW vs ASIC · BOW vs PLMR · BOW vs HRTG · BOW vs HIPO

Revenue growth25.0% · median 20.6%

Net margin10.1% · median 17.6%

Company	Revenue	Growth
PLMR	$1.23B	+58.4%
HRTG	$861.41M	+2.3%
JRVR	$628.18M	-2.8%
BOW	$615.16M	+25.0%
HIPO	$542.60M	+20.6%
ASIC	$526.38M	+29.8%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 23, 2027, before open
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 296
Held by institutions: 92.7%
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
SEC CIK: 2002473

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