Berkley W R Corp (WRB) stock
WRBNYSEFire, Marine & Casualty InsuranceFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as WRB.PE, WRB.PF, WRB.PG, WRB.PH
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 9/3032% above fair value
$77.44+0.29 (+0.38%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $28.75BP/E 16.4Yield 2.39%
Berkley W R statistics
88 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
- Jan 25, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 21, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.05
- 1.74
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.00
- 7.15
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.79
- 0.97
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.54%
- -1.32%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.11%
- -0.09%
- Float
- 119M
- 57M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 67.9%
- 3.33%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 75.1%
- 84.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 12M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.34%
- -2.56%
- Short % of Float
- 10.2%
- 3.81%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.28%
- 3.02%
- Days to Cover
- 4.64
- 4.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $79.26
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $62.87
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $74.92
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $72.04
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $69.65
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.55
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.94%
- 2.21%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 4.69%
- 4.21%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 11.0%
- 2.03%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 16.5%
- 11.0%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 10.4%
- 8.86%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 1.03%
- 10.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 69.7%
- 42.9%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 114.5%
- 42.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 340.4%
- 113.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.65
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 64.4
- 56.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 22.2%
- 28.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.29
- 0.60
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 15.7%
- 13.5%
- EBITDA Margin
- 16.1%
- 13.5%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 19.2%
- 13.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.17%
- 2.97%
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.45%
- 6.46%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -2.26%
- 11.9%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -0.63%
- 12.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.62%
- 9.53%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 12.7%
- 8.29%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 10.6%
- 15.9%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 29.0%
- 15.2%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.33
- 0.27
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.69M
- $1.80M
- Profits Per Employee
- $211.61K
- $182.48K
- Employee Count
- 8,804
- 1,341
- WACC
- 7.60%
- 8.10%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $2.34B
- $617.47M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $2.11B
- $331.32M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $5.69
- $5.43
- Equity (Book Value)
- $9.61B
- $3.44B
- Book Value Per Share
- $25.89
- $37.80
- Tangible Book Value
- $9.43B
- $2.32B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.48%
- 8.85%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.39%
- 1.88%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.20%
- 3.22%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.59%
- 4.26%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.85
- $1.75
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 32.1%
- 4.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 3
- Payout Ratio
- 37.9%
- 20.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $126.68M
- $77.46M
- Income Tax
- $466.63M
- $107.00M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 20.0%
- 20.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $52.49
- $76.72
- Graham Upside
- -32.2%
- 11.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.25
- 0.94
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $118.25
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 52.7%
- 74.7%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WRB | S&P 500 | Difference | WRB per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +5.3% | -3.0% | +8.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +10.0% | -2.8% | +12.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +11.7% | +11.5% | +0.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.4% | +13.5% | −10.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +81.3% | +77.7% | +3.6 pts | +21.9% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +141.6% | +72.6% | +69.0 pts | +19.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +452.7% | +308.2% | +144.6 pts | +18.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
12M WRB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.3% from the previous report, or 10.20% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 39.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 12,164,502 | +0.3% | 2,622,452 | 4.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 12,123,696 | -7.5% | 2,181,215 | 5.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13,102,697 | -15.2% | 4,637,999 | 2.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 15,456,413 | +1.8% | 2,722,588 | 5.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 15,177,596 | +2.2% | 1,531,603 | 9.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,856,832 | -4.8% | 1,703,791 | 8.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15,608,018 | -11.9% | 2,146,584 | 7.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 17,721,972 | -0.7% | 1,837,657 | 9.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17,838,099 | -5.0% | 2,267,192 | 7.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18,772,707 | +1.5% | 2,123,451 | 8.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 18,495,039 | -0.5% | 2,649,047 | 7.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 18,590,945 | -2.3% | 1,673,159 | 11.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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