earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Old Republic Q1 net income $330M beats last year; operating EPS falls 15% to $0.68
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$1.32
revenue$2,399,400,000
- Net income of $330M ($1.32 diluted EPS) vs $245M ($0.98) YoY; net operating income of $170.5M ($0.68) down 15.4%.
- Consolidated combined ratio worsened to 96.6% from 93.7%, driven by higher expense ratio in Specialty Insurance.
- Specialty Insurance underwriting income fell 46.7% to $67.2M; Title Insurance underwriting loss narrowed to ($0.5M) from ($12.2M).
- Book value per share $24.53, up 1.3% from Dec 2025; $237.5M returned to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Proposed acquisition of Everett Cash Mutual received regulatory approval, expected to close early Q3 2026.