earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Donegal Group Q4 net income down 28%; full-year EPS up 42% on improved underwriting
DONEGAL GROUP INC
- Q4 net premiums earned $226.9M (-4.1% YoY); combined ratio 96.3% vs 92.9% (worsened).
- Q4 net income $17.2M ($0.47 diluted Class A EPS) vs $24.0M ($0.70) – down 32.9% per share.
- Full-year net income $79.3M ($2.18 diluted EPS) vs $50.9M ($1.53) – up 42.5% per share.
- Full-year combined ratio improved to 95.4% from 98.6% (3.2 point improvement).
- Book value per share $17.33 at Dec 31, 2025, up 12.8% from $15.36 at year-end 2024.