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Issuer:     AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG)
CIK:        0001042046
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-020439
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AFG Q4 core EPS $3.12 vs $2.84 YoY; guides 2025 core EPS ~$10.50
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- Net earnings Q4 $255M ($3.03); core net operating earnings $262M ($3.12).
- Full year 2024 core operating ROE 19.3% (ex AOCI); total capital returned ~$791M.
- Average renewal rate increase ex workers' comp +8% in Q4; combined ratio 89.0%.
- 2025 guidance: core EPS ~$10.50, core ROE ~18%; estimates $60-70M CA wildfire losses.
- Dividends: Q4 paid $4.80/share including $4.00 special; regular dividend increased 12.7% in year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312525020439/0001193125-25-020439-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312525020439/d919412d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-020439

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