---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-265722"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFG"
cik: "0001042046"
company_name: "AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:09:30.719809+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AFG Q3 core EPS $2.69 (+16% YoY); declares $2.00 special dividend

## Summary
- Net earnings $215M ($2.58/sh); core net operating earnings $224M ($2.69/sh), up 16% YoY.
- Specialty P&C underwriting profit up 19% to $139M; combined ratio 93.0% improved 1.3 pts YoY.
- Special cash dividend of $2.00/sh declared, payable Nov 26, 2025 to holders of record Nov 17.
- Book value ex-AOCI $57.59; annualized core operating ROE 19.0%.
- Non-core A&E charge of $25M ($20M after-tax) for environmental exposures; P&C A&E reserves $353M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-265722
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFG
- cik: 0001042046
- company_name: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312525265722/0001193125-25-265722-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312525265722/d939869d8k.htm

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