secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG)
CIK:        0001042046
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-036749
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AFG Q4 core EPS $3.65, record underwriting profit up 41%; declares $1.50 special dividend
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- Q4 2025 net earnings $299M ($3.58/share); core net operating earnings $305M ($3.65/share).
- Specialty P&C underwriting profit hit record $287M, up 41% YoY; combined ratio 84.1%.
- Full-year 2025 core operating ROE 18.2%; book value ex-AOCI + dividends grew 17.2%.
- Board declared $1.50/shr special dividend payable Feb 25, 2026 to holders of record Feb 16.
- 2026 guidance: core EPS ~$11.00, core operating ROE ~18%, NWP growth 3-5%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312526036749/0001193125-26-036749-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312526036749/d32393d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-036749

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