---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001214816-26-000160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXS"
cik: "0001214816"
company_name: "AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:36:05.941792+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AXIS Capital Q1 net income $247M ($3.29/diluted), operating income $257M, combined ratio 89.8%

## Summary
- Net income $247M up 33% YoY; diluted EPS $3.29; operating income $257M ($3.42 diluted EPS).
- Gross premiums written $3.1B up 11% YoY; underwriting income $187M up 15% YoY.
- Insurance segment GPW $1.9B, combined ratio 86.3%; AXIS Re combined ratio 92.7%.
- Book value per diluted share $78.19, up 1.3% QoQ or 17.6% YoY; net investment income $185M down 11%.
- Capital returned $93M ($60M buybacks, $33M dividends); reorganization expenses $23M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001214816-26-000160
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXS
- cik: 0001214816
- company_name: AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000160/0001214816-26-000160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000160/axs-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $247 million, EPS $3.29 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $247 million
  - EPS: $3.29 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
  - Result: reported results
  source text: AXIS CAPITAL REPORTS FIRST QUARTER NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OF $247 MILLION, or $3.29 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE AND OPERATING INCOME OF $257 MILLION, or $3.42 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE For the first quarter of 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1214816/000121481626000160/0001214816-26-000160-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.