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W. R. Berkley Corp. WRB

18 fiscal years on record · USD · FY2025 reported
SEC FILINGS ONLY3 YEARS OF DIVIDEND GROWTH
Revenue · FY2025
$555.8M
▲ 9.9% vs FY2024
Dividend streak
3 yrs
Raised every year since 2023
EPS · FY25
$4.45
Dividend / sh · FY25
$1.85
Payout · FY25
39%
ROE · FY25
19.7%
Net margin · FY25
320.2%
Dividend coverage
2.4×
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Result
USD 555.8M
Revenue, FY2025 · full 18-year series below
Revenue Net income
24680.61.82008201120142017202020232025
24680.61.82016201920222025

320 cents of every revenue dollar became profit this year.

Per share
USD 4.45
Diluted EPS, FY2025
EPS Dividend
2461.854.452008201120142017202020232025
2461.854.452016201920222025

Earnings covered the dividend 2.4 times — the rest stayed in the company.

Profitability
19.7%
Return on equity, FY2025
ROE
8162419.7%2008201120142017202020232025
8162419.7%2016201920222025
Operating margin410.3%
Net margin320.2%
Return on assets4.2%

Each USD of equity produced 20 cents of profit this year.

Returned to shareholders
USD 970.5M
returned in FY2025 · dividends + net buybacks
Dividends paidUSD 700.3M
Net buybacksUSD 270.2M
Share of profit54.5%
Consecutive raises3 years

USD 700.3M in dividends and USD 270.2M in buybacks — 55% of the year's profit went back to shareholders.

Growth
+9.2% a year
revenue, compounded over five years
CAGR
3 yrs
5 yrs
10 yrs
15 yrs
Revenue
+5.2%
+9.2%
−22.6%
−13.3%
Net income
+8.8%
+27.4%
+13.5%
+9.7%
EPS, diluted
+10.6%
+18.9%
Dividend / share
+46.4%
+42.9%
Returned to shareholders
+43.4%
+17.7%
+13.2%
+4.5%

Compound annual rates per period — left blank where the series crosses a loss.

Share base
0.38B
Shares outstanding, FY2025
0.160.382008201120142017202020232025
0.120.382016201920222025
Change, 5 years+41.4%
Change, 10 years+13.3%

The share count grew 41% in five years — the same company, cut into more, smaller slices.

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Balance sheet
USD 44.1B
total assets, end of FY2025
Total assetsUSD 44.1B
EquityUSD 9.7B
CashUSD 2.5B

Equity funds 22% of total assets.

History
18 fiscal years
Every figure from documents filed with the SEC · USD
Metric
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Revenue $B
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
7.7
7.2
7.1
6.4
5.8
5.2
4.7
4.4
4.7
Operating income $B
2.3
2.3
1.8
1.7
1.3
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.5
·
·
·
EBITDA $B
2.2
2.1
1.7
1.8
1.4
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.6
·
·
·
Income tax $B
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
Net income $B
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.0
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
EPS, diluted $
4.45
4.36
3.37
3.29
3.66
1.87
3.52
3.33
2.84
4.68
3.87
4.86
3.55
3.56
2.69
2.88
1.86
1.62
Dividend / sh $
1.85
1.40
1.29
0.59
1.34
0.31
1.68
1.39
1.03
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
Payout %
39
30
36
17
35
16
45
40
34
31
12
28
11
36
11
11
9
17
ROE %
19.7
22.2
19.5
20.6
15.8
8.6
11.8
11.8
10.5
12.5
11.0
14.5
11.6
12.4
10.2
12.2
8.6
·
Shares out B
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.40
0.40
0.27
0.28
0.18
0.18
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.16
0.16

Slide the table for earlier years · "·" marks figures not disclosed in the filing for that year.

How we verifyAUDITED
34 of 34
checks passed before publication
EPS recomputationBalance-sheet identityGross profitBalance-sheet liquidity

Every figure was compared against the original statement: 0 failures and 0 presentation gaps.

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