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Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) Stock Analysis

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) is a Insurance - Property & Casualty stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BOW

$34.09

+$0.06 (+0.18%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BOW Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$34.04
Previous Close
$34.03
Day's Range
34.04–34.09
52-Week Range
21.21–35.07
Volume
129.44K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
−0.08
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.12B
P/E Ratio
18.42
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
13.89
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.82
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.85
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$551.54M+29.59%
Net Income (FY)
$53.79M+40.64%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
10.11%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
32.94M
1-Year Return
+37.68%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 3, 2026
Avg Volume
335.24K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BOW closed at $34.09, +37.68% over 1 year.

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) has a market capitalization of $1.12B.

In fiscal 2025, BOW reported revenue of $551.54M.

BOW Stock Return by Calendar Year

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) return since May 2024: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $13,768
+37.68%
Since May 2024
$10,000 $14,324
+43.24%

If you had invested $10,000 in Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) at the close on May 23, 2024, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $14,324 at the close on October 21, 2026: +43.24% in total, +16.06% a year, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+19.45%
2025−19.65%
2024 (partial year)+49.24%

As of October 21, 2026.

BOW Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$551.54M$53.79M9.8%
2024$425.59M$38.24M9.0%
2023$283.42M$25.05M8.8%
2022$187.60M$11.26M6.0%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$551.54M——$53.79M9.8%
2024$425.59M——$38.24M9.0%
2023$283.42M——$25.05M8.8%
2022$187.60M——$11.26M6.0%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BOW Valuation vs Insurance - Property & Casualty Median

Median of 48 stocks
MetricBOWInsurance - Property & Casualty medianvs median
P/E18.4211.1366% above
P/S ratio1.821.4526% above
Profit margin10.11%11.77%1.7 pts below

Medians across 48 Insurance - Property & Casualty stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) carries a market capitalisation of $1.12B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. Headcount on file is 296.

The 52-week range on file runs from $21.21 to $35.07. The most recent close on file for BOW is $34.09, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.06 (+0.18%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 60.73% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $551.54M. That is +29.59% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $425.59M. Net income for the same year was $53.79M. That is +40.64% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 10.11%. That is 1.7 percentage points below the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 11.77%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.85.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $187.60M in 2022 to $551.54M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

BOW trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42. That is 65.57% above the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 11.13. The forward P/E on file is 13.89. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.82. On price-to-sales that is 26.23% above the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 1.45. The medians here are taken across 48 Insurance - Property & Casualty companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is +37.68%. The stored price history starts on May 23, 2024, and the total return since then is +43.24%. The reported beta is −0.08. Daily returns over the trailing 2 years annualize to a volatility of 34.34%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for BOW.

2026 is still running; the total return is +19.45% year to date. The record holds one complete calendar year, 2025, which returned −19.65%.

Peer Comparison

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) operates in the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. BOW $1.12B 18.4
Chubb Limited CB $138.81B 12.7
The Progressive Corporation PGR $128.47B 11.2
The Travelers Companies, Inc. TRV $83.21B 10.5

The Insurance - Property & Casualty industry average P/E ratio is 11.1x. Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. trades at a P/E of 18.4.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. provides commercial specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It underwrites casualty insurance solutions for risks in the construction, distribution, heavy manufacturing, real estate, and hospitality segments; professional liability insurance solutions, including directors and officers liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, fidelity liability and miscellaneous professional liability, crime insurance, and cyber for financial institutions; and healthcare solutions for hospitals, senior care providers, managed care organizations, miscellaneous medical facilities, and management liability segments. In addition, it offers Baleen Specialty, a technology-powered underwriting operation, that specializes in small to mid-sized risks that are not eligible in the admitted market. It distributes its products through distribution partners in wholesale and retail markets. The company was formerly known as Bowhead Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. in March 2024. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

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