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W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Stock Analysis

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) is a Insurance - Property & Casualty stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

WRB

$74.34

+$1.19 (+1.63%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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WRB Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$73.27
Previous Close
$73.15
Day's Range
72.80–74.34
52-Week Range
62.87–78.96
Volume
2.52M
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.
0.27
Valuation
Market Cap
$27.60B
P/E Ratio
15.72
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
15.27
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
4.82
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.86
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
4.73
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$14.64B+6.93%
Net Income (FY)
$1.78B+1.33%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
12.53%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
371.23M
1-Year Return
+1.89%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.40+0.55%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 21, 2026
Avg Volume
2.50M

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, WRB closed at $74.34, +1.89% over 1 year.

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) has a market capitalization of $27.60B.

In fiscal 2025, WRB reported revenue of $14.64B.

WRB Stock Return by Calendar Year

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,189
+1.89%
5 years
$10,000 $23,880
+138.80%
10 years
$10,000 $56,204
+462.04%

If you had invested $10,000 in W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $56,204 at the close on October 21, 2026: +462.04% in total, +18.84% a year, with dividends reinvested. 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)+7.26%
2025+23.02%
2024+27.19%
2023+0.25%
2022+33.92%
2021+27.39%
2020−3.14%
2019+43.80%
2018+5.96%
2017+10.21%
2016 (partial year)+15.29%

As of October 21, 2026.

WRB Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$14.64B$1.78B12.2%
2024$13.69B$1.76B12.8%
2023$12.11B$1.38B11.4%
2022$11.22B$1.38B12.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$14.64B——$1.78B12.2%
2024$13.69B——$1.76B12.8%
2023$12.11B——$1.38B11.4%
2022$11.22B——$1.38B12.3%

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

WRB Dividend History

$1.85+32.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.793—
2025$1.854+32.5%
2024$1.404+8.5%
2023$1.295+117.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.793—
2025$1.854+32.5%
2024$1.404+8.5%
2023$1.295+117.7%
2022$0.594−33.8%
2021$0.894+327.7%
2020$0.214−72.0%
2019$0.754+20.6%
2018$0.625+34.8%
2017$0.464+146.0%
2016$0.192—

Most recent payment: $0.26 per share, ex-dividend September 21, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

WRB Valuation vs Insurance - Property & Casualty Median

Median of 48 stocks
MetricWRBInsurance - Property & Casualty medianvs median
P/E15.7211.1341% above
P/S ratio1.861.4528% above
Profit margin12.53%11.77%0.8 pts above

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

The market values W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) at $27.60B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. Headcount on file is 8,804.

WRB last closed at $74.34 on October 21, 2026. That is +$1.19 (+1.63%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $62.87 to $78.96. The latest close sits 18.24% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $14.64B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $13.69B, that is a change of +6.93%. Net income for the same year was $1.78B. That is +1.33% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 12.53%. That is 0.8 percentage points above the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 11.77%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 4.73.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $11.22B in 2022 to $14.64B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 15.72 times earnings. That is 41.3% above the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 11.13. The forward P/E on file is 15.27. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 4.82. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.86 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 28.43% above the Insurance - Property & Casualty median of 1.45. 48 Insurance - Property & Casualty companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.27. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 24.68%. The trailing one-year total return is +1.89%. Measured over 10 years, that is +18.84% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

WRB pays a dividend yielding 0.55%. That is 0.8 percentage points below the Insurance - Property & Casualty median yield of 1.31%. At the indicated rate that is $0.40 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 21, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.79 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.85 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +43.80% and 2020 returned −3.14%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +7.26% year to date.

Peer Comparison

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) 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
W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB $27.60B 15.7
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. W. R. Berkley Corporation trades at a P/E of 15.7.

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 W. R. Berkley Corporation

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide. The company operates through Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segments. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines. This segment also provides accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; casualty and specialty environmental products; insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; excess liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds; and commercial general liability, umbrella, professional liability, directors and officers, commercial property, and surety products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries. In addition, it offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers' compensation insurance products; management liability and general insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, fine arts and collectibles, liability, collector vehicle, and recreational marine; law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical, property, and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions; property and casualty reinsurance products; facultative reinsurance products include automatic, semi-automatic, and individual risk assumed reinsurance; and turnkey products, such as cyber, employment practices liability insurance, liquor liability insurance and violent events. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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