The Travelers Companies 8-K

PositiveEarningsGuidance

Lower catastrophe losses and stronger favorable reserve development lifted earnings; premiums grew excluding the divested Canadian business.

Filed 2026-07-17 06:58 ET

Summary

Q2 2026 results with FY2026 expense-ratio outlook. Net income increased on lower catastrophe losses, stronger favorable reserve development, higher investment income and improved underlying underwriting results. Net written premiums were comparable year over year; excluding the Canadian business divested in Q1, they grew 2%.

Key Figures

Metric Q2 2026 Q2 2025 Y/Y
Total revenues $12.2B $12.1B +0.3%
Net income $2.21B $1.51B +46%
Net income per diluted share $10.26 $6.53 +57%
Core income, non-GAAP $2.16B $1.50B +44%
Core income per diluted share, non-GAAP $10.04 $6.51 +54%
Combined ratio 83.6% 90.3% -6.7 pts
Underlying combined ratio 84.1% 84.7% -0.6 pts
Net written premiums $11.5B $11.5B -0.1%
  • Lower catastrophe losses ($518M pre-tax vs $927M) and higher favorable prior-year reserve development ($578M pre-tax vs $315M) supported results; pre-tax underlying underwriting income was $1.678B vs $1.634B. After-tax net investment income rose 14% to $883M.
  • Travelers returned $1.577B to shareholders, including $1.311B in repurchases of 4.3M shares at an average $304.06 per share. Shares outstanding fell to 208.6M from 225.1M a year earlier. Return on equity was 27.1% vs 20.9%; core return on equity was 24.9% vs 18.8%.
  • The board declared a $1.25-per-share quarterly dividend, payable 9/30/2026 to shareholders of record 9/10/2026.

Guidance

  • FY2026 underwriting expense ratio: ≈28.5%.

Investor Takeaways

  • Watch the full-year underwriting expense ratio against the ≈28.5% outlook.
  • Next-quarter combined ratio and catastrophe losses will show whether underwriting performance holds as catastrophe experience changes.

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