W. R. Berkley Corp
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 7.5 | 8.9 | 11.2 | – | 24.1 | – | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 15.7 | |
| 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
| – | – | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| – | – | 5.2 | – | 10.9 | – | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | |
| 6.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 8.8 | – | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 | |
| 15.9% | 31.9% | 29.2% | 11.3% | -2.5% | 12.4% | 66.2% | 67.4% | 56.9% | 39.8% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 41.1% | 10.5% | 14.2% | 18.7% | 17.6% | 12.4% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 9.3% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 12.4% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45.4% | 47.6% | 42.2% | 35.1% | 38.6% | 28.9% | 42.9% | 18.6% | 38.7% | 39.5% | 41.5% | 44.4% | 42.9% | 47.3% | 31.4% | 28.3% | 32.2% | 33.3% | 27.2% | 17.9% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 16.6% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 19.8% | |
| 9.4% | 96.5% | 4.0% | -4.7% | 2.3% | -7.8% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 19.5% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 9.6% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 8.7% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.6% | 15.9% | |
| 7.4% | 7.1% | 3.7% | -2.2% | 1.9% | -4.7% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 12.1% | |
| 8.7% | 20.1% | 12.2% | 2.4% | -1.2% | 6.7% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 35.0% | 33.8% | 28.2% | 25.9% | 31.3% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 13.7% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 23.6% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.3% | 10.5% | 6.8% | -6.2% | 5.0% | -9.8% | 13.1% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 21.2% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 9.2% | 8.6% | 12.1% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 8.4% | 15.4% | 20.5% | 18.5% | 20.9% | 18.3% | |
| 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% | -0.8% | 0.7% | -1.6% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | 39 | 15 | 379 | 361 | -267 | -579 | 44 | 646 | 357 | 331 | 136 | 923 | -347 | 828 | -541 | -338 | -28 | 1,799 | -13 | 2,339 | 575 | 511 | -1,210 | -1,096 | -436 | 1,474 | 866 | 361 | |
| – | – | 0.3 | – | 3.4 | – | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 21.6% | 20.8% | 17.3% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 16.5% | 19.0% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 21.2% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 21.5% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 17.6% | 21.6% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 22.8% | 22.1% | 20.7% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 22.0% | |
| – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.18 | -0.12 | 0.11 | -0.27 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 1.21 | 1.54 | 1.73 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 1.44 | 1.15 | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 1.25 | 2.44 | 3.29 | 3.37 | 4.36 | 4.46 | |
| 3.61 | 4.08 | 4.78 | 5.67 | 6.00 | 5.82 | 6.40 | 8.23 | 10.12 | 11.09 | 11.86 | 12.63 | 12.07 | 11.82 | 12.92 | 14.98 | 18.06 | 13.49 | 16.71 | 16.40 | 17.64 | 18.40 | 17.77 | 18.15 | 19.07 | 22.53 | 26.64 | 29.62 | 33.82 | 36.84 | |
| 2.59 | 2.76 | 2.60 | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.79 | 3.33 | 3.81 | 4.73 | 5.70 | 7.33 | 8.07 | 7.81 | 9.59 | 10.61 | 12.06 | 13.35 | 9.13 | 10.18 | 10.54 | 11.63 | 12.52 | 12.56 | 13.95 | 14.86 | 15.85 | 16.10 | 18.19 | 20.82 | 24.30 | |
| 0.31 | 0.82 | 0.58 | 0.14 | -0.07 | 0.39 | 2.30 | 3.11 | 3.54 | 3.74 | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.78 | 0.76 | 1.15 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 2.49 | 3.72 | 5.05 | 6.00 | 7.02 | 8.86 | 8.69 | |
Data as of: September 24, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.