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QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) Stock Price & Analysis

QBE Stock Chart & Stats

€16.10€0.10(0.63%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
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Day’s Range
EUR 16.10 - EUR 16.30
52-Week Range
EUR 10.60 - EUR 16.70
Previous Close
EUR 16.00
Volume
0
Average Volume (3M)
1
Market Cap
EUR 24.63B
Enterprise Value
EUR 44.52B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 2.32B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 4.39B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
12.7
Beta
0.36
Next Earnings
Feb 19, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.6
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
3.98%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Strong Cash Generation

materially stronger operating and free cash flow supports the quality of reported earnings and gives QBE greater capacity to fund claims, dividends, technology investment, and growth internally. Strong conversion also improves resilience when underwriting conditions or investment returns become less favorable.

Premium Growth And Profitability

Continued premium expansion alongside a 92.8% combined ratio and 17.7% ROE indicates that QBE is growing while maintaining attractive underwriting economics. If guidance holds, this combination can reinforce scale, support reinvestment, and sustain earnings power over the coming quarters.

Technology And Catastrophe Resilience

Automation can improve processing efficiency and claims productivity, while lower probable maximum loss and event retention reduce the earnings impact of major catastrophes. Together, these initiatives strengthen operating leverage and risk control, supporting more durable underwriting performance.

Bears Say

A&H Claims Inflation

Claims inflation materially above assumptions pressures margins and requires corrective underwriting actions, including reduced A&H volumes. Restoring profitability may take time, and weaker business mix or additional provisioning could weigh on earnings until pricing, reserves, and claims trends normalize.

Legacy Reserve Remediation

Reserve strengthening and the loss portfolio transfer indicate that parts of the legacy book have produced adverse development. Although the LPT reduces exposure, remediation costs and uncertainty around older claims can constrain near-term earnings quality and management flexibility.

Rate And Expense Pressure

Softening rates can make it harder to preserve underwriting margins unless pricing improves or catastrophe activity changes market conditions. At the same time, a higher expense ratio shows transformation and operating costs are currently absorbing part of the benefit from premium growth.

QBE Insurance Group Limited News

QBE FAQ

What was QBE Insurance Group Limited’s price range in the past 12 months?
QBE Insurance Group Limited lowest stock price was €10.60 and its highest was €16.70 in the past 12 months.
What is QBE Insurance Group Limited’s market cap?
QBE Insurance Group Limited’s market cap is €24.63B.
When is QBE Insurance Group Limited’s upcoming earnings report date?
QBE Insurance Group Limited’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 19, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 109 days.
How were QBE Insurance Group Limited’s earnings last quarter?
QBE Insurance Group Limited released its earnings results on Aug 13, 2026. The company reported €0.608 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of €0.612 by -€0.004.
Is QBE Insurance Group Limited overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts QBE Insurance Group Limited’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does QBE Insurance Group Limited pay dividends?
QBE Insurance Group Limited does not currently pay dividends.
What is QBE Insurance Group Limited’s EPS estimate?
QBE Insurance Group Limited’s EPS estimate is 0.60.
How many shares outstanding does QBE Insurance Group Limited have?
QBE Insurance Group Limited has 1,494,154,500 shares outstanding.
What happened to QBE Insurance Group Limited’s price movement after its last earnings report?
QBE Insurance Group Limited reported an EPS of €0.608 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of €0.612. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.166%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of QBE Insurance Group Limited?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:QBE
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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