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Fidelity National Financial
(NYSE:FNF)
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$42.00
â–¼(-11.36% Downside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:09/17/26
FNF scores highest on fundamentals, driven by very strong and improving free-cash-flow generation and a conservatively positioned balance sheet. The main offsets are weak technicals (price below major moving averages with negative MACD) and guidance for modest near-term title margin compression alongside cautious residential demand. Reasonable valuation and a high dividend yield provide additional support.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
FNF’s substantial and growing free cash flow demonstrates strong conversion of earnings into cash, providing internal funding for dividends, investments and acquisitions. This cash-generation capability also supports resilience through real-estate cycles and reduces reliance on external financing for ongoing capital needs.
Negative Factors
Cautious residential demand
Persistently low existing-home sales constrain the volume of purchase transactions that generate title premiums, escrow fees and related services. Management’s cautious outlook suggests residential activity may remain a meaningful earnings headwind over the next several months, limiting recovery in the largest part of the business.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
FNF’s substantial and growing free cash flow demonstrates strong conversion of earnings into cash, providing internal funding for dividends, investments and acquisitions. This cash-generation capability also supports resilience through real-estate cycles and reduces reliance on external financing for ongoing capital needs.
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Fidelity National Financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$10.85B
Dividend Yield5.14%
Average Volume (3M)2.65M
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.0
Beta (1Y)0.57
Revenue Growth12.68%
EPS Growth-27.30%
CountryUS
Employees24,535
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.88
Shares Outstanding268,192,840
10 Day Avg. Volume1,989,315
30 Day Avg. Volume2,651,496
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.47
Price to Book (P/B)1.99
Price to Sales (P/S)1.02
P/FCF Ratio2.32
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.72
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.22
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.57
Enterprise Value/Ebitda6.07
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$52.25Price Target Upside10.28% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)5
Revenue Forecast (FY)$14.85B
Fidelity National Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., or FNF, is a leading provider of various insurance solutions and related services across the United States. The company structures its operations into three primary divisions: Title, F&G, and Corporate and Other....
How the Company Makes Money
FNF primarily makes money by underwriting title insurance and providing transaction services connected to real estate closings. In its Title segment, the largest sources of revenue typically include: (1) title insurance premiums collected on resid...
Fidelity National Financial Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 05, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveys a largely positive picture driven by strong Title segment performance (notably a 33% YoY increase in adjusted pretax Title earnings and a 230 bps margin improvement), robust commercial momentum (24% increase in direct commercial revenue for the first half), solid technology adoption (inHere engaging 80% of residential sales), and growth in F&G AUM (+8% YoY). Near-term headwinds include cautious residential/refinance demand due to high mortgage rates, expected modest margin compression in the second half from front-loaded recruiting and tuck-in acquisitions, rising operating costs, and a lower holding-company cash balance. On balance, the favorable operating results, revenue and margin expansion, and strategic investments appear to outweigh the transitory and manageable challenges.Positive Updates
Strong Title Segment Earnings and Margin Expansion
Adjusted pretax Title earnings of $448 million in Q2 2026, up 33% year-over-year. Adjusted pretax title margin reached 17.8% in Q2, an increase of 230 basis points versus Q2 2025.
Negative Updates
Caution on Residential Purchase and Refinance Activity
U.S. existing home sales remain at historically low levels (~4 million annual pace) due to elevated mortgage rates. Management is cautious on residential purchase and refinance activity for the remainder of 2026.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Title Segment Earnings and Margin Expansion
Adjusted pretax Title earnings of $448 million in Q2 2026, up 33% year-over-year. Adjusted pretax title margin reached 17.8% in Q2, an increase of 230 basis points versus Q2 2025.
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Company Guidance
FNF guided to a modest compression in adjusted pretax title margin in H2 2026 (Q2 margin was 17.8% with $448M of adjusted pretax title earnings), driven by front‑loaded strategic investments (heavy recruiting and tuck‑in acquisitions) even as commercial momentum should persist and residential purchase/refinance activity remains cautious; for the next 12 months they expect $95–$100M of interest and investment income per quarter and roughly $28M per quarter of F&G dividend income to the holding company, will continue provisioning title claims at 4.5% of total title premiums with carried reserves ~ $15M (~1% above actuary central estimate), see regulatory dividend capacity of ~ $200M (and roughly $600M including less‑regulated subsidiaries) for the back half of the year, and reiterated capital returns (Q2 returned ~$195M; ~$417M YTD); operating metrics cited to frame guidance include total orders opened averaging 6,200/day in Q2 (July ~5,900/day, +7% YoY), purchase orders +3% YoY (+7% QoQ), refinance 1,600/day (+16% YoY, -22% QoQ), commercial direct revenue $778M in 1H (+24% YoY) with commercial orders 919/day (+7% YoY), and F&G AUM $74.7B (+8% YoY) with Q2 F&G net sales $1.5B and adjusted net earnings of $65M.Fidelity National Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
67
Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
86
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 15.28B | 14.51B | 13.36B | 11.52B | 11.46B | 15.07B |
| Gross Profit | 11.90B | 14.24B | 7.07B | 5.66B | 7.14B | 8.97B |
| EBITDA | 3.08B | 2.52B | 2.69B | 1.46B | 2.34B | 4.10B |
| Net Income | 772.00M | 602.00M | 1.27B | 517.00M | 1.29B | 2.80B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 114.53B | 109.01B | 95.37B | 80.61B | 65.14B | 60.69B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 57.85B | 32.86B | 31.84B | 26.56B | 21.49B | 36.36B |
| Total Debt | 4.74B | 4.77B | 4.71B | 4.28B | 3.66B | 3.51B |
| Total Liabilities | 105.72B | 100.04B | 86.84B | 73.15B | 58.57B | 51.23B |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.45B | 7.42B | 7.75B | 6.91B | 6.12B | 9.41B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 5.79B | 6.38B | 6.67B | 6.35B | 4.22B | 3.96B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.93B | 6.52B | 6.82B | 6.48B | 4.36B | 4.09B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -5.95B | -9.63B | -7.86B | -9.09B | -10.52B | -7.45B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 329.00M | 2.26B | 1.76B | 3.09B | 4.09B | 5.00B |
Fidelity National Financial Technical Analysis
Negative
47.38
Price Trends
42.89
Negative
45.66
Negative
47.40
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.61
Negative
46.49
Neutral
73.00
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FNF, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 47.38 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 39.74, above the 50-day MA of 42.89, and below the 200-day MA of 47.40, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.61 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 46.49 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 73.00 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for FNF.
Fidelity National Financial Risk Analysis
Fidelity National Financial disclosed 10 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Fidelity National Financial reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Fidelity National Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 Outperform | $6.58B | 10.04 | 12.76% | 1.88% | 2.49% | 7.73% | |
77 Outperform | $531.91M | 13.16 | 14.63% | 3.75% | 8.67% | 21.89% | |
74 Outperform | $6.61B | 9.09 | 13.33% | 3.49% | 14.14% | 52.69% | |
74 Outperform | $4.73B | 9.03 | 11.26% | 2.85% | 27.93% | -2.18% | |
72 Outperform | $5.91B | 8.97 | 13.90% | 2.15% | -1.88% | 4.83% | |
69 Neutral | $10.85B | 14.04 | 10.13% | 5.14% | 12.68% | -27.30% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
FNF
Fidelity National Financial
40.44
-12.17
-23.14%
FAF
First American Financial
64.72
3.00
4.86%
ITIC
Investors Title Company
281.73
26.78
10.50%
MTG
MGIC Investment
28.80
2.40
9.11%
RDN
Radian Group
35.75
3.09
9.45%
ACT
Enact Holdings
47.89
12.86
36.72%
Fidelity National Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Fidelity National Corrects 2026 Refinance Order Metrics
Positive
Sep 16, 2026
On September 15, 2026, Fidelity National Financial corrected refinance order metrics it had discussed during a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, clarifying that July 2026 refinance opened orders were actually up a...
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