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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD (AXS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd is a global specialty underwriter providing insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company operates through two main platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re, offering specialty insurance products such as professional lines, property, liability, cyber, marine, and aviation coverage. AXIS serves clients worldwide, including commercial enterprises, financial institutions, and professional service providers, with operations in Bermuda, the U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Canada.

Snapshot

Revenue
$6.56B
Revenue growth (YoY)
10.2%
Net income
$1.01B
Diluted EPS
$12.35
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
15.4%
FCF margin
ROE
15.9%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
7.1×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$7.21B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Axis Capital Holdings

  • Revenue grew 10.2% to $6.6B in FY2025, faster than the 5.6% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $1.6B, up 8.0% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Net income fell 6.7% to $1.0B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Axis Capital Holdings’s fundamentals sit among the 88 insurance companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Net margin15.4%
68th percentile of 82
Revenue growth (YoY)+10.2%
54th percentile of 88
ROE15.9%
58th percentile of 73
P/E7.1×
25th percentile of 72
Short interest3.26d
40th percentile of 87

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-07
filed 2026-05-08
SMITH HENRY BDirectorSell2.5K$98.69$251K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.0M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+2.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.26
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
623.9K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.0M+2.3%3.26
2026-07-312.0M-1.3%2.32
2026-07-152.0M-9.1%2.79
2026-06-302.2M+12.3%2.59
2026-06-152.0M+29.6%3.23
2026-05-291.5M+0.3%2.29
2026-05-151.5M+24.0%2.86
2026-04-301.2M+22.9%2.06

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$6.56B$5.96B$5.64B$5.14B$5.32B
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income$1.01B$1.08B$376.3M$223.1M$618.6M
Diluted EPS$12.35$12.35$4.02$2.25$6.90

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$820.3M$2.14B$953.5M$751.4M$844.6M
Current assets
Total assets$34.46B$32.68B$30.25B$27.68B$27.37B
Current liabilities
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$28.11B$26.59B$24.99B$23.04B$21.96B
Total equity$6.36B$6.09B$5.26B$4.64B$5.41B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$-40.9M$1.84B$1.26B$798.0M$1.20B
Capital expenditure
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$1.64B8.0%$254.8M$3.29
Q4 FY2025$1.73B17.8%$289.6M$3.77
Q3 FY2025$1.67B3.9%$301.9M$3.74
Q2 FY2025$1.63B12.6%$223.4M$2.72
Q1 FY2025$1.52B6.8%$194.1M$2.26
Q4 FY2024$1.47B-0.6%$293.6M$3.47
Q3 FY2024$1.61B12.3%$180.7M$2.04
Q2 FY2024$1.45B4.8%$212.0M$2.40

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancials
SIC industryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2015
SEC CIK1214816

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-27
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10-Q2026-07-28
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10-Q2026-04-29
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8-K2026-07-28
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8-K2026-06-15
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8-K2026-05-18
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8-K2026-04-29
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.