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BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for BERKLEY W R CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About BERKLEY W R CORP

W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that underwrites commercial insurance and reinsurance products globally. Its main services include excess and surplus lines, specialty personal lines, and reinsurance, serving businesses across the United States and international markets such as Asia, Europe, and Australia. The company operates through multiple specialized businesses that focus on niche markets and provide tailored insurance solutions to a diverse customer base.

Snapshot

Revenue
$14.71B
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.8%
Net income
$1.78B
Diluted EPS
$4.45
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
12.1%
FCF margin
ROE
18.3%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
13.9×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$25.14B
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 Berkley W R

  • Revenue grew 7.8% to $14.7B in FY2025, slower than the 12.3% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $3.7B, up 1.2% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Net income rose 1.3% to $1.8B 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 Berkley W R’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 margin12.1%
54th percentile of 82
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.8%
47th percentile of 88
ROE18.3%
65th percentile of 73
P/E13.9×
68th percentile of 72
Short interest8.72d
91st 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.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
7
1 new, 6 added
Reduced / exited
0
0 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$612.0M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$259.6M3.7MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$142.0M2.0MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$104.1M1.5MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$66.0M936.2KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$20.5M290.4KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$14.6M206.7KAdded
Markel GroupQ2 2026$4.3M60.8KHeld
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$952,08413.5KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. 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
14.9M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-4.8%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
8.72
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.7M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1414.9M-4.8%8.72
2026-07-3115.6M-11.9%7.27
2026-07-1517.7M-0.7%9.64
2026-06-3017.8M-5.0%7.87
2026-06-1518.8M+1.5%8.84
2026-05-2918.5M-0.5%6.98
2026-05-1518.6M-2.3%11.11
2026-04-3019.0M+3.1%7.72

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$14.71B$13.64B$12.14B$11.17B$9.46B
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income$1.78B$1.76B$1.38B$1.38B$1.02B
Diluted EPS$4.45$4.36$3.37$3.29$3.66

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$2.54B$1.97B$1.36B$1.45B$1.57B
Current assets
Total assets$43.93B$40.57B$37.20B$33.86B$32.09B
Current liabilities
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$34.21B$32.16B$29.73B$27.09B$25.42B
Total equity$9.71B$8.41B$7.47B$6.77B$6.67B

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$3.58B$3.68B$2.93B$2.57B$2.18B
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
Q2 FY2026$3.72B1.2%$452.3M$1.15
Q1 FY2026$3.69B4.0%$515.2M$1.31
Q4 FY2025$3.72B1.5%$449.5M$1.13
Q3 FY2025$3.77B10.8%$511.0M$1.28
Q2 FY2025$3.67B10.8%$401.3M$1.00
Q1 FY2025$3.55B8.9%$417.6M$1.04
Q4 FY2024$3.67B13.9%$576.1M$1.44
Q3 FY2024$3.40B12.2%$365.6M$0.91

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 quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2013
SEC CIK11544

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-27
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10-K2025-02-24
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10-Q2026-07-31
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10-Q2026-05-01
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10-Q2025-11-03
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10-Q2025-08-04
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8-K2026-07-20
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8-K2026-06-26
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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.