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Axis Capital Holdings LTD key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Axis Capital Holdings LTD had return on equity of 16.2%, a net margin of 15.4% and debt equal to 0.0% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Axis Capital Holdings LTD: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin17.7%24.1%1.2%13.9%17.3%18.7%15.5%12.8%−8.0%0.8%6.3%−2.5%11.6%4.3%6.7%18.2%15.4%14.6%
Return on equity9.1%15.4%0.8%9.8%12.5%13.9%11.0%8.5%−6.4%0.8%6.1%−2.2%11.6%4.4%7.6%19.1%16.2%16.0%
Return on assets3.3%5.4%0.3%3.0%3.8%4.1%3.2%2.5%−1.6%0.2%1.3%−0.5%2.3%0.8%1.3%3.4%3.0%2.9%
Asset turnover0.180.220.220.210.220.220.210.200.200.210.210.190.200.190.190.190.200.20
Debt to equity0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Effective tax rate7.8%4.3%24.8%0.6%1.0%3.1%0.5%1.2%——6.8%—9.2%9.0%6.5%−5.4%17.7%17.4%
SG&A as % of revenue13.1%12.7%12.1%14.3%13.7%14.3%14.4%15.0%12.6%12.3%12.3%12.0%12.5%13.2%12.1%11.2%10.7%10.3%
Dividends ÷ net income22.7%12.6%445.9%22.0%16.3%14.5%18.5%25.8%—310.3%42.4%—23.5%66.9%40.9%14.0%14.1%13.3%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

62 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Axis Capital Holdings's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 19 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.4% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 1 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 7.7%; its worst year was -5.0%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 11.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (67 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Axis Capital Holdings LTD's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Axis Capital Holdings LTD.