Radian Group Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Radian Group Inc had return on equity of 12.4%, a net margin of 48.7% and debt equal to 23.2% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90.8% | 91.4% | 92.3% | 92.9% | 94.0% | 92.2% | 93.1% | 96.7% | 96.8% | — | — |
| Operating margin | −18.4% | −378.4% | 18.9% | −49.2% | −27.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | −11.3% | −432.6% | 15.5% | −50.0% | −26.3% | 89.5% | 24.0% | 24.9% | 9.9% | 47.6% | 44.0% | 27.4% | 45.2% | 62.4% | 51.2% | 50.1% | 48.7% | 32.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.9% | 31.1% | 44.2% | −55.1% | 9.7% | 84.5% |
| Return on equity | −7.4% | −126.1% | 29.6% | −47.1% | −23.5% | 63.2% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 4.1% | 18.7% | 17.8% | 9.4% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.4% | 11.2% |
| Return on assets | −1.8% | −23.0% | 4.2% | −7.2% | −3.4% | 15.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| Asset turnover | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 112.2% | 69.2% | 90.1% | 99.0% | 56.9% | 48.8% | 37.2% | 34.2% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.2% | 25.6% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | 6.0x | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.7% | 36.3% | 65.1% | 11.4% | 20.8% | 17.9% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 22.8% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90.7% | 49.9% | 86.4% | −110.0% | 19.9% | 259.3% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | 0.4% | — | — | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 24.8% | 17.2% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 25.1% | 25.0% | 26.5% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92.3% | 144.5% | 53.6% | — | 499.3% | 19.6% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 97.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 48.5% | 50.7% | 49.0% | 47.5% | 46.7% | 51.5% | 26.6% | 20.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −75.5% | −92.1% | 22.6% | −239.3% | 117.9% | 135.1% | 61.0% | 59.6% |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2% | 26.4% | 25.6% |
Moat
Strong moat
How hard Radian Group'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 20 / 20
Net income has been a median 6.7% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 16 / 20
Net margin has been a median 41.8%; its worst year was 16.3%.
- Discipline 15 / 20
The diluted share count fell 29.2% over five years.
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 (84 before it).
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