AXS earnings analysis
What we found in AXS's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
AXIS delivered $1.753 billion of revenue, up 6.9% sequentially and 7.5% year over year, with Insurance growth more than offsetting a 25% decline in Reinsurance gross premiums written. GAAP EPS increased to $3.38 from $2.72 a year ago, but operating EPS fell to $2.84 from $3.29 and the combined ratio worsened to 93.1% as catastrophe and Middle East losses rose. Liquidity and capitalization remain strong, but management is navigating property-market softening, moderating reinsurance pricing, and selective deployment of capital.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue and earned premiums increased
- Reported revenue was $1.753 billion, up 6.9% from $1.640 billion in Q1 2026 and 7.5% from $1.630 billion in Q2 2025. Net premiums earned in the filing rose 9% year over year to $1.519 billion.
- GAAP earnings rose year over year
- GAAP diluted EPS was $3.38, up from $2.72 in Q2 2025. GAAP net income available to common shareholders increased 16% to $251 million from $216 million.
- Insurance segment drove premium growth
- Insurance gross premiums written increased 15% to $2.228 billion, led by property growth of 21% to $778 million, marine and aviation growth of 23% to $276 million, and professional-lines growth of 16% to $398 million.
- Capital base and shareholder returns strengthened
- Book value per diluted share reached $80.67 versus $70.34 a year earlier, while common equity rose to $5.953 billion from $5.806 billion at December 31, 2025. The company repurchased 978,000 shares for $97 million in Q2.
- Liquidity and leverage remained solid
- Cash and invested assets totaled $17.8 billion; total investments increased $830 million over the first six months to $16.584 billion. Debt was essentially flat at $1.318 billion versus $1.317 billion at year-end, reducing debt-to-capital to 16.8% from 17.2%.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Underlying earnings and underwriting weakened
- Operating EPS declined to $2.84 from $3.29 in both Q1 2026 and Q2 2025, despite GAAP EPS of $3.38. Operating income fell 19% year over year to $211 million as underwriting income declined to $143 million from $189 million.
- Higher catastrophe losses pressured margins
- The consolidated combined ratio deteriorated 4.2 points year over year to 93.1%. Catastrophe and weather-related losses were $80 million, or 5.3 points, including $31 million related to the Middle East conflict.
- Reinsurance portfolio contraction continued
- Reinsurance gross premiums written fell 25% to $439 million, reflecting non-renewals and reduced line sizes. Professional-lines gross premiums written declined 49% to $87 million and liability declined 36% to $108 million.
- No formal risk-factor update; market risks remain
- Item 1A states there were no material changes to risk factors from the 2025 Form 10-K. Management nevertheless identified softening property pricing, moderating reinsurance pricing, and a $220 million net foreign-currency exposure, for which a hypothetical 10% currency move would have a $22 million pre-tax equity impact.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $3.38
- Segment
- Insurance: Q2 gross premiums written $2.228 billion, up 15% year over year; net premiums earned $1.187 billion, up 15%.
- Segment
- Reinsurance: Q2 gross premiums written $439 million, down 25% year over year; net premiums earned $332 million, down 8%.
What they said about what is next.
The 10-Q contains no quantitative revenue or EPS outlook. Management expects moderating reinsurance pricing to persist, while property pricing faces pressure and casualty pricing retains positive rate momentum.
The filing reads about the same as the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · April 29, 2026
- AXIS Capital's Q1 2026 results showed strong growth in net income and underwriting performance, although revenues fell short of expectations. With a net income of $254.8 million, or $3.29 per diluted share, operating…
- 10-K · February 27, 2026
- AXIS Capital’s 2025 Form 10-K emphasizes its position as a global specialty underwriter, focused on targeted specialty lines and investments in data/technology (including AI). The company reported scale in 2025 with…
- 10-Q · October 29, 2025
- AXIS reported solid top-line and earnings progression in Q3 2025 with total revenues of $1,674,284,000 and diluted EPS of $3.74, both up materially versus Q3 2024. Underwriting performance improved (combined ratio 89.4%…
- 10-Q · July 29, 2025
- AXIS reported Q2 2025 total revenues of $1,632,858,000 (three months ended June 30, 2025) and diluted earnings per common share of $2.72, both up versus Q2 2024. Underwriting performance improved (combined ratio 88.9%…
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