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QBE Insurance Group ASX:QBE Stock Report

Last Price

AU$20.68

Market Cap

AU$31.1b

7D

2.8%

1Y

22.7%

Updated

21 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

QBE Insurance Group Limited

ASX:QBE Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$31.1b

QBE Stock Overview

Engages in underwriting general insurance and reinsurance risks in the Australia Pacific, North America, and internationally. More details

QBE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

My Notes

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QBE Insurance Group Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for QBE Insurance Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceAU$20.68
52 Week HighAU$21.85
52 Week LowAU$15.41
Beta0.69
1 Month Change2.68%
3 Month Change4.55%
1 Year Change22.73%
3 Year Change75.55%
5 Year Change52.17%
Change since IPO742.94%

Recent News & Updates

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Low P/E

Jan 24
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Low P/E

With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 24
With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

Recent updates

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Low P/E

Jan 24
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Low P/E

With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 24
With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

There's No Escaping QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Muted Earnings

Sep 30
There's No Escaping QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Muted Earnings

QBE Insurance Group's (ASX:QBE) Dividend Will Be $0.24

Aug 11
QBE Insurance Group's (ASX:QBE) Dividend Will Be $0.24

QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

May 22
QBE Insurance Group Limited's (ASX:QBE) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

It Looks Like The CEO Of QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) May Be Underpaid Compared To Peers

May 03
It Looks Like The CEO Of QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX:QBE) May Be Underpaid Compared To Peers

With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

Apr 15
With EPS Growth And More, QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Makes An Interesting Case

Shareholder Returns

QBEAU InsuranceAU Market
7D2.8%-3.1%-2.5%
1Y22.7%14.3%7.5%

Return vs Industry: QBE exceeded the Australian Insurance industry which returned 14.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: QBE exceeded the Australian Market which returned 7.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is QBE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
QBE volatility
QBE Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Insurance Industry Average Movement4.2%
Market Average Movement7.9%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market16.3%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: QBE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: QBE's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
188613,479Andrew Hortonwww.qbe.com

QBE Insurance Group Limited engages in underwriting general insurance and reinsurance risks in the Australia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It offers range of commercial, personal, and specialty products, such as commercial and domestic property, agriculture, public/product liability, motor and motor casualty, professional indemnity, workers' compensation, accident, health, financial and credit, and other insurance products, as well as marine, energy and aviation insurance products, and risk management solutions. The company also manages Lloyd’s syndicates, as well as provides investment management services.

QBE Insurance Group Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do QBE Insurance Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
QBE fundamental statistics
Market capAU$31.13b
Earnings (TTM)AU$2.79b
Revenue (TTM)AU$35.61b

11.2x

P/E Ratio

0.9x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
QBE income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$22.75b
Cost of RevenueUS$19.77b
Gross ProfitUS$2.98b
Other ExpensesUS$1.20b
EarningsUS$1.78b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 09, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.18
Gross Margin13.08%
Net Profit Margin7.82%
Debt/Equity Ratio24.8%

How did QBE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.4%

Current Dividend Yield

6%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/21 18:23
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

QBE Insurance Group Limited is covered by 28 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brett Le MesurierAxiome Equities
Andrew AdamsBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Nicholas McGarrigleBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited