RLI Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 6/6

RLI has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 12.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.7% per year. RLI's return on equity is 24%, and it has net margins of 23.8%.

Key information

24.0%

Earnings growth rate

23.7%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate14.7%
Return on equity24.0%
Net Margin23.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

RLI Corp.: A Resilient Dividend Champion Navigating 2024 With Strong Underwriting And Growth Potential

Oct 25

Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

Sep 07
Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

A 'RLI'able Dividend Champion

Aug 20

RLI Corp.: Results In Spite Of Expected Competition

Jun 06

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 22
RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Results: RLI Corp. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Apr 26
Results: RLI Corp. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

RLI Corp.: Mounting Competition In Property, But No Alarms

Mar 11

Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

Feb 15
Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

RLI Corp.: A Dividend Aristocrat Priced For Perfection

Aug 07

RLI Corp.: The Always Expensive Dividend Aristocrat Priced For Perfection

May 23

RLI declares $0.26 dividend

Feb 09

RLI GAAP EPS of $2.13 beats by $0.96, revenue of $360.59M beats by $36.67M

Jan 25

RLI Continues To Grow Its Premiums

Dec 19

RLI Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 18

RLI Continues An Aristocratic Tradition But Is Construction Exposed

Aug 25

RLI declares $0.26 dividend

Aug 17

RLI Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 19

RLI Corp. Delivers Inflation-Resilient Growth, But Quality Priced In

May 16

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How RLI makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:RLI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,7654201320
30 Jun 241,6263381230
31 Mar 241,5923341200
31 Dec 231,5123051140
30 Sep 231,4392881090
30 Jun 231,9677141080
31 Mar 231,7986341010
31 Dec 221,698583950
30 Sep 221,661581940
30 Jun 221,072170880
31 Mar 221,157254900
31 Dec 211,179279900
30 Sep 211,160268900
30 Jun 211,153281910
31 Mar 211,153291830
31 Dec 20984157770
30 Sep 20944127740
30 Jun 20918117740
31 Mar 2085865780
31 Dec 191,004192820
30 Sep 19911118730
30 Jun 19915125710
31 Mar 19896117680
31 Dec 1881864630
30 Sep 18854142720
30 Jun 18809104680
31 Mar 1878697670
31 Dec 17797105680
30 Sep 1780280630
30 Jun 17812100650
31 Mar 17812103650
31 Dec 16816115630
30 Sep 16811117630
30 Jun 16806130620
31 Mar 16801138620
31 Dec 15795138610
30 Sep 15791141620
30 Jun 15787139640
31 Mar 15790137640
31 Dec 14775135650
30 Sep 14757132650
30 Jun 14748136650
31 Mar 14726130620
31 Dec 13706126620

Quality Earnings: RLI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RLI's current net profit margins (23.8%) are higher than last year (20%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RLI's earnings have grown significantly by 24% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RLI's earnings growth over the past year (45.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (24% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: RLI earnings growth over the past year (45.8%) exceeded the Insurance industry 36.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: RLI's Return on Equity (24%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 14:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

RLI Corp. is covered by 19 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cullen JohnsonB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Casey AlexanderCompass Point Research & Trading, LLC
Randolph BinnerFBR Capital Markets & Co.