Global reinsurance company Everest Group (NYSE: EG) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales falling 4.6% year on year to $4.42 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $13.26 per share was 4.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Everest Group (EG) Q4 CY2025 Highlights:
- Net Premiums Earned: $3.86 billion vs analyst estimates of $3.90 billion (1.6% year-on-year decline, 1.1% miss)
- Revenue: $4.42 billion vs analyst estimates of $4.50 billion (4.6% year-on-year decline, 1.6% miss)
- Combined Ratio: 98.4% vs analyst estimates of 95.4% (300 basis point miss)
- Adjusted EPS: $13.26 vs analyst expectations of $13.83 (4.1% miss)
- Book Value per Share: $379.83 vs analyst estimates of $381.87 (17.7% year-on-year growth, 0.5% miss)
- Market Capitalization: $13.85 billion
Company Overview
Rebranded from Everest Re in 2023 to reflect its evolution beyond just reinsurance, Everest Group (NYSE: EG) underwrites property and casualty reinsurance and insurance worldwide, serving insurance companies, corporations, and other clients across six continents.
Revenue Growth
Insurance companies generate revenue three ways. The first is the core insurance business itself, represented in the income statement as premiums earned. The second source is investment income from investing the “float” (premiums collected but not yet paid out as claims) in assets such as fixed-income assets and equities. The third is fees from policy administration, annuities, and other value-added services. Over the last five years, Everest Group grew its revenue at an excellent 12.8% compounded annual growth rate. Its growth beat the average insurance company and shows its offerings resonate with customers.
We at StockStory place the most emphasis on long-term growth, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes, market returns, and industry trends. Everest Group’s annualized revenue growth of 9.5% over the last two years is below its five-year trend, but we still think the results suggest healthy demand. 
Note: Quarters not shown were determined to be outliers, impacted by outsized investment gains/losses that are not indicative of the recurring fundamentals of the business.
This quarter, Everest Group missed Wall Street’s estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 4.6% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $4.42 billion of revenue.
Net premiums earned made up 90.6% of the company’s total revenue during the last five years, meaning Everest Group lives and dies by its underwriting activities because non-insurance operations barely move the needle.
Markets consistently prioritize net premiums earned growth over investment and fee income, recognizing its superior quality as a core indicator of the company’s underwriting success and market penetration.
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Book Value Per Share (BVPS)
Insurance companies are balance sheet businesses, collecting premiums upfront and paying out claims over time. The float – premiums collected but not yet paid out – are invested, creating an asset base supported by a liability structure. Book value captures this dynamic by measuring:
- Assets (investment portfolio, cash, reinsurance recoverables) - liabilities (claim reserves, debt, future policy benefits)
BVPS is essentially the residual value for shareholders.
We therefore consider BVPS very important to track for insurers and a metric that sheds light on business quality because it reflects long-term capital growth and is harder to manipulate than more commonly-used metrics like EPS.
Everest Group’s BVPS grew at a solid 9.3% annual clip over the last five years. BVPS growth has also accelerated recently, growing by 11.7% annually over the last two years from $304.19 to $379.83 per share.
Key Takeaways from Everest Group’s Q4 Results
We struggled to find many positives in these results. Its EPS missed and its revenue fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. Overall, this was a weaker quarter. The stock traded down 1.7% to $327.73 immediately after reporting.
Everest Group’s latest earnings report disappointed. One quarter doesn’t define a company’s quality, so let’s explore whether the stock is a buy at the current price. If you’re making that decision, you should consider the bigger picture of valuation, business qualities, as well as the latest earnings. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here (it’s free).
