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16.92%Return on Equity
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Market
83
Sector
87
Industry
58
History
57
$ 146.84Close
$ 116.9 - $ 149.08 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

AFG

Company Name

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Insurance - Property & Casualty

Exchange

NYSE

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC - Return on Equity Chart Analysis (TTM)

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AFG - ROE Historical data
DateShareholders EquityNet Income Common StockReturn on Equity
6/30/2025$ 4.52B$ 764M16.92%
3/31/2025$ 4.39B$ 799M18.19%
12/31/2024$ 4.47B$ 887M19.86%
9/30/2024$ 4.71B$ 895M19.01%
6/30/2024$ 4.38B$ 891M20.32%
3/31/2024$ 4.24B$ 882M20.8%
12/31/2023$ 4.26B$ 852M20.01%
9/30/2023$ 3.98B$ 865M21.73%
6/30/2023$ 3.99B$ 853M21.36%
3/31/2023$ 3.94B$ 820M20.81%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROE stands at 3.96%.
  • Over the past 5 years, AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC's average ROE has been 23.57%.
  • The median ROE for AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC during this period was 21.08%
  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC reached its highest ROE over the past 5 years at 44.5%.
  • The lowest ROE recorded by AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC in the same timeframe 3.96%

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC's ROE vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

ROE Benchmarks
CompanyROE
THG : HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC 17.27%ALLY : ALLY FINANCIAL INC 1.61%BEN : FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 2.64%ORI : OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 14.44%JEF : JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC 5.72%KNSL : KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC 25.93%CNA : CNA FINANCIAL CORP 8.23%MCY : MERCURY GENERAL CORP 19.81%SIGI : SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC 11.11%GL : GLOBE LIFE INC 19.66%

Definition of Return on Equity

[Calculation] Return on Equity (ROE) measures net income [NetIncCmn] as percentage of [Equity]. A high ROE shows an effective use of investor capital, but it doesn't consider any risks related to financial leverage [Debt].
Net Inc. Cmn. / Equity
(=) ROE
ROE for AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 251M ] / Equity [ $ 6.34B ]
(=) ROE [ 3.96% ]

AFG - Return on Equity, Last 5 years

3.96%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2020

44.5%

Maximum

Sep 30, 2021

23.57%

Average

21.08%

Median

ROE Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROE for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROE of the companies is 1.61% with a standard deviation of 22.54%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROE in the Market:
filtered constituents3.13K
min-66.24%
max73.25%
average1.61%
median6.45%
std22.54%