Old Republic International Corp. (ORI)
NYSE:ORI
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
$43.00
▲(1.03% Upside)
Action:UpgradedDate:05/04/26
The score reflects strong valuation (low P/E and high dividend yield) and solid underlying financial performance (profitability, conservative leverage, and good cash conversion). These positives are tempered by weak technical momentum and a mixed earnings-call picture featuring near-term underwriting/expense headwinds despite supportive capital returns and longer-term strategic investments.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and a sizable equity base provide structural resilience for an insurer. Conservative debt-to-equity (~0.23–0.28) supports capacity to absorb underwriting losses, maintain ratings, and continue capital returns. This durability underpins multi-month solvency and strategic optionality.
Negative Factors
Cash flow deterioration (2025)
A sharp reversal to zero operating cash flow and marginally negative free cash flow materially weakens near‑term cash conversion. That reduces internal funding for buybacks/dividends and raises sensitivity to timing of claims or working capital swings, increasing financing and operational risk over coming months.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and a sizable equity base provide structural resilience for an insurer. Conservative debt-to-equity (~0.23–0.28) supports capacity to absorb underwriting losses, maintain ratings, and continue capital returns. This durability underpins multi-month solvency and strategic optionality.
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Old Republic International (ORI) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$9.35B
Dividend Yield6.98%
Average Volume (3M)1.67M
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.4
Beta (1Y)0.40
Revenue Growth13.12%
EPS Growth33.46%
CountryUS
Employees9,400
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.18
Shares Outstanding242,826,810
10 Day Avg. Volume1,191,357
30 Day Avg. Volume1,673,663
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.73
Price to Book (P/B)1.88
Price to Sales (P/S)1.22
P/FCF Ratio9.56
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.15
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.15
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.25
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.02
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$42.00Price Target Upside-1.32% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)3.2
Revenue Forecast (FY)$9.78B
Old Republic International Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Old Republic International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance underwriting and related services business primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: General Insurance, Title ...
How the Company Makes Money
ORI makes money mainly through its insurance operations and investment income on its invested assets. In its General Insurance segment, ORI generates revenue primarily by underwriting specialty commercial insurance (earning premiums), then paying ...
Old Republic International Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture. Positive developments include a strong rebound in Title Insurance revenue and pretax income, modest investment income growth with improved bond yields, active capital returns (dividends and buybacks), and strategic specialty expansion initiatives (new operating companies, planned ECM acquisition). Offsetting those positives were meaningful declines in consolidated and Specialty pretax operating income, higher combined and expense ratios in Specialty driven by start-up and IT costs, softness in Commercial Auto retention and top-line growth, and lower favorable reserve development versus the prior year. Management emphasizes disciplined underwriting and multi-year benefits from current investments, but near-term results reflect execution and market pressures. Overall, highlights and lowlights are balanced, with cautious optimism for longer-term upside but clear near-term headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Title Insurance Revenue and Margin Improvement
Title Insurance premium and fee revenue of $678 million, up 12% YoY; pretax operating income increased to $16.7 million from $4.3 million (≈+288%); combined ratio improved to 100% from 102%; expense ratio improved to 97.5% from 99.4%; agency-produced premiums up 14% and comprised ~80% of revenues (vs 78% prior); commercial premiums rose and represented 27% of earned premiums (vs 24%).
Negative Updates
Decline in Consolidated Pretax Operating Income and Slight Margin Deterioration
Consolidated pretax operating income of $211.5 million vs $252.7 million in prior-period (≈-16.3%); consolidated combined ratio worsened to 96.6% from 93.7% (+2.9 percentage points).
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Title Insurance Revenue and Margin Improvement
Title Insurance premium and fee revenue of $678 million, up 12% YoY; pretax operating income increased to $16.7 million from $4.3 million (≈+288%); combined ratio improved to 100% from 102%; expense ratio improved to 97.5% from 99.4%; agency-produced premiums up 14% and comprised ~80% of revenues (vs 78% prior); commercial premiums rose and represented 27% of earned premiums (vs 24%).
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Company Guidance
Management guided to low- to mid-single-digit net investment income growth for the rest of 2026, expects the ECM acquisition to close around July 1 and a new Old Republic Property unit to contribute later in the year, and reminded investors of active capital return (Q1 repurchases $161M + $52M post-quarter, ~$640M remaining; dividends paid nearly $77M). Key Q1 metrics cited as context for guidance: consolidated pretax operating income $211.5M (vs $252.7M LY), consolidated combined ratio 96.6% (vs 93.7%), operating ROE 11.5%, book value/share $24.53 (+2.6% since year‑end), net operating income $171M (EPS $0.68 vs $0.81). By segment: Specialty pretax $209M, combined ratio 94.8%, loss ratio 63.6% (incl. 1.6 pts favorable PY development), expense ratio 31.2%, NPW +3.4% (Commercial Auto NPW +1% with ~16% rate increases); Workers’ Comp NPW +1%, loss ratio 62.3%, rate decreases ~2%. Title: premiums & fees $678M (+12% YoY), agency-produced premiums +14% (~80% of revenue), commercial 27% of earned premiums, combined ratio 100% (loss ratio 2.6% incl. 1.1 pts favorable PY development), expense ratio 97.5%, pretax $16.7M (vs $4.3M). Investment yields: newly acquired corporate bonds ~4.7% vs roll-offs ~3.8%, total bond portfolio book yield ~4.75%, and net investment income rose just over 4% in the quarter. Management cautioned that near-term expense pressure from start‑up companies and IT/data/AI investments will weigh on expense ratios but noted that core systems costs will be capitalized when placed in production and amortized (typically ~10 years), and said that if premium growth runs roughly 3–5% the Specialty expense ratio should be at or below the Q1 level.Old Republic International Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 9.37B | 9.09B | 8.23B | 7.26B | 8.08B | 9.34B |
| Gross Profit | 4.79B | 4.58B | 5.21B | 4.68B | 5.66B | 6.94B |
| EBITDA | 1.34B | 1.24B | 1.15B | 817.90M | 924.10M | 1.98B |
| Net Income | 1.02B | 936.10M | 852.70M | 598.60M | 686.40M | 1.53B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 29.60B | 29.86B | 27.84B | 26.50B | 25.16B | 24.98B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 202.10M | 3.23B | 13.70B | 13.38B | 12.69B | 11.40B |
| Total Debt | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.59B | 1.60B | 3.18B |
| Total Liabilities | 15.73B | 23.93B | 22.22B | 20.09B | 18.99B | 18.09B |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.91B | 5.91B | 5.62B | 6.41B | 6.17B | 6.89B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.21B | 1.16B | 1.23B | 880.40M | 1.17B | 1.31B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.21B | 1.16B | 1.23B | 880.40M | 1.17B | 1.31B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -87.40M | -177.20M | -7.20M | 25.30M | -415.00M | -936.50M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.19B | -925.70M | -1.23B | -783.20M | -832.70M | -335.70M |
Old Republic International Technical Analysis
Positive
42.56
Price Trends
40.87
Positive
41.31
Positive
39.17
Positive
Market Momentum
0.40
Negative
65.73
Neutral
79.31
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ORI, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 42.56 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 40.33, above the 50-day MA of 40.87, and above the 200-day MA of 39.17, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.40 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.73 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 79.31 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ORI.
Old Republic International Risk Analysis
Old Republic International disclosed 22 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Old Republic International reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Old Republic International Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | $36.68B | 10.99 | 22.01% | 1.55% | 6.90% | 41.67% | |
73 Outperform | $21.48B | 12.02 | 13.35% | 3.44% | -1.98% | 48.93% | |
71 Outperform | $9.35B | 7.37 | 16.72% | 6.98% | 13.12% | 33.46% | |
71 Outperform | $41.12B | 13.27 | 7.50% | 2.02% | -2.31% | 26.43% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
65 Neutral | $12.10B | 6.38 | 11.63% | 5.77% | 33.06% | 50.47% | |
55 Neutral | $11.68B | ― | -152.32% | 2.15% | -16.14% | -224.34% |
* Financial Sector Average
ORI
Old Republic International
38.49
3.54
10.12%
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8.04
1.72
27.30%
AIG
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77.56
-3.66
-4.51%
HIG
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133.81
10.17
8.23%
PFG
Principal Financial
99.46
25.75
34.94%
EQH
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41.49
-7.66
-15.58%
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