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Neutral 65 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:65Neutral
Price Target:
C$113.00
▲(8.59% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/26/26
The score is driven primarily by solid underlying financial strength (profitability and balance sheet) and a clearly attractive valuation (low P/E), supported by a constructive earnings call outlook and strategic progress. These are partially offset by weak technical momentum and the company’s historically volatile revenue and cash-flow profile.
Positive Factors
Strategic Convex Acquisition & AIG Partnership
Acquiring Convex and partnering with AIG creates a durable underwriting and insurance-platform earnings stream. Convex's scale, aligned management equity and demonstrated 2025 profitability provide recurring underwriting income and diversification of Onex’s fee and investment mix, strengthening long-term cash generation and strategic optionality.
Growing Fee-Generating AUM and Credit Platform
A 24% AUM expansion to ~$44B indicates durable fee revenue runway. Higher fee-bearing scale plus active CLO issuance expands recurring management fees, reduces reliance on volatile fair-value gains, and supports sustainable FRE growth as platforms mature and fee economics compound over multiple years.
Improved Capital Structure and Liquidity
Material deleveraging and a larger equity cushion improve financial flexibility for follow-on investments, support distributions or opportunistic M&A, and reduce refinancing risk. Improved balance-sheet health makes Onex better positioned to weather investment volatility and execute multi-year value creation strategies.
Negative Factors
Volatile Revenue and Cash Flow
Large swings in revenue and intermittent negative cash flow undermine predictability of earnings and fee conversion. This cyclicality complicates capital allocation, fund-raising cadence and FRE stability, meaning investors must rely on realized exits and portfolio timing rather than steady operating cash generation over the near-to-medium term.
Credit Mark-to-Market Sensitivity (CLOs)
The credit platform’s NAV and fee realization are sensitive to loan spread moves and CLO equity marks. Spread compression can depress reported earnings and NAV marks for 1–2 years until liability refinancing, creating episodic mark-to-market losses that can mute FRE and investment returns despite long-term CLO economics.
P&C Pricing Headwinds for Convex
A structural decline in P&C pricing pressures underwriting margins at Convex, requiring sustained operating leverage, reserve discipline or investment returns to offset. If pricing weakness persists, it could compress insurance earnings and slow the pace at which Convex contributes stable, long-term FRE and net income to Onex.

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ONEX Corporation Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionOnex Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions and platform acquisitions. The firm makes investments in buyouts, large- middle market, large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap market and distressed companies. It also invests in recapitalization, growth capital, corporate carve-outs of subsidiaries and mission-critical supply divisions from multinational corporations, operational restructurings of undervalued businesses, and builds up. The firm seeks to invest in technology, electronics manufacturing services, industrial, aerospace, healthcare, retail, restaurants, industrials products, customer care services, metal services, building products, entertainment, gaming, cabinetry products, commercial vehicles, commercial and investment banking, financial services, commercial and multi-unit residential real estate. It invests in global businesses headquartered in North America, including United States and Canada, or Europe. The firm seeks to invest between $125 million and $1 billion in companies that have minimum revenues of $300 million. It does not consider size if the company is in an industry in which the firm already has presence. The firm seeks to make direct as well as co-investments through managed private equity, real estate and credit funds. It seeks to acquire a control position in its portfolio companies. Onex Corporation was founded in 1984 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in New York, New York; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts and London, United Kingdom.
How the Company Makes MoneyONEX generates revenue primarily through its investment activities, which include management fees and performance fees from its private equity funds and credit funds. The company earns management fees based on the committed capital of its funds, providing a steady income stream. Performance fees, or carried interest, are contingent on the funds' performance, allowing ONEX to earn additional revenue when investments exceed certain return thresholds. The firm also benefits from capital appreciation of its portfolio companies, which enhances the value of its own investments. Significant partnerships with institutional investors and strategic alliances further contribute to its earnings by expanding its investment capacity and market reach.

ONEX Corporation Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 20, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 15, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized substantial strategic progress and strong operating results — notably the Convex acquisition, robust Convex financial performance (net income +25% vs Q3 LTM; +40% vs 2024), expansion of fee-generating AUM (+24% YoY), meaningful private equity realizations ($8B) and credit platform strength (28 CLOs, run-rate FRE $60M). Near-term headwinds include CLO mark-to-market impacts from spread compression, a modest firm-wide FRE loss for the quarter and timing/recognition delays for certain fee streams and MACV economics. Management presented conservative assumptions (excludes Convex contributions to FRE) and reiterated liquidity and capital allocation plans. Overall, positive operational momentum and high-impact strategic moves outweigh the manageable near-term financial and market challenges.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Convex Acquisition and Strategic Partnership
Completed acquisition of Convex valued at $7.0 billion with Onex and AIG owning ~63% and ~35% respectively; Convex management rolled ~$500 million of equity and accrued incentives, signaling strong alignment and confidence.
Convex 2025 Financial Performance
Convex delivered $711 million in net income in 2025 (Onex's share ~$423 million based on 63% ownership adjusted for pro forma interest); net income rose 25% versus the $566 million Q3 LTM figure at announcement and 40% versus $506 million in 2024.
Convex Growth and Underwriting Strength
Convex wrote $5.9 billion of gross premiums in 2025, up 14% year-over-year, and achieved an 89% combined ratio (third consecutive year under 90%), increasing tangible book value to $3.8 billion and reducing Onex's effective acquisition multiple to 1.8x tangible book (10x 2025 net income).
Investing Capital and Long-Term Growth
Investing capital per share ended the year at $124.70, up 3% in the quarter and 10% for the year, with a 5-year CAGR of 11%.
Strong Private Equity Realizations and Distributions
Platforms delivered $8.0 billion of realizations in 2025, returning over $800 million to Onex; Onex Partners reported $7.7 billion in total distributions in 2025 (including $4.3 billion to co-investors) and has returned $10 billion since 2024 across 8 realizations.
Fee-Generating AUM Expansion
Fee-generating AUM nearly $44 billion at year-end, up 24% during the year, driven by new CLO issuance, commitments to funds and portfolio write-ups.
Credit Platform and CLO Execution
Structured credit priced 28 CLOs across U.S. and Europe, raising >$6 billion of new fee-generating AUM and extending another $6 billion; credit run-rate fee-related earnings (FRE) reached $60 million, ahead of Investor Day targets.
Notable Realization — Ryan Specialty
Final Onex Corp. realization of Ryan Specialty netted just over $200 million; total proceeds from the investment were ~$1.2 billion over ~8 years, representing a 3.8x multiple of capital and a 49% IRR.
Liquidity and Balance Sheet Position Post-Convex
After closing Convex, Onex retained approximately $400 million of cash/near-cash and maintained access to $500 million undrawn on the NAV revolver, providing ~ $900 million total liquidity while drawing $700 million on a NAV facility (less than the expected $1.0 billion).
Negative Updates
Firm-wide FRE Near-Term Losses
Asset management reported quarterly firm-wide FRE loss of $4 million and a loss of $3 million for the year (Q4 Asset Management earnings $49 million but only $2 million of FRE from PE and credit), indicating fee income has not yet fully absorbed platform costs.
CLO Mark-to-Market Pressure from Spread Compression
Credit investments were essentially flat in Q4 due to spread compression on CLO underlying loan portfolios, reducing mark-to-market value of CLO equity; mismatch expected to resolve as liabilities refinance in 1–2 years.
NAV Loan Draw and Reduced Near-Term Liquidity
Convex financing resulted in a $700 million NAV loan draw (versus an originally contemplated $1.0 billion), leaving Onex with ~$400 million cash and $500 million undrawn — adequate per management but tighter than prior plan.
Exposure to P&C Pricing Weakness
Management expects a roughly -4% rate environment for property & casualty in 2026; Convex will need to rely on operating leverage, asset/yield management and market share gains to offset potential pricing pressure.
Timing and Recognition of FRE Improvements
Expected FRE benefits from the multi-asset continuation vehicle (MACV) won't begin accruing until the transaction closes later this quarter, so quarterly FRE won't fully reflect the projected run-rate until mid-2026 and year-end run-rate benefits are annualized assumptions.
Fundraising and Platform Timing Uncertainty
Onex Partners VI fundraising timing and size not disclosed (first close expected in 2026); ONCAP not expected in market in 2026 — leaving some near-term uncertainty around fund-raising cadence and fee generation timing.
Company Guidance
Onex guided 2026 firm‑wide fee‑related earnings (FRE) to the low‑to‑mid $20 million range and said it expects to exit 2026 with a run‑rate FRE more than twice the $17 million start‑of‑year run‑rate (i.e., >$34M, with management referencing a year‑end target around $35M); that outlook assumes only ~1/3 of AIG’s $2.0B commitment and no Convex allocations. Credit finished 2025 with run‑rate FRE of $60M, asset management ended Q4 with ~$44B of fee‑generating AUM (up 24% YoY) and Q4 asset management earnings of $49M (only $2M FRE from PE/credit), while firm‑wide FRE was a $4M loss in Q4 and a $3M loss for the year. Convex is expected to be a major earnings driver — 2025 net income $711M (ROE 20%), up 40% vs 2024 and 25% vs the Q3 LTM $566M figure, $5.9B gross premium written (+14% YoY), 89% combined ratio, tangible book value $3.8B — the $7B transaction leaves Onex and AIG with ~63%/35% ownership, Onex’s 63% share equates to ~$423M of Convex 2025 net income after pro‑forma interest, and management rolled ~$500M of equity/incentives. Balance‑sheet and liquidity guidance: Onex drew $700M on a NAV loan (vs $1.0B contemplated), retained ~ $400M cash/near‑cash, has $500M undrawn on the revolver (~$900M total liquidity), holds ~ $5B of PE investments with $735M unfunded commitments (only $330M in commitment period), and cited $8B of 2025 realizations that delivered >$800M to Onex (including OP distributions of $7.7B with $4.3B to co‑investors and ~ $310M MACV proceeds, bringing OP V DPI to 0.8x).

ONEX Corporation Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Strong profitability and a well-capitalized balance sheet with meaningful deleveraging in 2025 support the score, but large volatility in revenue and uneven cash flows (including a negative year in 2022 and a sharp revenue decline in 2025) reduce predictability.
Income Statement
62
Positive
Profitability is strong on paper, with very high gross and bottom-line margins across most years and a sharp step-up in 2025 net income versus 2024. However, revenue is highly volatile: after strong growth in 2021 and 2023, revenue contracted in 2022 and then fell sharply again in 2025. Overall, earnings power looks solid but less dependable due to large swings in top-line results.
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
The balance sheet shows solid capitalization with large equity relative to assets and generally healthy returns on equity. Leverage improved materially in 2025, with debt dropping to near-zero versus prior years where debt-to-equity was moderate. The main watch-out is the year-to-year volatility in leverage and profitability, which suggests capital structure and results can shift meaningfully depending on the environment and investment outcomes.
Cash Flow
60
Neutral
Cash generation is uneven but improved meaningfully in the latest period: operating cash flow and free cash flow were strong in 2025 and improved versus 2024, following a negative cash flow year in 2022. In the more stable years (2020–2024), free cash flow generally tracked net income reasonably well, but the presence of negative operating/free cash flow in 2022 highlights sensitivity to working-capital and investment-related timing. Overall cash flow quality is decent, but not consistently steady.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue293.04M647.00M1.12B437.00M2.03B
Gross Profit221.82M431.00M865.00M163.00M1.74B
EBITDA653.24M331.00M569.00M302.00M1.47B
Net Income627.80M303.00M529.00M235.00M1.41B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets11.24B13.96B12.90B12.16B12.89B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments1.33B929.00M265.00M161.00M790.00M
Total Debt32.94M5.20B3.94B3.56B3.83B
Total Liabilities2.47B5.54B4.33B3.91B4.51B
Stockholders Equity8.77B8.42B8.56B8.25B8.37B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow671.00M174.00M60.00M-392.00M361.00M
Operating Cash Flow671.00M174.00M68.00M-384.00M361.00M
Investing Cash Flow150.00M38.00M55.00M234.00M-55.00M
Financing Cash Flow-421.00M453.00M30.00M-282.00M-465.00M

ONEX Corporation Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price104.06
Price Trends
50DMA
111.27
Negative
100DMA
112.66
Negative
200DMA
112.75
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-2.45
Positive
RSI
40.95
Neutral
STOCH
37.17
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:ONEX, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 104.06 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 106.15, below the 50-day MA of 111.27, and below the 200-day MA of 112.75, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.45 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 40.95 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 37.17 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:ONEX.

ONEX Corporation Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
75
Outperform
C$15.84B14.5812.37%3.59%-1.02%-5.65%
71
Outperform
C$974.76M13.590.32%0.14%-44.78%-95.84%
69
Neutral
C$1.66B8.8113.82%2.29%58.88%82.03%
68
Neutral
$18.00B11.429.92%3.81%9.73%1.22%
67
Neutral
C$105.56B29.9941.10%3.37%597.75%50.43%
65
Neutral
C$7.94B8.125.15%0.36%2.46%-27.48%
47
Neutral
C$4.61B-3.130.71%-0.16%-2945.66%
* Financial Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TSE:ONEX
ONEX Corporation
104.05
3.88
3.87%
TSE:IGM
IGM Financial
67.07
24.64
58.07%
TSE:CVG
Clairvest
71.09
2.44
3.55%
TSE:GCG
Guardian Capital
67.50
25.78
61.81%
TSE:BBUC
Brookfield Business Corp. Class A
47.58
8.34
21.25%
TSE:BAM
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
63.64
-9.82
-13.37%

ONEX Corporation Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Onex Profits Surge as Convex Deal Caps Year of Strong Growth
Positive
Feb 20, 2026

Onex Corporation reported a sharp rise in profitability for 2025, with net earnings climbing to $617 million and diluted earnings per share more than doubling to $8.88, driven by stronger performance in both its investing and asset management segments. The firm raised over $8 billion of new capital across its private equity and credit platforms, signaling growing investor appetite and reinforcing the profitability trajectory of its asset management business.

The company closed its $7 billion acquisition of Convex Group in early February 2026, cementing a new strategic relationship with co-investor AIG, which holds a significant minority stake. Convex delivered record 2025 results, including $711 million in net income, robust premium growth and strong returns on tangible equity, positioning Onex to benefit from a high-growth, profitable specialty insurance platform and enhancing its long-term growth momentum heading into 2026.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ONEX) stock is a Hold with a C$139.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ONEX Corporation stock, see the TSE:ONEX Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Onex Closes US$7 Billion Convex Deal and Deepens Strategic Ties With AIG
Positive
Feb 7, 2026

Onex Corporation has completed its previously announced US$7 billion acquisition of Convex Group Limited, a specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance company, marking Convex as a new core platform alongside its private equity and credit businesses. Onex now owns about 63% of Convex, with American International Group holding roughly 35% and Convex management the remainder, and expects the business to deliver meaningful recurring net income and free cash flow while supporting a shift toward a more capital-light asset management model. As part of the transaction, AIG has taken a 9.9% stake in Onex via a subscription for 7.5 million subordinate voting shares and committed US$2 billion to Onex’s private equity and credit strategies over the next three years, deepening a strategic partnership that could enhance Onex’s earnings growth, improve transparency for investors, and reinforce its positioning in specialty insurance and alternative asset management markets.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ONEX) stock is a Hold with a C$139.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ONEX Corporation stock, see the TSE:ONEX Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Onex Completes Exit from Ryan Specialty with Strong Returns
Positive
Dec 8, 2025

Onex Corporation has completed the sale of its remaining shares in Ryan Specialty Holdings, marking its full exit from the investment. The sale generated $226 million in proceeds, contributing to a total realization of $1.2 billion from the investment, which represents a 3.8x Multiple of Capital and an IRR of 49%. This strategic move underscores Onex’s successful investment strategy and its ability to generate significant returns for its stakeholders. The exit also coincides with the retirement of Onex’s CEO, Bobby Le Blanc, from Ryan Specialty’s Board, highlighting a transition in leadership as Ryan Specialty continues to solidify its position as a leader in specialty insurance solutions.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ONEX) stock is a Buy with a C$134.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ONEX Corporation stock, see the TSE:ONEX Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Onex Partners Completes Strategic Investment in OneDigital
Positive
Dec 4, 2025

Onex Partners announced the completion of a strategic investment in OneDigital by Stone Point Capital and CPP Investments, valuing OneDigital at over $7 billion. This investment supports OneDigital’s growth through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, highlighting confidence in its leadership and operating model. Onex Partners remains a significant minority owner, with total proceeds from the transaction amounting to approximately $1.1 billion for Onex Partners V and $235 million for Onex Corporation. The investment underscores OneDigital’s sustained growth across its core verticals, including employee benefits, HR, retirement, wealth management, and more.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ONEX) stock is a Hold with a C$141.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ONEX Corporation stock, see the TSE:ONEX Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 26, 2026