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Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2026 · Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 7% year over year to $1.8B · 12¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 14.3%

Axis Capital Holdings made $1.8B in Q3 2026 (+7% Y/Y). Operating margin 14.3%, net earnings $209M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2026.

Revenue$1.8B
Year over year+7%
Operating margin14.3%
Net earnings$209M
Operating cash flow$878M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.8B in Q3 2026, up 7% year over year and up 2% from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $0.26B, a 14.3% margin (down 7.8 points year over year). Operating profit fell $0.11B even though revenue rose $0.12B versus Q3 2025, so costs grew faster than sales. Total costs grew 18% against revenue growth of 7%. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+20%). Net earnings were $0.21B, down 31% year over year. The effective tax rate was 19.1%.

Operating cash flow was $0.88B (up 30% year over year), 420% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.66B.

Quarterly history

Axis Capital Holdings revenue by quarterAxis Capital Holdings revenue by quarter$1.5BQ1 2025$1.6BQ2 2025$1.7BQ3 2025$1.7BQ4 2025$1.6BQ1 2026$1.8BQ2 2026$1.8BQ3 2026
Axis Capital Holdings net earnings by quarterAxis Capital Holdings net earnings by quarter$194MQ1 2025$223MQ2 2025$302MQ3 2025$290MQ4 2025$255MQ1 2026$258MQ2 2026$209MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QOct 28, 2026$1.8B+7%14.3%$209M$878M
Q2 202610-QJul 28, 2026$1.8B+7%18.0%$258M$632M
Q1 202610-QApr 29, 2026$1.6B+8%18.7%$255M$519M
Q4 202510-KFeb 27, 2026$1.7B+18%19.0%$290M$630M
Q3 202510-QOct 29, 2025$1.7B+4%22.1%$302M$674M
Q2 202510-QJul 29, 2025$1.6B+13%17.2%$223M−$1.7B
Q1 202510-QApr 30, 2025$1.5B+7%15.5%$194M$309M

Charts

Axis Capital Holdings: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAxis Capital Holdings: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+7%Q1 2025+13%+7%Q2 2025+4%+3%Q3 2025+18%+4%Q4 2025+8%-5%Q1 2026+7%+7%Q2 2026+7%+2%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +7%, Q/Q +2%.
Axis Capital Holdings: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Axis Capital Holdings: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$2.7BOther investing−$1.7BBuybacks−$546MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$190MDividends−$135MOther financing−$46.5MTaxes on employees’ shares−$32.5MExchange rates−$639K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Axis Capital Holdings: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAxis Capital Holdings: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$294M$356MQ4 2024$194M$309MQ1 2025$223M−$1.7BQ2 2025$302M$674MQ3 2025$290M$630MQ4 2025$255M$519MQ1 2026$258M$632MQ2 2026$209M$878MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $209M, Operating cash flow $878M.
Axis Capital Holdings: diluted shares by fiscal yearAxis Capital Holdings: diluted shares by fiscal year84MFY202085MFY202186MFY202286MFY202385MFY202479MFY2025
-5.9% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Axis Capital Holdings: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Axis Capital Holdings: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$350M2027$300M2029$675MLater
Cash $820M, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2025-12-31.
Axis Capital Holdings in its industry: growth against margin (56 companies, SIC 6331)Axis Capital Holdings in its industry: growth against margin (56 companies, SIC 6331)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +2%median 14%BRK-BPGRALLCBTRVAIGHIGLACGLMKLCNAWRBEGCINFAFGEverest Reinsurance Holdings IncTHGRNRMCYSIGIKMPRSPNTHGWTMTIPTRLISKWDKNSLUVEHMNUFCSPLMRROOTSLDELMNDSAFTHCIDGICAHRTGEIGBOWJRVRHIPOGLREASICAIIGBLIAMSFACICNODKKINSKWYPRHIKGOXBRAXS (+7%, 14%)
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Axis Capital Holdings

In this Form 10-K, references to "AXIS Capital" refer to AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and references to "we", "us", "our", "AXIS", the "Group" or the "Company" refer to AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches, including: AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited, AXIS Specialty Limited ("AXIS Specialty Bermuda"), AXIS Specialty Limited (Singapore Branch), AXIS Specialty Insurance Limited ("AXIS Specialty Insurance Bermuda"), AXIS Specialty Investments Limited, AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited, AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited, AXIS Managing Agency Ltd., AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited, Novae Group Limited, AXIS UK Services Limited, AXIS UK Services Limited (Irish Branch), AXIS Underwriting Limited, AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited (sole corporate member of AXIS Syndicate 1686 ("Syndicate 1686") effective January 1, 2025 and sole cor

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 27, 2026.

Axis Capital Holdings against its Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +7% against the peers' median +3%. Operating margin: 14.3% against the peers' median 15.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
AXS Axis Capital HoldingsQ3 2026$1.8B+7%14.3%
BRK-B Berkshire HathawayQ2 2026$101.8B+10%15.5%
PGR ProgressiveQ3 2026$23.2B+3%14.0%
ALL AllstateQ3 2026$17.3B+0.5%15.1%
CB ChubbQ3 2026$16.2B+0.3%21.0%
TRV Travelers CompaniesQ3 2026$12.4B-0.5%19.1%
AIG American International GroupQ3 2026$7.4B+17%15.0%
HIG Hartford Insurance GroupQ3 2026$7.2B+4%21.9%
L LoewsQ3 2026$4.8B+2%8.5%

Source: Axis Capital Holdings 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1214816 · Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

Guidance and outlook

Axis Capital Holdings: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-07-28)Axis Capital Holdings: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-07-28)Other3Margins2Financing2Capital spending1Demand1
9 statements; tone +0.11 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 1 hedged.
Axis Capital Holdings: outlook statements against the filing beforeAxis Capital Holdings: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident3Cautious2

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