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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 · Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 19% year over year to $455M · 11¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 14.0%

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group made $455M in Q3 2026 (+19% Y/Y). Operating margin 14.0%, net earnings $49.8M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026.

Revenue$455M
Year over year+19%
Operating margin14.0%
Net earnings$49.8M
Operating cash flow$205M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $455.3M in Q3 2026, up 19% year over year and down 7% from the previous quarter.

Operating profit was $63.6M, a 14.0% margin (down 1.9 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 4% reached operating profit, below the 16% margin then. Total costs grew 22% against revenue growth of 19%. The fastest-growing cost line was General & admin (+38%). Net earnings were $49.8M, up 8% year over year. The effective tax rate was 21.8%.

Operating cash flow was $205.1M (up 20% year over year), 412% of net earnings. Working capital and other items added $155.3M.

Quarterly history

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group revenue by quarterSkyward Specialty Insurance Group revenue by quarter$329MQ1 2025$320MQ2 2025$383MQ3 2025$386MQ4 2025$476MQ1 2026$490MQ2 2026$455MQ3 2026
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group net earnings by quarterSkyward Specialty Insurance Group net earnings by quarter$42.1MQ1 2025$38.8MQ2 2025$45.9MQ3 2025$43.2MQ4 2025$49.7MQ1 2026$49.0MQ2 2026$49.8MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 6, 2026$455M+19%14.0%$49.8M$205M
Q2 202610-QAug 7, 2026$490M+53%13.0%$49.0M$67.6M
Q1 202610-QMay 11, 2026$476M+45%13.0%$49.7M$117M
Q4 202510-KMar 2, 2026$386M+27%14.2%$43.2M$51.8M
Q3 202510-QNov 6, 2025$383M+27%15.8%$45.9M$171M
Q2 202510-QAug 7, 2025$320M+14%15.6%$38.8M$88.2M
Q1 202510-QMay 7, 2025$329M+24%15.7%$42.1M$96.8M

Charts

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterSkyward Specialty Insurance Group: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+24%Q1 2025+14%-3%Q2 2025+27%+20%Q3 2025+27%+1%Q4 2025+45%+23%Q1 2026+53%+3%Q2 2026+19%-7%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +19%, Q/Q -7%.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Other investing−$537MOperating cash flow$441MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$320MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$205MOther financing−$19.6MShares issued$400K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: profit against cash, quarter by quarterSkyward Specialty Insurance Group: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$14.4M$21.9MQ4 2024$42.1M$96.8MQ1 2025$38.8M$88.2MQ2 2025$45.9M$171MQ3 2025$43.2M$51.8MQ4 2025$49.7M$117MQ1 2026$49.0M$67.6MQ2 2026$49.8M$205MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $49.8M, Operating cash flow $205M.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: diluted shares by fiscal yearSkyward Specialty Insurance Group: diluted shares by fiscal year32MFY202133MFY202238MFY202341MFY202442MFY2025
+28.8% since FY2021: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in its industry: growth against margin (56 companies, SIC 6331)Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in its industry: growth against margin (56 companies, SIC 6331)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +2%median 14%BRK-BPGRALLCBTRVAIGHIGLACGLMKLCNAWRBEGCINFAFGEverest Reinsurance Holdings IncAXSTHGRNRMCYSIGIKMPRSPNTHGWTMTIPTRLIKNSLUVEHMNUFCSPLMRROOTSLDELMNDSAFTHCIDGICAHRTGEIGBOWJRVRHIPOGLREASICAIIGBLIAMSFACICNODKKINSKWYPRHIKGOXBRSKWD (+19%, 14%)
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Skyward Specialty was formed as a Delaware corporation on January 3, 2006 as an insurance holding company. We operated under the name Houston International Insurance Group, Ltd. until we re-branded as Skyward Specialty in November 2020. References to “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or like terms refer to the business of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We are a growing specialty insurance company delivering commercial insurance products and solutions on a non-admitted (or E&S) and admitted basis, predominantly in the United States. We focus our business on markets that are underserved, dislocated and/or for which standard insurance coverages are insufficient or inadequate to meet the needs of businesses, including our customers and prospective customers operating in these markets.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 2, 2026.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group against its Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +19% against the peers' median +3%. Operating margin: 14.0% against the peers' median 15.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
SKWD Skyward Specialty Insurance GroupQ3 2026$455M+19%14.0%
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: Skyward Specialty Insurance Group 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1519449 · Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

Guidance and outlook

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)Costs3Other2Demand1Financing1Buybacks & dividends1
8 statements; tone +0.00 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 1 hedged.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: outlook statements against the filing beforeSkyward Specialty Insurance Group: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident2Cautious2

13F: who owns SKWD and who is buying

Largest holders of SKWD (13F)Largest holders of SKWD (13F)BlackRock$215MPrice T Rowe Associates$142MVanguard Group$131MInvesco$119MVanguard Capital Management LLC$95.5MAmeriprise Financial$94.1MWestwood Holdings Group$74.4MAmerican Century Companies$71.9MState Street$68.2MWasatch Advisors LP$64.0M
Funds' net buying of SKWD by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of SKWD by quarter (13F)$9.7M2024-09−$65.0M2024-12$22.9M2025-03−$26.4M2025-06−$52.5M2025-09−$66.1M2025-12$6.3M2026-03$56.4M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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