Chubb (NYSE:CB) Exceeds Q1 CY2026 Expectations
Global insurance provider Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 11.9% year on year to $15.3 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $6.82 per share was 3.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Net Premiums Earned: $13.46 billion vs analyst estimates of $13.12 billion (12.1% year-on-year growth, 2.6% beat)
Revenue: $15.3 billion vs analyst estimates of $14.61 billion (11.9% year-on-year growth, 4.7% beat)
Combined Ratio: 84% vs analyst estimates of 84.9% (90 basis point beat)
Adjusted EPS: $6.82 vs analyst estimates of $6.61 (3.2% beat)
Book Value per Share: $189.93 vs analyst estimates of $206.98 (15.8% year-on-year growth, 8.2% miss)
Market Capitalization: $127.9 billion
Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited, commented: “We had an excellent quarter and start to the year, which speaks to the strength and resilience of our company in a period of elevated uncertainty. Our globally diversified business, underwriting discipline and strong balance sheet contribute to our returns while creating continued opportunities for growth.
Dating back to when a Civil War veteran created a frost-proof water meter, Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance products to a diverse client base across 54 countries.
In general, insurance companies earn revenue from three primary sources. The first is the core insurance business itself, often called underwriting and represented in the income statement as premiums earned. The second source is investment income from investing the “float” (premiums collected upfront not yet paid out as claims) in assets such as fixed-income assets and equities. The third is fees from various sources such as policy administration, annuities, or other value-added services. Luckily, Chubb’s revenue grew at an impressive 10.6% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. Its growth beat the average insurance company and shows its offerings resonate with customers.
Chubb Quarterly Revenue
Long-term growth is the most important, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes and market returns. Chubb’s annualized revenue growth of 8% over the last two years is below its five-year trend, but we still think the results were respectable.
Chubb Year-On-Year Revenue Growth
This quarter, Chubb reported year-on-year revenue growth of 11.9%, and its $15.3 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 4.7%.
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Net premiums earned made up 89.4% of the company’s total revenue during the last five years, meaning Chubb barely relies on non-insurance activities to drive its overall growth.
Chubb Quarterly Net Premiums Earned as % of Revenue
Our experience and research show the market cares primarily about an insurer’s net premiums earned growth as investment and fee income are considered more susceptible to market volatility and economic cycles.
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Insurance companies are balance sheet businesses, collecting premiums upfront and paying out claims over time. The float – premiums collected but not yet paid out – are invested, creating an asset base supported by a liability structure. Book value captures this dynamic by measuring:
Assets (investment portfolio, cash, reinsurance recoverables) – liabilities (claim reserves, debt, future policy benefits)
BVPS is essentially the residual value for shareholders.
We therefore consider BVPS very important to track for insurers and a metric that sheds light on business quality. While other (and more commonly known) per-share metrics like EPS can sometimes be lumpy due to reserve releases or one-time items and can be managed or skewed while still following accounting rules, BVPS reflects long-term capital growth and is harder to manipulate.
Chubb’s BVPS grew at a decent 7.7% annual clip over the last five years. BVPS growth has accelerated recently, growing by 12.9% annually over the last two years from $149.09 to $189.93 per share.
Chubb Quarterly Book Value per Share
Over the next 12 months, Consensus estimates call for Chubb’s BVPS to grow by 21% to $206.98, elite growth rate.
We were impressed by how significantly Chubb blew past analysts’ net premiums earned expectations this quarter. We were also excited its revenue and EPS outperformed Wall Street’s estimates. On the other hand, its book value per share missed. Zooming out, we think this was still a solid quarter. The stock remained flat at $328.45 immediately following the results.
Big picture, is Chubb a buy here and now? When making that decision, it’s important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it’s free.