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← Reinsurance Group of America

The business behind the dividend

MeasureRGAMedianFormula
Return on equity8.8%11.7%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$949.00m$632.00mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$3.81bn$746.10mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin6.5%15.0%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin5.0%10.2%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest coverOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratioCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversionOperating cash flow ÷ net income

Not computed here: Cash conversion, Current ratio, Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, Interest cover, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity8.8%6.6%9.9%7.3%14.3%2.9%7.5%8.5%19.0%9.9%8.5%
Operating margin6.5%4.4%6.2%4.4%8.3%3.8%7.9%6.2%
Net margin5.0%3.2%4.9%3.2%7.0%2.8%6.1%5.6%14.6%6.1%5.0%

How it compares in banks & insurers

Among the 48 banks & insurers companies here measured on GAAP earnings, Reinsurance Group of America pays out less than 38 of them. The median for that group is 34.0%, against this company’s 20.6%.

Closest on GAAP earnings

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 48 in banks & insurers →