# Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Insurance. Price $105.74, market value $7.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.1×** (5-yr avg 11.7×, 3-yr avg 9.6×). Axis Capital Holdings Limited trades at 8.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 11.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 7.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 12.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 12.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 15.4%**. 15.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.9%**. 15.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 2.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.2%** (3-yr 8.5%/yr, 5-yr 6.3%/yr). Revenue grew 10.2% over the last year, against 6.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 0.0%** (3-yr 76.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 0.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.66%** ($1.76 per share, trailing). Axis Capital Holdings Limited yields 1.66%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 14%**. 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 23**. 23 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.3%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 1.3% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 8.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 8.9% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Axis Capital Holdings Limited; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $118.82 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.8%** (YTD 0.4%, 3-mo 0.7%). The shares are up 14.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.9%** (13.7% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 72**. An RSI of 72 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.18** (volatility 24%). Beta of -0.18 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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