# Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Insurance. Price $101.14, market value $7.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.2×** (5-yr avg 11.7×, 3-yr avg 9.6×). Axis Capital Holdings Limited trades at 7.2× 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 7.5×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 13.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 13.9% 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: 3.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.2% 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: 1.74%** ($1.76 per share, trailing). Axis Capital Holdings Limited yields 1.74%, 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Axis Capital Holdings Limited; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $124.18 (+23% 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): 2.7%** (YTD -4.8%, 3-mo 2.8%). The shares are up 2.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.7%** (14.8% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.09** (volatility 25%). Beta of -0.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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