The Progressive Corporation · PGR · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

Progressive: Strong Q1 margins, with tariffs and retention in focus

The supplied analysis supports a constructive near-term operating read for Progressive: strong underwriting margins, efficient acquisition, bundling, and investment income provide support. The key test is whether tariffs, severity inflation, retention pressure, and advertising costs remain manageable as growth continues.

Reported Session unavailableNYSEFinancial Services $126.41B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $4.72
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $21.73B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

close-to-close (session unavailable)
Stock move -3.0% Event window
SPY move -2.4% Same window
Abnormal move -0.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 0.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +12.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the focus shifted from record full-year growth and claims-technology productivity toward Q1 margin durability, granular tariff modeling, mobile telematics adoption, and the trade-off between advertising-led growth and retention.

Guidance delta

Maintained; the analysis identifies no change in guidance sentiment.

Key takeaways

  • Management analysis describes near-record Q1 margins and year-to-date combined ratios below 90%.
  • Tariff impacts are being modeled granularly, with state-by-state rate monitoring and adjustments as needed.
  • Growth priorities include bundling, digital advertising, mobile telematics, and commercial lines.
  • Investment income and a solid balance sheet provide flexibility, while severity and retention remain watch items.

Management priorities

  • Monitor tariff effects and adjust rates by state as needed.
  • Expand homeowners and renters offerings while deepening bundling.
  • Invest in technology and mobile telematics adoption.
  • Pursue commercial-lines growth through specialty trucking, Business Owner's Policy, and related platforms.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PGR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2.43 Q4 '23 actual $2.97, beat Q1 '24 estimate $3.21 Q1 '24 actual $3.73, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.01 Q2 '24 actual $2.65, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3.69 Q3 '24 actual $3.58, miss Q2 '25 estimate $4.43 Q2 '25 actual $4.88, beat Q3 '25 estimate $4.99 Q3 '25 actual $4.05, miss Q4 '25 estimate $4.44 Q4 '25 actual $4.67, beat Q1 '26 estimate $4.85 Q1 '26 actual $4.81, miss Q2 '26 estimate $4.64 Q2 '26 actual $4.85, beat Q3 '26 estimate $4.30 Q4 '26 estimate $4.12 Q1 '27 estimate $4.42 Q2 '27 estimate $3.90
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold42 ratings
Bullish1638.1%
Neutral2252.4%
Bearish49.5%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$217.43Current
$85Low
$214.21Average
$309High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 7, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 5, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 18, 2026
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 16, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 27, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $217.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$216$212.05 -0.7%Oct 7, 2026
Raymond JamesGregory Peters$245$213.48 +12.7%Sep 21, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesYaron Kinar$230$221.31 +5.8%Sep 16, 2026
UBSBrian Meredith$234$222.51 +7.6%Aug 27, 2026
Roth CapitalHarry Fong$245$217.27 +12.7%Aug 20, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company, offers a comprehensive range of insurance products and associated services across the United States. Its portfolio includes personal and commercial vehicle coverage, residential and commercial property protection, general liability, and various other specialized property-casualty insurance options. The company's operations are structured into three main divisions: Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Property. Within the Personal Lines segment, Progressive provides coverage for individual automobiles and recreational vehicles. Offerings range from standard personal auto policies to specialized options for motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), RVs, watercraft, snowmobiles, and similar forms of personal transport. The Commercial Lines division focuses on providing primary liability and physical damage insurance for business vehicles, alongside general liability and property insurance tailored for commercial applications.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-04-15T16:14:47.500803+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-11T01:30:44.237006+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-11T01:30:44.234212+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-11. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.