RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. · RNR · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
RenaissanceRe posts record Q3 operating EPS as rate pressure looms
RenaissanceRe’s record operating EPS, strong property catastrophe margins, and growing fee contribution demonstrate current earnings power. The test ahead is whether margin-first underwriting and capital-partner income can cushion expected rate pressure without weakening underwriting quality.
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What changed
Compared with Q2, Q3 analysis highlights record operating EPS, a larger property catastrophe book, and capital-partner fees that tripled to more than $300 million over the trailing four quarters. Management also now anticipates roughly 10% rate declines in 2026; it expects disciplined underwriting to preserve strong margins.
Guidance delta
Management maintained a confident outlook, while anticipating roughly 10% rate declines in 2026. It plans a margin-first underwriting approach, continued property catastrophe growth, and ongoing share repurchases; no formal numerical earnings guidance is stated in the supplied analysis.
Key takeaways
- Operating EPS reached a record $15.62; operating ROE was 28%, and tangible book value per share rose 10%.
- Property catastrophe gross written premium grew to $3.3 billion, with an approximately 50% margin.
- Capital-partner fee income and investment income contribute to returns; management expects modest rate pressure in 2026.
Management priorities
- Maintain margin-first underwriting while growing property catastrophe exposure.
- Continue share repurchases as a primary use of excess cash.
- Use joint ventures and explore third-party capital structures for longer-tail lines.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 3, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 11, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Reduce | Upgrade | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 21, 2015 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 5, 2014 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2013 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 9, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $350.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $352 | $339.32 | +0.4% | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $319 | $331.38 | -9.0% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Rowland Mayor | $365 | $326.29 | +4.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $328.98 | -0.1% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $349 | $328.39 | -0.4% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $318.51 | -5.8% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $320 | $313.14 | -8.7% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $354 | $322.37 | +1.0% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $329 | $322.37 | -6.1% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $342 | $325.86 | -2.4% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $324.88 | -10.1% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $326.29 | -8.7% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $326 | $301.07 | -7.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $325 | $299.3 | -7.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $328 | $310.61 | -6.4% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $318 | $306.2 | -9.3% | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $309 | $309.85 | -11.8% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ryan Tunis | $340 | $309.85 | -3.0% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $319 | $307.08 | -9.0% | Apr 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Brian Meredith | $312 | $295.26 | -11.0% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $303.55 | -11.5% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $313 | $305.29 | -10.7% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $276.12 | -19.5% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $277 | $270.1 | -21.0% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $281 | $274.72 | -19.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $304 | $274.07 | -13.2% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $274.07 | -23.8% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $283 | $272.64 | -19.2% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $271.54 | -14.4% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $281 | $271.54 | -19.8% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Michael Zaremski | $303 | $266.96 | -13.5% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $290 | $265.6 | -17.2% | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $247.56 | -18.7% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Robert Cox | $256 | $262.03 | -26.9% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $267.03 | -22.4% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $278 | $267.03 | -20.7% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $244 | $253.93 | -30.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan | $269 | $238.44 | -23.2% | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $285 | $248.1 | -18.7% | May 19, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan | $288 | $253.84 | -17.8% | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Bank of America Securities | Joshua Shanker | $391 | $273.82 | +11.6% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $229 | $261.47 | -34.7% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| CFRA | Cathy Seifert | $305 | $264.55 | -13.0% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $287 | $259.04 | -18.1% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Yaron Kinar | $270 | $226.94 | -23.0% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $240 | $217.28 | -31.5% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $209.53 | -30.1% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $187.37 | -42.9% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $183.69 | -44.4% | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Yaron Kinar | $162 | $150.66 | -53.8% | Jul 12, 2022 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Property, and Casualty and Specialty segments. The Property segment writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes, including hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis, as well as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions, and acts of terrorism; and other property class of products, such as proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property reinsurance, binding facilities, and regional U.S.…
Historical context
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-03T14:50:43.907437+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-03T14:50:43.904547+00:00
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