Beazley PLC
Beazley plc, through its subsidiaries, provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and rest of Europe. The company operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risks segment underwrites cybe…
Beazley plc, through its subsidiaries, provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and rest of Europe. The company operates through Cyber Risks, Digital, MAP Risks, Property Risks, and Specialty Risks segments. The Cyber Risks segment underwrites cyber and technology risks. The Digital segment underwrites various marine, contingency, and SME liability risks through digital channels, such as e-trading platforms and broker portals. The MAP Risks segment underwrites marine, portfolio underwriting and political, and contingency business. The Property Risks segment underwrites first-party property risks and reinsurance business. The Specialty Risks segment underwrites liability classes, including employment practices risks, and directors and officers, as well as healthcare, lawyers, and international financial institutions. It also underwrites life, health, and personal accident; and jewelry, fine art, and specie products risk insurance. Beazley plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.Priced within the modelled range
Other models: GBP 14.53–18.41 (median 17.02). The recommended value is in line with them.
Why: Banks and insurers earn their money on their balance sheet, so value follows book value and how much the company earns on it (return on equity).
Details and the full model are below.
Market price within modeled range
Justified P/B (ROE) using Fiscal year 2025 net income and book equity: return on equity of 18.7% gives a fair price-to-book of 2.20x, with 2% growth (capped at the terminal rate) and 9.6% discount. The range varies growth and discount by 1 percentage point; it is illustrative, not a statistical confidence interval or investment advice.
Assumptions: growth 2%, discount rate 9.60%, terminal growth 2.40% (sector defaults). See a worked example.
Blended growth assumption: 2.0% (sector default 5.4%, own revenue history -10.0%, analyst revenue consensus 3.4%).
5-year outlook: relative outlook of about 11.5% a year (High confidence), anchored to a 7% market return and adjusted for how this company ranks against others. A ranking aid, not a prediction. See the full forecast.
Analyst consensus expects revenue growth of 3.4% a year; the growth assumption used is 2.0%.
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Why this model: Banks and insurers earn their money on their balance sheet, so value follows book value and how much the company earns on it (return on equity).
Compare models- Recommended: Justified P/B (ROE) — GBP 12.73 (-2.8%)
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EPS-based Gordon proxy
— GBP 14.53 (+11.0%)
Not used: Treats all earnings as if paid out and ignores the cash kept for reinvestment, so it overstates value for companies that retain most profit.
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DCF (trailing free cash flow)
— GBP 16.74 (+27.9%)
Not used: Cash-flow models do not suit banks and insurers, whose cash flow is mostly funding and deposits.
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FCFF (steady state)
— GBP 17.02 (+30.0%)
Not used: Cash-flow models do not suit banks and insurers, whose cash flow is mostly funding and deposits.
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EV/EBITDA (12x)
— GBP 18.41 (+40.6%)
Not used: Used only when free cash flow is far below earnings even after averaging three years; a fixed 12x multiple also ignores sector differences.
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Fade DCF (10-year growth fade)
— GBP 16.75 (+28.0%)
Not used: Cash-flow models do not suit banks and insurers, whose cash flow is mostly funding and deposits.
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EV/Sales (Rule of 40)
— GBP 19.70 (+50.5%)
Not used: Used only for technology and communication companies whose cash-flow value is far below the price.
| Bear GBP 10.68 | -22.6% |
| Base GBP 12.73 | -2.8% |
| Bull GBP 16.24 | 19.4% |
Margin = (value − price) / value, so it is measured against the value and reads lower than the upside to value, which is measured against the price. Positive means the price is below that case.
Track record: see the methodology page for how this model has performed historically, including its limits. Treat it as a screen, not a forecast.
Price history and fair value
No chartable saved daily price history is available for this range. The chart uses stored EODHD prices only and will appear after history is saved.
More detail: quality, peers, price history, dividends and financials
Quality score: 84 / 100
Five equal checks on reported history: profitability, cash generation, revenue growth, balance sheet and margins. It describes business quality, not whether the price is attractive.
| Profitability | 5 of 5 years profitable | 20 / 20 |
| Cash generation | free cash flow positive in 5 of 5 years | 20 / 20 |
| Growth | revenue -24.7% a year | 4 / 20 |
| Balance sheet | net cash | 20 / 20 |
| Margins | EBITDA margin 116% | 20 / 20 |
Peers in Financials
Same-sector companies with a valuation, most undervalued first. Compare the margin of safety, yield and quality score side by side.
| Company | Price | Margin of safety | P/E | P/B | Yield | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEZ.L (this company) | GBP 13.09 | -2.8% | 12.1 | 2.3 | 1.9% | 84 |
| PSH.L Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. | GBP 38.44 | 68.5% | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.3% | 76 |
| LRE.L Lancashire Holdings Limited | GBP 6.88 | 45.6% | 7.1 | 1.6 | 3.3% | 76 |
| ACA.PA Credit Agricole S.A. | EUR 15.73 | 36.6% | 6.7 | 0.7 | 7.0% | 78 |
| V Visa Inc. | USD 414.00 | 34.6% | 8.7 | – | 0.2% | 100 |
| PRU.L Prudential plc | GBP 9.24 | 34.2% | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.9% | 78 |
| AGS.BR ageas SA/NV | EUR 76.95 | 33.0% | 8.1 | 1.5 | 5.0% | 76 |
| NWG.L NatWest Group plc | GBP 5.86 | 30.3% | 8.2 | 1.3 | 5.0% | 88 |
| ACGL Arch Capital Group | USD 108.49 | 30.3% | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.1% | 100 |
| Peer median | 8.1 | 1.5 | ||||
Dividends
Paid in the last 12 months: GBP 0.00 per share · yield 0.02% at the current price.
| Year | Dividends per share |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 0.003 |
| 2025 | 0.003 |
| 2024 | 0.001 |
| 2023 | 0.001 |
| 2022 | 0.001 |
| 2020 | 0.001 |
Annual financial statement
Saved annual report · Fiscal year 2025 · EODHD annual statements · period ended 31 Dec 2025
| Revenue | GBP 791,585,752 |
|---|---|
| EBITDA | GBP 921,758,628 |
| EBIT | GBP 888,317,665 |
| Net income | GBP 683,332,791 |
| Free cash flow | GBP 716,000,900 |
| Capital expenditures | GBP 10,235,129 |
| Debt | GBP 469,017,592 |
| Cash | GBP 1,024,175,163 |
| Working capital | GBP |
| Shares outstanding | 631,000,000 |
| Reported dividends per share | GBP 0.2502 |