American Financial (AFG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
American Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 34.95% in Q2 2026, up 2.64 percentage points from 32.31% a year earlier and up 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Financial (AFG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at American Financial came in at 32.46%, down 4.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +21.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 36.47% in FY2024 (+15.97 pp), 20.51% in FY2023 (+0.69 pp), 19.81% in FY2022 (-14.00 pp) and 33.81% in FY2021 (+22.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.49 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 39.56 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 18.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AFG's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 32.72% (Q1 2026), 31.56% (Q4 2025) and 31.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | 40.61% |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 10 | American Financial | 11.34 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 34.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.06% |
API Access
American Financial Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AFG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();