Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026)
Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) posted Tax Rate of 22.17% for Q1 2026, up 31.03% sequentially from 16.92% in Q4 2025, and up 113.0% YoY from 10.41% in Q1 2025.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bowhead Specialty Holdings has reported Tax Rate for 4 years, with the latest figure at 22.17% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 113.0% year-over-year to 22.17% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.54% (down 331.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.08%, down 424.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 22.17% in Q1 2026 per BOW's latest filing, from 16.92% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 25.71% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 16.92% in Q4 2025.
- A 4-year average of 21.93% and a median of 22.34% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate soared 804 bps in 2024, then slumped 879 bps in 2025.
- Over 4 years, Tax Rate stood at 17.67% in 2023, then surged by 45 bps to 25.71% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 16.92% in 2025, then jumped by 31 bps to 22.17% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 22.17%, 16.92%, and 20.41% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 134.48 Bn | 120.72 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 2 | Progressive | 123.71 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 3 | Travelers Companies | 79.14 Bn | 55.39 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 20.20% |
| 4 | Allstate | 67.04 Bn | 28.31 Bn | 16.28 Bn | 21.03% |
| 5 | Fairfax Financial Holdings | 35.29 Bn | 35.29 Bn | - | -20.41% |
| 6 | Cincinnati Financial | 26.69 Bn | 24.80 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 20.37% |
| 7 | Loews | 23.25 Bn | 947.16 Mn | 2.57 Bn | 23.04% |
| 8 | Markel | 23.10 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 21.92% |
| 9 | Assurant | 13.92 Bn | 11.89 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 20.77% |
| 10 | Bowhead Specialty Holdings | 1.10 Bn | 958.67 Mn | 66.91 Mn | 21.89% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.71% |