Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFFF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2018)

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFFF) posted Operating Margin of 7.1% for Q4 2018, up 181.7% quarter-over-quarter from 2.52% in Q4 2017, and up 458.0% year-on-year from 1.27% in Q4 2017.

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFFF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFFF) has reported Operating Margin for 4 consecutive years, with 7.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.

  • Operating Margin for Q4 2018 came in at 7.1%, up 458.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was 11.78% (down 906.0% YoY), and the FY2023 annual result was 10708.07%, up 1069329.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 7.1% for Q4 2018 at Fairfax Financial Holdings, up from 2.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 14.33% in Q4 2016 and troughed at 2.52% in Q4 2017.
  • Average Operating Margin over 3 years is 7.98%, with a median of 7.1% recorded in 2018.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin plunged 1181 bps in 2017 and jumped 458 bps in 2018.
  • Over 3 years, Operating Margin stood at 14.33% in 2016, then slumped by 82 bps to 2.52% in 2017, then soared by 182 bps to 7.1% in 2018.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 7.1% in Q4 2018, 2.52% in Q4 2017, and 14.33% in Q4 2016.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Markel 7,105.55 Bn 7,090.09 Bn 2.38 Bn -7.70%
2 Progressive 131.92 Bn 127.57 Bn 8.36 Bn -46.25%
3 Chubb 78.78 Bn 71.35 Bn 8.64 Bn 11.57%
4 Cincinnati Financial 74.32 Bn 73.06 Bn 2.60 Bn 12.21%
5 Travelers Companies 72.03 Bn 48.11 Bn 5.54 Bn 8.45%
6 Allstate 63.08 Bn 38.49 Bn 14.72 Bn 5.54%
7 Fairfax Financial Holdings 34.53 Bn 39.18 Bn - -
8 Loews 23.53 Bn 11.27 Bn -1.32 Bn 71.45%
9 Selective Insurance 20.82 Bn 19.07 Bn 543.42 Mn 10.48%
10 Fairfax Financial Holdings - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 5.73%
Dec 31, 2017 2.02%
Dec 31, 2016 12.36%
Mar 31, 2009 73.22%