Fairfax Financial Holdings FRFHF
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At close: Sep 22, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2022)

Fairfax Financial Holdings' (FRFHF) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.07% in Q4 2022, down 41.0% on a YoY basis from 1.82% in Q4 2021, and down 91.05% quarter-over-quarter from 11.96% in Q3 2022.

Analysis

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) has reported EBIT Margin for 14 consecutive years, with 1.07% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2022.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2022, EBIT Margin fell 41.0% year-over-year to 1.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2022 stood at 7.67% (down 1472.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 237.18%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin retreated to 1.07% in Q4 2022 per FRFHF's latest filing, from 11.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 75.76% in Q1 2018 and bottomed at 44.44% in Q1 2020.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 14.85% across 5 years, with a median of 10.96% in 2018.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2021: EBIT Margin slumped 7594 bps in 2020, then surged 7522 bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 7.1% in 2018, then advanced by 8 bps to 7.64% in 2019, then soared by 170 bps to 20.6% in 2020, then sank by 93 bps to 1.49% in 2021, then fell by 28 bps to 1.07% in 2022.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 1.07%, 11.96%, and 2.02% for Q4 2022, Q3 2022, and Q2 2022 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,085.11 Bn 760.40 Bn 55.86 Bn -29.67%
2 Chubb 129.51 Bn 121.21 Bn 9.13 Bn 11.13%
3 Progressive 120.30 Bn 115.30 Bn 9.04 Bn -43.89%
4 Marsh & Mclennan Companies 81.24 Bn 69.29 Bn 6.04 Bn 25.65%
5 Travelers Companies 75.54 Bn 51.79 Bn 6.23 Bn 8.80%
6 Manulife Financial 75.22 Bn 76.43 Bn - 51.31%
7 Metlife 61.21 Bn 34.19 Bn 7.82 Bn 34.99%
8 Aon 60.67 Bn 59.43 Bn - 21.55%
9 Arthur J. Gallagher 59.09 Bn 57.73 Bn - 14.54%
10 Fairfax Financial Holdings 48.63 Bn 53.34 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2022 1.07%
Sep 30, 2022 11.96%
Jun 30, 2022 2.02%
Mar 31, 2022 16.77%
Dec 31, 2021 1.49%
Sep 30, 2021 18.21%
Jun 30, 2021 41.98%
Mar 31, 2021 30.78%
Dec 31, 2020 20.60%
Sep 30, 2020 5.61%
Jun 30, 2020 20.13%
Mar 31, 2020 -44.44%
Dec 31, 2019 7.64%
Sep 30, 2019 5.86%
Jun 30, 2019 26.84%
Mar 31, 2019 31.49%
Dec 31, 2018 7.10%
Sep 30, 2018 9.95%
Jun 30, 2018 6.19%
Mar 31, 2018 75.76%
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