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

Fairfax Financial Holdings' (FRFHF) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.73% in Q4 2018, up 371.0% YoY from 1.22% in Q4 2017, and up 183.83% on a QoQ basis from 2.02% in Q4 2017.

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

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) has 5 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.73% in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 371.0% year-over-year to 5.73% in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2018 was 98.24% (up 15716.0% YoY) and the FY2023 annual result came in at 10708.07%, up 1069329.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 5.73% in Q4 2018, from 2.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.36% in Q4 2016 to a low of 2.02% in Q4 2017.
  • A 3-year average of 6.7% and a median of 5.73% in 2018 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2017 — Operating Margin tumbled 1035 bps — and 2018, when it soared 371 bps.
  • Tracing FRFHF's Operating Margin over 3 years: stood at 12.36% in 2016, then plunged by 84 bps to 2.02% in 2017, then soared by 184 bps to 5.73% in 2018.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.73% (Q4 2018), 2.02% (Q4 2017), and 12.36% (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Chubb 134.95 Bn 121.18 Bn 9.13 Bn 11.13%
2 Progressive 124.18 Bn 119.18 Bn 9.04 Bn -43.89%
3 Travelers Companies 79.33 Bn 55.57 Bn 4.83 Bn 9.95%
4 Allstate 67.29 Bn 28.56 Bn 16.28 Bn 5.43%
5 Fairfax Financial Holdings 35.31 Bn 35.31 Bn - -
6 Cincinnati Financial 26.76 Bn 24.87 Bn 2.39 Bn 7.46%
7 Loews 23.32 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.57 Bn 16.08%
8 Markel 23.17 Bn 6.28 Bn 2.83 Bn 38.83%
9 Assurant 14.01 Bn 11.98 Bn 2.71 Bn 4.12%
10 Cna Financial 13.85 Bn 6.07 Bn 3.44 Bn 18.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 5.73%
Dec 31, 2017 2.02%
Dec 31, 2016 12.36%
Dec 31, 2010 -1,266.68%
Sep 30, 2010 -1,270.44%
Jun 30, 2010 -1,355.21%
Mar 31, 2010 -1,315.23%
Dec 31, 2009 -1,243.16%
Sep 30, 2009 -1,287.68%
Jun 30, 2009 -1,275.38%
Mar 31, 2009 -1,221.54%