Loews (L) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Loews (L) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.04% for Q3 2026, down 0.11 percentage points from 8.15% a year earlier and down 0.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Loews (L) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Loews posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.43%, up 0.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +16.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.67% in FY2024 (-1.07 pp), 9.74% in FY2023 (+4.29 pp), 5.45% in FY2022 (-4.37 pp) and 9.82% in FY2021 (+16.48 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.50 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 16.49 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 4.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 9.03% (Q2 2026), 8.84% (Q1 2026) and 9.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.76 Bn | 86.40 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 13.98% |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.42 Bn | 107.94 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 33.78% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 97.25 Bn | 89.41 Bn | - | 27.18% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 81.75 Bn | 59.24 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 26.83% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.54 Bn | -21.96 Bn | - | 15.17% |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.19 Bn | 66.78 Bn | - | 7.14% |
| 7 | Aon | 71.05 Bn | 50.25 Bn | - | 40.29% |
| 8 | Allstate | 64.22 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 35.26% |
| 9 | Metlife | 63.14 Bn | -43.64 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 10 | Loews | 22.46 Bn | -168.87 Mn | 2.41 Bn | 8.04% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.04% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.21% |
Loews 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=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "L", "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=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();