Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 6.23% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% YoY from 4.72% in Q1 2025, and down 5.4% sequentially from 6.59% in Q4 2025.
Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Skyward Specialty Insurance has disclosed Operating Margin across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 6.23% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 6.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.35% (down 23.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.41%, down 60.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 6.23% in Q1 2026, from 6.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for SKWD reached as high as 9.92% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 2.45% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 6.23% (2026), against an average of 5.95%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin sank 748 bps — and 2024, when it soared 530 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 2.68% in 2022, then soared by 86 bps to 4.98% in 2023, then rose by 8 bps to 5.36% in 2024, then gained by 23 bps to 6.59% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 6.23% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 6.23%, 6.59%, and 6.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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 | Skyward Specialty Insurance | 2.65 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 373.92 Mn | 6.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.92% |