Reinsurance Group (RGA) reported $5.34 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 13.7%. EPS of $5.66 for the same period compares to $6.02 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.74 billion, representing a surprise of -6.97%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.19%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.33.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Reinsurance Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Other Revenues- Asia Pacific Financial Solutions: $6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.12 million.
- Net premiums- EMEA Financial Solutions: $189 million compared to the $175.67 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Other Revenues- Canada Financial Solutions: $4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.77 million.
- Other Revenues- Canada Traditional: -$1 million compared to the $0.75 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Other Revenues- Corporate and Other: $5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $13.88 million.
- Other Revenues- EMEA Financial Solutions: $9 million compared to the $8.50 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Other Revenues- EMEA Traditional: $2 million compared to the $6.46 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net premiums- U.S. and Latin America- Financial Solutions: $109 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $612.75 million.
- Net premiums- U.S. and Latin America- Traditional: $1.92 billion compared to the $1.83 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net investment income: $1.23 billion compared to the $1.19 billion average estimate based on five analysts.
- Revenues- Net premiums: $4.02 billion versus $4.32 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -25.2% change.
- Revenues- Other revenues: $88 million versus $116.68 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -40.9% change.
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Shares of Reinsurance Group have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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