QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) reported Friday 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.413 per basic share, up from $1.152 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of $1.31.
Gross written premium for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2025, was $23.96 billion, compared with $22.4 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $23.68 billion.
The company expects mid-single-digit growth in group gross written premium in 2026, with a group combined operating ratio of around 93%.
The board declared a final dividend of $0.78 per share, up from $0.63 a year earlier, payable April 17 to shareholders on record as of March 6.