NASDAQ$PLMR

Palomar Holdings Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Palomar Holdings reported Q1 2026 total revenues of $278.9M and net income of $42.9M, or $1.57 diluted EPS.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Palomar posted total revenues of $278.9 million, up 60% from $174.6 million a year ago, on earthquake and specialty insurance growth. Net income was $42.9 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, compared with $42.9 million and $1.57 in Q1 2025 as catastrophe losses normalized.

  • Total revenues $278.9M (+60% YoY).
  • Net income $42.9M; diluted EPS $1.57.
  • Underwriting income before taxes $53.5M.
  • Premium growth in residential and commercial quake lines.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$279M

Previous: $175M+59.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.57

Previous: $1.85-15.1%
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

Previous: -$35K+100.0%
Net Income

$42.9M

Previous: $42.9M+0.1%
Operating Income

$47.8M

Previous: $44.1M+8.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Palomar Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$279M

Q1 2026+59.7%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Palomar Holdings · $170M total across 3 segments · Q2 2023

  • Earthquake
    $114M+1284.7%
  • Casualty
    $40.8M+92.3%
  • Fronting
    $15.3M-63.7%

Forward guidance

Rate adequacy, reinsurance costs, and California exposure management are ongoing themes in MD&A.

Tailwinds

  • Rapid top-line expansion.
  • Stable earnings versus volatile prior periods.

Headwinds

  • Catastrophe season risk remains.
  • Loss ratio sensitive to quake frequency.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+2.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+6.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.2%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

19 / 31 earnings

Positive

+23.9%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-27.9%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.4%-2.1%-2.0%
Q4 2025-3.5%-1.3%-8.7%
Q3 2025+8.9%+12.4%-1.2%
Q1 2025+0.1%+2.7%+8.1%
Q4 2024+14.7%+13.9%+20.9%
Q3 2024+2.2%+13.3%+25.6%
Q2 2024+3.3%-0.1%+8.8%
Q1 2024+2.3%+7.7%+7.3%
Q4 2023+23.9%+24.7%+38.0%
Q3 2023+12.6%+13.8%+17.5%
Q2 2023-4.0%-2.9%-13.4%
Q1 2023+0.8%+4.0%+11.1%
Q4 2022+8.1%+18.3%+4.2%
Q3 2022-27.9%-24.1%-31.0%
Q2 2022+9.1%+13.6%+30.7%
Q1 2022-5.6%-9.2%+12.9%
Q4 2021-0.2%+1.5%+13.7%
Q3 2021-1.3%+3.0%-27.6%
Q2 2021-0.5%+9.6%+14.9%
Q1 2021+0.7%+0.2%+9.9%
Q4 2020-6.0%-1.0%-21.3%
Q3 2020-12.5%-23.8%-26.5%
Q2 2020+1.7%+5.2%+14.5%
Q1 2020+4.4%+11.0%+53.7%
Q4 2019-0.4%+3.8%-24.6%
Q3 2018+7.8%+10.5%+24.4%
Q3 2019-2.4%+2.3%+14.6%
Q2 2018+14.2%+22.4%+15.8%
Q2 2019+15.5%+22.9%+17.0%
Q4 2018+18.3%+19.5%+24.9%
Q1 2019+10.5%+16.2%+22.3%
Q1 2018

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