NASDAQ$PLMR

Palomar Holdings Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Palomar reported Q4 2025 net income of $56.2M and diluted EPS of $2.06, with adjusted net income of $61.1M ($2.24 per share).

Fourth-quarter net income rose 61% to $56.2 million on gross written premiums of $492.6 million (+32% YoY). Diluted EPS was $2.06 versus $1.29; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.24. The combined ratio was 76.8% with a -0.9% catastrophe loss ratio.

  • Gross written premiums $492.6M (+32% YoY).
  • Net income $56.2M; diluted EPS $2.06.
  • Adjusted combined ratio 73.4%.
  • FY2026 adjusted net income guide $260M–$275M.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$253M

Previous: $146M+74.0%
EPS (adj)

$2.24

Previous: $1.52+47.4%
Net Income

$56.2M

Previous: $35M+60.6%
Operating Income

$54.4M

Previous: $34.9M+55.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Palomar Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$253M

Q4 2025+74%vs Q4 2024
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

Palomar expects FY2026 adjusted net income of $260M–$275M, including $8M–$12M of assumed catastrophe losses.

Tailwinds

  • Gross written premium growth above 30% in Q4.
  • Adjusted ROE 26.9% in the quarter.
  • Specialty insurance pricing strength.

Headwinds

  • Attritional loss ratio rose to 31.3%.
  • Catastrophe and weather volatility.

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 Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+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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