NYSE$CNA

CNA Financial Corporation · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

CNA Financial announced Q4 2020 net income and core income, leveraging hardening market conditions and improving combined ratios.

CNA Financial reported a strong Q4 2020 with a net income of $387 million and core income of $335 million. The P&C combined ratio improved to 93.5%, driven by growth in gross written premiums and net written premiums.

  • Net income was $387 million, compared to $273 million in the prior year quarter.
  • Core income reached a record $335 million, up from $265 million in the prior year quarter.
  • The P&C combined ratio improved to 93.5% compared to 95.6% in the prior year quarter.
  • Gross written premium growth of 15% and net written premium growth of 12% were achieved, excluding third party captives.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.93B

Previous: $2.78B+5.5%
EPS (adj)

$1.23

Previous: $0.97+26.8%
Capital Expenditures

$7M

Previous: $6M+16.7%
Free Cash Flow

$360M

Previous: $154M+133.8%
Net Income

$387M

Previous: $273M+41.8%
Operating Income

$369M

Previous: $545M-32.3%
Gross Profit

$2.81B

Previous: $2.78B+1.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$45B

Previous: $45B+0.0%
Total Assets

$64B

Previous: $60.6B+5.6%

Revenue & EPS history

CNA · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.93B

Q4 2020+5.5%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

CNA is well positioned to extend its strong execution in the favorable market conditions that it expects to continue in 2021.

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 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

33 / 61 earnings

Positive

+8.9%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-7.9%

Q1 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.9%-9.4%-12.8%
Q4 2025-1.4%-2.3%-5.9%
Q3 2025-1.3%+1.5%+3.3%
Q1 2025-0.5%+0.1%-2.7%
Q4 2024+1.2%-0.7%-2.9%
Q3 2024-0.1%+3.8%+4.8%
Q2 2024+2.5%+0.8%+6.8%
Q1 2024-0.5%+1.2%+1.7%
Q4 2023+6.4%+6.0%+2.2%
Q3 2023+2.2%+1.3%+4.7%
Q2 2023-1.1%+4.8%-0.9%
Q1 2023+1.0%+2.6%-5.3%
Q4 2022+5.9%+6.0%-0.0%
Q3 2022+0.6%+0.3%+1.0%
Q2 2022-5.8%-5.7%-9.3%
Q1 2022-4.5%-4.0%-3.9%
Q4 2021+1.9%+1.1%-4.5%
Q3 2021+3.3%+2.2%-6.8%
Q2 2021-0.0%+0.6%+1.3%
Q1 2021+1.5%+3.0%+1.6%
Q4 2020+5.8%+6.0%+12.7%
Q3 2020+8.9%+9.3%+19.6%
Q2 2020-3.0%+2.6%-3.0%
Q1 2020-0.1%+1.3%+8.8%
Q4 2019+8.3%+7.5%-17.2%
Q3 2019-1.5%-1.1%-2.4%
Q2 2019+0.5%+2.4%+0.8%
Q1 2019+2.2%+1.0%-0.6%
Q4 2018-7.1%-4.3%-7.1%
Q3 2018+7.8%+10.3%+4.4%
Q2 2018-3.8%-4.7%-7.2%
Q1 2018+2.5%-0.9%-3.2%
Q4 2017+5.9%+8.9%+6.3%
Q3 2017+6.6%+8.2%+7.3%
Q2 2017+6.8%+7.6%-0.3%
Q1 2017+0.2%+0.8%+0.8%
Q4 2016+0.2%+0.3%+2.8%
Q3 2016+4.3%+3.2%+9.9%
Q2 2016-1.0%+3.0%+4.6%
Q1 2016+3.1%
Q4 2015-7.3%
Q3 2015+0.5%
Q2 2015-1.6%
Q1 2015-1.8%
Q4 2014+4.5%
Q3 2014-0.6%
Q2 2014-2.4%
Q1 2014-6.6%
Q4 2013+7.2%
Q3 2013+2.3%
Q2 2013+2.3%
Q1 2013+1.0%
Q4 2012+0.3%
Q3 2012+2.3%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-0.9%
Q2 2011-2.9%
Q1 2010-1.5%
Q4 2010+1.2%
Q3 2010-2.2%

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