W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance. Each of the operating units within Berkley participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product. W. R. Berkley competitive advantage lies in long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals. W. R. Berkley have the expertise and resources to utilize strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.
| Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $13.64B |
| Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $1.76B |
| PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) | 17.37 |
| PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 18.00 |
| PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) | 2.54 |
| Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 2.01 |
| Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) | 3.14 |
| Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) | 18.83 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 16.00% |
| Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 12.43% |
| Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) | 19.66% |
| Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) | 4.09% |
| Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.36 |
| Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.36 |
| Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.32 |
| Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) | -- |
| Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $23.53 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $1.01 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $4.14 |
| Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) | $4.31 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Common Shares Outstanding | 379.36M |
| Free Float | 290.97M |
| Market Capitalization | $28.06B |
| Average Volume (Last 20 Days) | 1.24M |
| Beta (Past 60 Months) | 0.44 |
| Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) | 23.30% |
| Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) | 68.82% |
| Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) | $0.32 |
| Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) | 0.43% |