
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Financial Ratios 2025-2007 | WTM
Brief overview of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.'s multiples and efficiency
The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2020 to 2025.
The valuation comparison uses P/E 4.11x (median 5.07x), P/B 0.73x (median 0.91x), P/CF 8.25x (median 11.01x). Valuation is roughly 20.2% below five-year reference levels. The discount may reflect opportunity or higher perceived risk.
The 1/P/E calculation produces a 24.4% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.
End-period return metrics are ROE 20.4%, ROA 9%, ROCE 12%. Current resource returns are convincing and help explain a higher market valuation.
PEG is 0.35x. Price is low relative to embedded growth, though the ratio depends heavily on forecast quality.
High leverage is part of the financial-sector model, so valuation should be linked to capital, asset quality and ROE.
Overall assessment
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. combines solid capital returns with a discount to its own history. The main question is whether earnings and growth are sustainable.
Annual Financial Ratios White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
4.1 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 5.1 | -11.2 | 4.6 | 3786.0 | -8797.4 | 1879.2 | 3102.7 | -19.3 | 7.9 | 340.3 | 501.0 | 113.1 | 31.9 | 4.1 | - | - |
P/S |
1.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 5013.8 | 2968.9 | 6388.2 | 8148.0 | -33.8 | 1.2 | 53.6 | 1036.0 | -1523.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | - |
EPS |
430.1 | 89.8 | 198.6 | 277.0 | -89.5 | 227.0 | 130.3 | -41.8 | 146.1 | 80.1 | 50.2 | 51.1 | 51.9 | 30.5 | 97.4 | 10.1 | 53.1 | -54.3 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
10.4 B | 9.2 B | 8.23 B | 7.22 B | 6.23 B | 3.29 B | 1.57 T | 1.24 T | 1.18 T | 1.25 T | 495 M | 8.59 B | 117 B | 113 B | 96.6 B | 12.9 B | 12.9 B | -159 M | -163 M |
EBITDA per Share |
3.55 | -2.53 | -7.04 | 1.52 | 7.1 | 3.12 | 0.323 | -0.105 | 0.0203 | -0.0914 | -16.5 | 98.7 | 2.15 | 0.769 | 3.09 | - | - | - | - |
EV/EBITDA |
1156.5 | -1437.3 | -462.3 | 1678.4 | 96.2 | 220.3 | 3476.0 | -8439.4 | 41644.7 | -9769.5 | -42.1 | 7.6 | 267.0 | 711.1 | 147.9 | - | - | - | - |
PEG |
-0.03 | 0.35 | -0.8 | -0.22 | 0.36 | -0.06 | 9.19 | 68.42 | 22.83 | 52.08 | 5.28 | -6.57 | 4.83 | -7.31 | 0.13 | - | - | - | - |
P/B |
0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 499.0 | 457.0 | 350.7 | 333.6 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - |
P/CF |
8.3 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 79.9 | -50.8 | -13023.3 | -39942.0 | 12459.0 | -8037.7 | 86.4 | 20.9 | -959.7 | -459.6 | -445.1 | 49.3 | -41.0 | - | - |
ROE % |
20.39 | 5.14 | 12.01 | 21.16 | -7.76 | 16.98 | 13.18 | -5.19 | 18.66 | 10.75 | 6.76 | 6.89 | 7.32 | 4.87 | 16.45 | 2.37 | 12.85 | - | - |
ROA % |
8.99 | 2.32 | 6.07 | 10.73 | -3.93 | 13.73 | 10.41 | -4.20 | 17.14 | 6.16 | 2.87 | 2.99 | 2.65 | 1.61 | 5.46 | 0.60 | 3.04 | - | - |
ROCE % |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 11.98 | -5.56 | 0.29 | -4.01 | 3.08 | 7.24 | 8.46 | 6.86 | 2.45 | - | - | - | - |
Current Ratio |
2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | - | - |
DSO |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88.8 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 10.9 | -25.6 | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | 2010-Q3 | 2010-Q2 | |
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EPS |
-12.59 | 44.18 | 47.75 | 13.19 | - | 69.68 | -21.24 | 92.33 | - | 9.19 | 7.65 | 69.83 | - | 306.93 | -56.8 | 11.1 | - | -120.18 | 44.56 | -24.3 | 157.7 | 75.09 | 37.14 | -40.54 | 19.12 | 15.29 | 6.44 | 89.64 | -43.24 | 12.83 | 1.02 | -12.82 | 6 | 130.81 | 2.97 | 6.34 | -8.52 | 18.65 | 66.8 | 1.7 | 47.28 | -10.01 | 0.72 | 14.09 | 11.65 | 8.42 | 15.5 | 15.48 | 19.09 | 9.26 | 4.26 | 19.17 | 10.43 | 2.9 | 3.92 | 12.61 | 105.04 | -2 | 1.48 | -3.51 | 6.01 | 0.28 |
EBITDA per Share |
1.96 | 3.07 | 2.01 | 0.43 | - | 2.09 | 2.21 | -0.83 | - | 0.59 | 1.03 | -0.95 | - | 0.49 | 2.86 | 1.44 | - | 4.46 | 2.67 | 4.17 | - | 8.89 | 5.68 | 2.26 | - | 6.3 | 1.34 | 2.64 | - | 5.86 | 2.6 | 1.29 | - | 3.72 | 2.15 | 1.29 | - | 2.77 | 1.75 | 2.08 | - | 5.4 | 3.53 | 2.58 | - | 4.53 | 5.34 | 2.52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROE % |
5.28 | 9.67 | 6.05 | 8.69 | 7.94 | 8.53 | 5.15 | 10.99 | 5.70 | 29.65 | 23.96 | 24.40 | 19.81 | 9.26 | -11.21 | -8.09 | -9.03 | 3.49 | 20.00 | 19.47 | 18.14 | 7.49 | 3.02 | 0.71 | 12.73 | 6.03 | 5.61 | 4.43 | -6.63 | -1.15 | 13.57 | 14.14 | 17.28 | 15.55 | 2.21 | 12.22 | 11.96 | 19.89 | 15.53 | 5.55 | 6.99 | 1.89 | 4.81 | 7.23 | 7.63 | 8.90 | 9.34 | 7.22 | 7.91 | 6.72 | 4.97 | 5.60 | 5.50 | 23.25 | 22.91 | 22.17 | 18.52 | 0.32 | 1.05 | -0.69 | 1.38 | 0.07 |
ROA % |
2.06 | 4.00 | 2.54 | 3.97 | 3.66 | 3.95 | 2.45 | 5.24 | 2.78 | 14.55 | 12.05 | 12.27 | 10.02 | 4.80 | -5.07 | -3.96 | -4.41 | 5.72 | 15.76 | 16.24 | 14.67 | 6.07 | 2.47 | 0.63 | 10.80 | 5.18 | 4.87 | 3.88 | -5.60 | -0.90 | 13.26 | 13.75 | 16.50 | 15.28 | 1.56 | 7.05 | 6.58 | 9.78 | 7.71 | 2.20 | 2.66 | 0.72 | 1.83 | 2.76 | 2.92 | 3.22 | 3.30 | 2.47 | 2.55 | 2.10 | 1.55 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 6.75 | 6.65 | 6.44 | 5.38 | 0.03 | 0.24 | -0.20 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
Current Ratio |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
DSO |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -125.4 | 42.4 | - | - | 15.1 | 1092.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -125.4 | 42.4 | - | - | 15.1 | 1092.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -125.4 | 42.4 | - | - | 15.1 | 1092.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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