AGO · Assured Guaranty Ltd
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Q1 FY26 earnings call · May 8, 2026TL;DR. Assured Guaranty posted Q1 2026 adjusted operating income of $115 million ($2.50/share) and nearly doubled PVP to $73 million, while asset management adjusted operating income of $44 million was nearly four times the prior-year quarter's level.
- + Q1 2026 PVP of $73 million, almost twice Q1 2025's $39 million, with all three financial guarantee underwriting groups increasing year-over-year new
- + U.S. public finance PVP rose 92% year-over-year to $48 million new
- + Asset management segment adjusted operating income of $44 million, nearly four times Q1 2025's $12 million new
- + Alternative investments portfolio inception-to-date annualized IRR of 12% at end of Q1 2026 new
- + Recorded record per-share valuations of $128.61 adjusted operating shareholders' equity and $188.74 adjusted book value
- + Returned $93 million to shareholders in Q1 2026, including $75 million of share repurchases and $18 million of dividends new
- − GAAP net income of $88 million ($1.91/share) was down from $176 million ($3.44/share) in Q1 2025 new
- − Adjusted operating income of $115 million ($2.50/share) declined from $162 million ($3.18/share) in Q1 2025 new
- − Financial Guaranty segment adjusted operating income fell to $102 million from $168 million in Q1 2025 new
- − Annuity Reinsurance segment generated no adjusted operating income in Q1 2026 (—) new
- − Weighted average diluted shares dropped to 45.4 million from 50.7 million, reflecting heavy buybacks that could face float constraints going forward new
- − Management indicated the life reinsurance build-out could require up to roughly $1,500 million of capital over the next two years, creating capital allocation pressure new
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Financial Guaranty segment adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $85M | Second Quarter 2026 filing | — |
| Adjusted book value (ABV) non-GAAP | $8.36B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted operating shareholders' equity $5.72B
-$201M Less: DAC
+$188M Plus: Net present value of estimated net future revenue
+$3.31B Plus: Net deferred revenues on insurance contracts
-$658M Plus taxes
= Adjusted book value (ABV) $8.36B
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| Adjusted book value (ABV) per share non-GAAP | $189.72 | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $170M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted operating income per diluted share non-GAAP | $1.23 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted operating income per share non-GAAP | $1.23 | Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating ROE non-GAAP | 5.9% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity non-GAAP | $5.72B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL $5.56B
-$52M Non-credit impairment-related fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives
-$20M Fair value gains (losses) on CCS
+$258M Unrealized gains (losses) on investment portfolio
+$5M Fair value gains (losses) of freestanding derivatives in the Annuity Reinsurance segment
+$1M Fair value gains (losses) of the embedded derivative in funds withheld
-$27M Less taxes
= Adjusted operating shareholders' equity $5.72B
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| Adjusted operating shareholders' equity per share non-GAAP | $129.94 | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Shareholders' equity attributable to AGL per share $126.18
-$1.18 Non-credit impairment-related fair value gains (losses) on credit derivatives
-$0.46 Fair value gains (losses) on CCS
+$5.87 Unrealized gains (losses) on investment portfolio
+$0.12 Fair value gains (losses) of freestanding derivatives in the Annuity Reinsurance segment
+$0.03 Fair value gains (losses) of the embedded derivative in funds withheld
-$0.62 Less taxes
= Adjusted operating shareholders' equity per share $129.94
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| Asset management adjusted operating loss non-GAAP | $4M | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Authorized remaining share repurchase capacity | $121M | As of August 5, 2026 | — |
| Capital returned to shareholders | $62M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Capital returned to shareholders (year-to-date share repurchases) | $130M | Total 2026 (through August 5, 2026) | — |
| Corporate Division adjusted operating income (loss) non-GAAP | -$28M | Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Financial guaranty claims-paying resources | $9.98B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Financial guaranty net debt service outstanding | $446.6B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Financial guaranty net par outstanding | $281.4B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Financial guaranty net par outstanding - Below-investment-grade (BIG) | $8.5B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Financial guaranty net par outstanding - Investment grade | $272.9B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Gross Par Written | $8.35B | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Gross written premiums (GWP) | $81M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Present value of new business production (PVP) non-GAAP | $79M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Share repurchases | $45M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Shares outstanding at the end of the period | 44.1M | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased (year-to-date) | 1.56M | Total 2026 (through August 5, 2026) | — |
| Adjusted operating income (loss) per diluted share non-GAAP | $2.5 | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Alternative investments | $965M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Alternative investments - Financial Guaranty segment | $762M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Asset management adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $44M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Authorized to repurchase remaining | $147M | As of May 6, 2026 | — |
| Average Price Per Share (repurchases) | $85.58 | January 1 - March 31, 2026 | — |
| Claims-paying resources | 10.02B | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Common Shares Outstanding | 44.6M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Dividends | 18M | first quarter 2026 | — |
| Estimated Ending Net Debt Service Outstanding | $441.5B | 2026 (as of March 31) | — |
| Funds withheld receivable | $296M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Future policy benefit reserves (PRT) | $475M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Inception-to-date annualized internal rate of return for all alternative investments | 12% | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| MYGA policyholder account value | $263M | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net economic loss development (benefit) | $44M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) | $141M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) - Other structured finance | $58M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) - Public finance | $131M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Net Expected Loss to be Paid (Recovered) - U.S. RMBS | -$48M | Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Pre-tax book yield | 4.78% | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Total net par outstanding | $278.6B | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Alternative investments in Insurance segment | 838M | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Capital ratio | 80 | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Corporate Division adjusted operating income non-GAAP | -$89M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Financial guaranty net par outstanding - Total | $277.1B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Financial resources ratio | 44 | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Inception-to-date annualized internal rate of return for alternative investments | 13% | Q4 FY2025 | — |
| Net debt service outstanding | $443.6B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Net deferred premium revenue on financial guaranty contracts in excess of expected loss to be ex non-GAAP | $3.37B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Net exposure to qualified statutory capital | 51 | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Net par outstanding | $277.1M | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Net present value of estimated net future revenue non-GAAP | $194M | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| New Business Production - Total Gross Par Written | 32.92B | FY2025 | — |
| New Business Production - Total GWP | 256M | FY2025 | — |
| New Business Production - Total PVP | 286M | FY2025 | — |
| Penetration of all municipal issuance | 4.4% | FY2025 | — |
| PVP (Public Finance Non-U.S.) non-GAAP | $37M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| PVP (Public Finance U.S.) non-GAAP | $206M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| PVP (Structured Finance Non-U.S.) non-GAAP | $30M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| PVP (Structured Finance U.S.) non-GAAP | $13M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Segment adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $20M | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Share of U.S. primary municipal market insured par sold | 58% | FY2025 | — |
| Shares repurchased | 5.8M | FY 2025 | — |
| Statutory net exposure | $280.1B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Statutory net exposure to claims-paying resources | 28 | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total BIG Category 1 | $3.74B | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total BIG Category 2 | $3.81B | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total BIG Category 3 | $1.21B | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total BIG net par outstanding | $8.76B | December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total claims-paying resources | $10.09B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total Direct Pooled Corporate Obligations Net Par Outstanding | $1.1B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total investment portfolio and cash | $8.78B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total Net Par Outstanding - PREPA | $464M | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total non-defaulting Puerto Rico Net Par Outstanding | $76M | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total Other adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $5M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total top 25 U.S. structured finance exposures | $5.8B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total top 50 non-U.S. exposures | $38.16B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total top 50 U.S. public finance exposures | $48.4B | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. municipal bond insurance market share of new issue insured par sold | 58.5% | FY 2025 | — |
| U.S. public finance secondary market GWP | 44M | FY2025 | — |
| U.S. public finance secondary market PVP | 44M | FY2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
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AGO
this stock
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$3.29B | -16.0% | +27.3% | 9.9 | 4.9% |
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$12.75B | -12.9% | +5.6% | — | 3.1% |
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RYAN
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$11.22B | -15.0% | +21.3% | — | 5.2% |
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FAF
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$7.60B | +21.2% | +21.6% | 10.3 | 5.5% |
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AXS
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$7.28B | -7.8% | +10.2% | 7.4 | 2.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| AGO | +1.5% | -8.7% | -11.8% | -8.7% | -16.0% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | +1.0% | -11.7% | -25.2% | -11.7% | -28.8% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.