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ROOT · Root, Inc.

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$46.26 +0.05 (+0.11%)
Market Cap
$734.38M
Shares
15.49M
Volume · Oct 2 157.96K Avg daily vol (3M) 236.13K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$46.21 Open$46.11 Day$45.04–46.41 52W close$43.21–90.97 Avg vol 30d202K Short int1.8M · 11.8% float · 11.0d Short vol59% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataOct 2020–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 5, 2026
call held Aug 5, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$61.20M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+1.6%
Year over year
Operating margin
5.5%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
12.9
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 7.7%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
528.3%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$311.80M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-0.6%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-47.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
11.8%
Latest settlement · 11.0 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 5, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Root reported Q2 profitability (net income $25M, +15% YoY; combined ratio 92.1%) while flagging that 2026 PIF growth will be roughly flat YoY due to competitive Direct pricing, and refinanced $200M of debt, launching New Jersey and planning a new pricing model for Q4.

Bullish
  • + Adjusted EBITDA up 16% YoY to $44M
  • + Partnership and independent agent channels rose to ~51% of new writings from ~44% a year ago
  • + Next-gen pricing model to launch in Q4 with early R&D showing encouraging segmentation gains
Bearish
  • − Management now expects 2026 PIF growth to be roughly flat YoY due to competitive Direct pricing
  • − Sequential decline in PIF to 484,000 from 495,429 in Q1 2026
  • − Gross written premium declined 2% YoY to $340M and gross earned premium fell 1% YoY to $368M
  • − Renewal book accident-period loss ratio rose ~5 points YoY to ~54%

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.57
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −19%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −13%
below
RSI (14) 33
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 6%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return −16%
trailing
6-month return +5%
trailing
YTD return −36%
this year
Relative strength −7%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $53 › 200d $57 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +39 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
11.83% of float · ▲ +0.2% MoM · 11.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
162 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 64
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +29%
Y/Y
EPS growth +29%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $206.5M
Valuation P/E 13.2
rich
Buyback $75.0M
authorized
Balance sheet $469.0M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 66%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −53%
past year
ATR 4.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 1, 2020
Direct earned premium · through the end of the year $595M – $600M
Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
GAAP revenues full year
guided $270M – $300M
$345.4M Beat +21.2%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−19% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−13% Bearish
RSI (14)
33 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
6% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $53 › 200d $57 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+7% holders QoQ · +39 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
11.83% of float · ▲ +0.2% MoM · 11.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
162 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $43 Now $46 · 6% Range high $91
vs 200-day avg -19% vs 50-day avg -13%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

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ROOT
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$734.38M -36.0% +29.0% 13.2 11.8%
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$128.80B +6.1% +6.5% 11.8 0.9%
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$119.47B -7.4% +16.3% 10.3 1.1%
TKOMY
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$100.71B +36.6% — — 0.0%
TRV
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$75.72B +24.7% +5.2% 9.8 3.0%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
162
% held
65.4%
Net QoQ
-271.4K sh
Top holder
Ribbit Management Company…
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
153
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
1.8M
Days to cover
11.0d
Change
+4.3K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
59%
As of
Oct 2, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
8
Value
$443
As of
Sep 4, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
34.7%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$1.5B
Net income (FY)
$40.3M
EPS diluted
$2.36
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$75.0M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 1, 2026
This year
9
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$89.9K
Shares
1.6K
Filed
May 15, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Aug 5, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ROOT -3.4% -15.8% +5.0% +0.2% -36.0%
SPY -0.4% -0.2% +12.4% +0.2% +12.0%
vs SPY -2.9% -15.6% -7.4% +0.0% -48.1%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Aug 5, 2026
Authorized
$75.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—

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.

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