ALLSTATE CORP (ALL) Q2 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q2 2025 was strong: revenue $16.63B (+5.8% y/y), GAAP diluted EPS $7.76, adjusted EPS $5.94; Property-Liability recorded combined ratio improved to 91.1 from 101.1 y/y, with $1.28B underwriting income .
- EPS beat consensus materially; revenue was roughly in line: Q2 EPS $5.94 vs consensus $3.26; revenue $16.63B vs $16.60B; similar beats in Q1 and Q4 indicate estimate dispersion normalizing post-cat volatility (S&P Global data)* .
- Auto profitability inflected: recorded CR 86.0 (−9.9 pts y/y), underlying CR 87.8; homeowners underlying margins robust (58.6) despite $1.61B catastrophe losses; Protection Services grew revenue +12% with APP revenue +16.6% .
- Capital actions and divestitures are catalysts: dividend raised to $1.00/share, $341M repurchases, $3.25B health portfolio sold (Group Health closed July 1; ~$500M book gain to be recorded in Q3) .
- Narrative drivers: NY/NJ auto now profitable with growth pending product approvals; aggregate catastrophe reinsurance limit expanded; marketing efficiency and SAVE retention program are in focus; management trimmed public equity exposure given trade-policy inflation risk .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
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What Went Well
- “Revenues increased to $16.6 billion and net income was $2.1 billion… Adjusted net income* was $1.6 billion, $5.94 per diluted share” — Tom Wilson .
- Auto recorded CR 86.0 (−9.9 pts y/y) with favorable prior-year reserve releases ($415M) and moderating loss costs; auto new business +24.8% y/y across channels .
- Protection Plans revenue +16.6% y/y (international strength), segment adjusted net income +$5M y/y to $60M .
- Investment income $754M; total portfolio return 1.4% Q2 and 5.4% TTM; risk reduced by cutting public equity and HY, shortening duration .
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What Went Wrong
- Catastrophe losses remained heavy at $1.99B (June losses $619M; 15 events), pressuring homeowners (recorded CR 102.0) despite strong underlying margins .
- Health & Benefits down after divestiture: premiums/charges −50% y/y; adjusted net income fell to $4M (−$54M y/y) .
- Retention still below prior-year levels; inactive brand runoff and constrained NY/NJ impacted PIF, though management expects improvement as approvals arrive and SAVE program scales .
Financial Results
Estimate comparison
*Values retrieved from S&P Global.
Segment breakdown (Q2 2025)
KPIs and Operating metrics (Q2 2025)
Guidance Changes
Note: No explicit numerical guidance was issued for revenue, combined ratio, operating expense, OI&E, or tax rate in Q2 materials; management indicated “less need for rate going forward” and continued SAVE retention program execution .
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- Tom Wilson: “Allstate had strong operating and financial performance… Adjusted net income* was $1.6 billion, $5.94 per diluted share” .
- Mario Rizzo: “Auto insurance… combined ratio was 86%… our auto book is now broadly profitable… homeowners underlying combined ratio 58.6% but $1.6B cat losses drove a 102% recorded CR” .
- Jess Merten: “Adjusted net income ROE* was 28.6%… divestitures totaled $3.25B… dividend increased to $1.00 and we repurchased $341 million of common stock” .
- On NY/NJ: “We’re now generating an underwriting profit… approvals for ASC products would open these markets for growth” .
- On reinsurance: “Total catastrophe reinsurance limit… just over $11 billion, up $2 billion… added $325 million of aggregate limit on U.S. homeowners” .
Q&A Highlights
- Growth tailwinds vs headwinds: inactive brand runoff diminishing; NY/NJ profitability achieved; approvals expected to unlock growth .
- Frequency/severity: technology-driven frequency decline; pure premium down ~3% y/y; injury severity remains elevated .
- Reinsurance structure: +$2B total limit, −10% risk-adjusted cost; $825M aggregate homeowners limit with ~$58M utilized .
- Retention: stabilized but below prior year; SAVE program targeting 25M interactions; “less need for rate” should aid retention .
- California homeowners: reviewing sustainable insurance framework; still not writing new business pending filing outcome .
- Tariffs: impact manageable; pricing precision and claim-cycle timing incorporated .
Estimates Context
- Q2 2025 EPS and revenue versus consensus: adjusted EPS $5.94 vs $3.26; revenue $16.63B vs $16.60B (S&P Global)* .
- Q1 2025 and Q4 2024: continued beats on EPS with revenue in-line to slight beats, reflecting better auto/home performance and investment income (S&P Global)* .
- Implication: Sell-side models likely need to raise FY EPS for improved auto profitability, while keeping catastrophe assumptions conservative in homeowners.
*Values retrieved from S&P Global.
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Auto inflection sustained: recorded CR 86.0 and underlying 87.8, with new business acceleration and improving pricing sophistication — supports upward EPS estimate revisions .
- Homeowners remains a long-term ROE engine despite cat volatility; underlying CR ~59 and policy growth +2.3% y/y — maintain exposure but expect quarterly noise .
- Capital deployment is active: dividend increased to $1.00, repurchases ongoing; health divestitures free capital and add ~$500M gain in Q3 — potential near-term stock catalyst .
- Risk posture tightened: portfolio duration shortened; public equity and HY reduced; expanded cat reinsurance limits — buffers macro/cat shocks .
- Growth narrative credible: NY/NJ profitability achieved; pending product approvals could unlock PIF growth; SAVE program targets retention — watch regulatory milestones .
- Protection Services (APP) offers diversified growth; strong international expansion and margin contribution — supports multiple expansion .
- Trading lens: Expect positive estimate revisions and dividend yield support; monitor monthly cat updates and California filing outcomes as event risks .