SKWD
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
SKWD's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 35%, while its operating margin held steady at 14%. At 15x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings growth.
SKWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SKWD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SKWD.
SKWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $62.67 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $56.39 | -10% |
| Fair | 15x | $63.66 | +1.6% |
| Current | 15x | $62.67 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $78.45 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SKWD's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SKWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SKWD, with profitability holding steady.
SKWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.32 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.28 | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.29 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.15 | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.07 | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.37 | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.16 | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.98 | +9.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.87 | +28% |
SKWD's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.28 over the past year, up 27% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
SKWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $455.3M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $489.5M | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | $475.9M | +45% |
| Q4 2025 | $385.6M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $382.5M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $319.9M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $328.5M | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $304.4M | +24% |
SKWD's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $455M last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -2.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | -9.2 points |
SKWD's operating margin was 14% last quarter, down 1.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SKWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $50.1M | +140% |
| Q3 2025 | $168.9M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $87.1M | +372% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.6M | +2.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $167.6M | +52% |
| Q2 2024 | $18.4M | +2589% |
| Q1 2024 | $94M | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $110.1M | +82% |
SKWD's free cash flow was $403M over the past year, up 34% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SKWD.
SKWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +107K shares |
| 1 year | +9.4% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +19% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +26% | +9.5M shares |
| Available history | +22% | +8.2M shares |
SKWD has 46M diluted shares, up 9.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $10.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $8.7M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
SKWD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2022 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2022 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2022 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2021 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2021 | 0.7x | Very low |
SKWD's net debt is about 1.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SKWD.
SKWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.5 | Neutral |
SKWD's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
SKWD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SKWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 12% above |
| PE % | 43 | 53 | 10 pts below |
SKWD is trading at 15x earnings, a 12% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
SKWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.0 | 6.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $59.1 | 6.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $51.8 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.4 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.7 | 50% above |
SKWD is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% above its 200-week average.
SKWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $19.1 | $33.9 | +77% |
| 2024 | $33.9 | $50.8 | +50% |
| 2025 | $50.8 | $51.9 | +2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.9 | $62.7 | +21% |
SKWD has finished every year since 2023 higher, and it's up 21% so far in 2026.