Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL NYSE Property & Casualty Insurance Financials FY2016βFY2025
Kinsale Capital Group's revenue rose 18.0% to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 26.9%, up from 26.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $990 million, up 4.0%. It paid out $106 million in dividends and buybacks, 11% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
What Kinsale Capital Group does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001669162-26-000015
0001669162
Revenue and margins
Kinsale Capital Group had $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 18.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $990M in fiscal 2025, 52.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Kinsale Capital Group returned $106M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 11% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
Value Kinsale Capital Group yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$57.2M and divides by 23.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 15.9x Β· peers 11.5x Β· sector 13.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Kinsale Capital Group can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $121M | $198M | $132M | $117M | $167M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $42.7M | $196M | $184M | $184M | $224M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.4x | β0.0x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 190.9x | 46.7x | 38.3x | 51.8x | 60.6x |
| Total assets | $2.0B | $2.7B | $3.8B | $4.9B | $6.0B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $2.0B | $2.7B | $3.4B | $4.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $699M | $745M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$78.3M | β$1.9M | $51.5M | $67.2M | $57.2M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$1.1M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$10.7M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
64%
$6.8M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Christopher R. TangardSVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Bought | 330 | $304.00 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 26, 2026 | Salmaan K. AllibhaiChief Analytics & Tech Officer | Sold | 250 | $311.17 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 5, 2026 | Michael P KehoeChairman President and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 22,576 | $302.66 | $6.8M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bryan P. PetrucelliEVP, CFO and Treasurer | Sold | 5,100 | $378.35 | $1.9M | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Frederick L. Russell Jr.Director | Sold | 4,000 | $379.50 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Robert V. Hatcher IIIDirector | Sold | 150 | $379.68 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Frederick L. Russell Jr.Director | Sold | 801 | $374.17 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Gregory M ShareDirector | Bought | 2,675 | $391.95 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 9 | β / 9 | β / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β16.9% | β13.0% | β9.9% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β |
Similar companies
Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsale Capital Group KNSL | $8.2B | 18.0% | β | 52.8% | 28.7% | 15.9x | β | |
| RLI RLI | $6.0B | 6.3% | β | 32.3% | β | 15.1x | β | Compare β |
| Selective Insurance Group SIGI | $5.8B | 9.8% | β | 22.4% | 14.6% | 11.6x | β | Compare β |
| Hanover Insurance THG | $8.5B | 5.7% | 14.2% | 17.8% | 21.3% | 11.4x | β | Compare β |
| Old Republic International ORI | $9.6B | 11.0% | β | β | β | 8.5x | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $142M | $187M | $222M | $316M | $460M | $654M | $839M | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.9B |
| Interest expense | $1.3M | β | β | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.0M | $4.3M | $10.3M | $10.1M | $10.6M |
| Pretax income | $39.5M | $38.5M | $40.5M | $76.1M | $100M | $189M | $196M | $384M | $515M | $634M |
| Income tax | $13.4M | $13.6M | $6.7M | $12.7M | $12.0M | $36.1M | $36.4M | $75.9M | $99.9M | $131M |
| Net income | $26.2M | $24.9M | $33.8M | $63.3M | $88.4M | $153M | $159M | $308M | $415M | $504M |
| Diluted EPS | β | $1.16 | $1.56 | $2.86 | $3.87 | $6.62 | $6.88 | $13.22 | $17.78 | $21.65 |
| Diluted shares | β | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $73.7M | $77.4M | $104M | $178M | $280M | $407M | $558M | $860M | $976M | $1.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $0.6M | $0.2M | $1.3M | $19.6M | $32.9M | $5.9M | $6.9M | $6.6M | $23.9M | $53.7M |
| Free cash flow | $73.2M | $77.2M | $103M | $159M | $247M | $401M | $551M | $853M | $952M | $990M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $1.6M | $2.3M | $2.7M | $3.3M | $5.8M | $5.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.5M | $0.7M | $1.6M | $2.7M | $3.6M | $4.8M | $6.7M | $9.4M | $14.1M | $17.9M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $10.0M | $90.0M |
| Dividends paid | $2.1M | $5.0M | $5.9M | $6.9M | $8.1M | $10.0M | $11.9M | $13.0M | $13.9M | $15.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.1M | $5.0M | $5.9M | $6.9M | $8.1M | $10.0M | $11.9M | $13.0M | $23.9M | $106M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $50.8M | $81.7M | $75.1M | $100M | $77.1M | $121M | $198M | $132M | $117M | $167M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | β | $42.7M | $196M | $184M | $184M | $224M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | β | $2.1M | $22.6M | $46.2M | $49.3M | $53.5M | $63.4M | $82.9M | $89.4M |
| Total assets | $614M | $668M | $773M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $2.7B | $3.8B | $4.9B | $6.0B |
| Total liabilities | $404M | $430M | $509M | $685M | $971M | $1.3B | $2.0B | $2.7B | $3.4B | $4.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $210M | $238M | $264M | $406M | $576M | $699M | $745M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| EBITDA margin | 29.3% | β | β | 24.4% | 22.2% | 29.4% | 24.2% | 32.5% | 33.4% | 34.7% |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 20.0% | 19.2% | 23.4% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 26.1% | 26.9% |
| FCF margin | 51.7% | 41.3% | 46.2% | 50.3% | 53.7% | 61.4% | 65.7% | 69.7% | 60.0% | 52.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | β | 23.8% | 33.6% | 31.5% | 28.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 23.9% | 22.0% | 33.6% | 32.3% | 29.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 75.7% | 31.9% | 18.9% | 42.2% | 45.6% | 42.1% | 28.4% | 46.0% | 29.7% | 18.0% |
| Net income growth | 17.5% | β4.8% | 35.7% | 87.4% | 39.7% | 72.7% | 4.2% | 93.6% | 34.7% | 21.4% |
| EPS growth | β | β | 34.5% | 83.3% | 35.3% | 71.1% | 3.9% | 92.2% | 34.5% | 21.8% |
| FCF growth | β6.8% | 5.5% | 33.0% | 54.6% | 55.7% | 62.3% | 37.3% | 54.9% | 11.6% | 4.0% |
| Share count change | β | β | 0.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.1% | β0.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β0.4x | β0.0x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | β | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 31.4x | β | β | 381.3x | 598.7x | 190.9x | 46.7x | 38.3x | 51.8x | 60.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | 2.9% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Accruals ratio | β8.2% | β8.2% | β9.7% | β12.4% | β14.5% | β14.2% | β16.7% | β16.9% | β13.0% | β9.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001669162). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.