(L) Loews - Overview
Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 22.194m USD | Total Return: 22.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 89.3M
EPS Trend: 70.1%
Rev. Trend: 98.6%
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Loews Corporation is a diversified holding company primarily focused on commercial property and casualty insurance through its subsidiary, CNA Financial. The firm maintains a broad insurance portfolio covering specialty, surety, and professional liability, alongside standard property and workers compensation products for diverse industries including healthcare and professional services.
Beyond insurance, Loews operates in the energy infrastructure sector through natural gas transportation and storage, manages a luxury hotel chain, and maintains interests in the plastic packaging and resin manufacturing industries. This multi-line business model allows the parent company to allocate capital across uncorrelated sectors, a strategy common among diversified conglomerates to mitigate industry-specific volatility.
The insurance segment, which represents the core of the companys revenue, relies on a vast distribution network of independent agents and wholesale brokers. Investors looking for deeper insights into these diversified holdings may find further value in exploring the detailed analytics on ValueRay.
- CNA Financial underwriting margins and investment income drive consolidated net income
- Natural gas pipeline throughput and storage demand impact Boardwalk Pipelines cash flow
- Loews Hotels occupancy rates and luxury travel demand influence discretionary earnings
- Plastic packaging input costs and resin pricing volatility affect Altium Packaging margins
- Corporate capital allocation strategy and share buyback programs impact shareholder value delivery
| Net Income: 1.87b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.05 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -168.8% < 20% (prev -117.5%; Δ -51.26% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 2.80b > Net Income 1.87b |
| Net Debt (2.82b) to EBITDA (2.92b): 0.97 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.36 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (206.3m) vs 12m ago -3.00% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 46.05% > 18% (prev 0.44%; Δ 4.56k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 21.67% > 50% (prev 21.05%; Δ 0.63% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 5.19 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 2.92b / Interest Expense TTM 445.0m) |
| A: -0.36 (Total Current Assets 17.1b - Total Current Liabilities 48.0b) / Total Assets 85.7b |
| B: 0.21 (Retained Earnings 17.7b / Total Assets 85.7b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 2.31b / Avg Total Assets 84.4b) |
| D: 0.25 (Book Value of Equity 16.4b / Total Liabilities 66.1b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -1.25 = CCC |
| DSRI: 0.97 (Receivables 11.0b/10.8b, Revenue 18.3b/17.5b) |
| GMI: 0.96 (GM 46.05% / 44.10%) |
| AQI: 1.04 (AQ_t 0.67 / AQ_t-1 0.65) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 18.3b / 17.5b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 1.87b - CFO 2.80b) / TA 85.7b) |
| Beneish M = -3.04 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 108.87 with a total of 701,300 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.90%,
over one month by -2.07%,
over three months by -0.53% and
over the past year by +22.54%.
Loews has no consensus analysts rating.
| Analysts Target Price | 60 | -44.9% |
P/E Trailing = 13.7226
P/E Forward = 12.1951
P/S = 1.1987
P/B = 1.1496
P/EG = 1.3215
Revenue TTM = 18.3b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.31b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.92b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.93b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.00m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 8.93b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.82b USD (calculated: Debt 8.93b - CCE 6.12b)
Enterprise Value = 25.0b USD (22.2b + Debt 8.93b - CCE 6.12b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.19 (Ebit TTM 2.31b / Interest Expense TTM 445.0m)
EV/FCF = 11.45x (Enterprise Value 25.0b / FCF TTM 2.18b)
FCF Yield = 8.73% (FCF TTM 2.18b / Enterprise Value 25.0b)
FCF Margin = 11.94% (FCF TTM 2.18b / Revenue TTM 18.3b)
Net Margin = 10.22% (Net Income TTM 1.87b / Revenue TTM 18.3b)
Gross Margin = 46.05% ((Revenue TTM 18.3b - Cost of Revenue TTM 9.87b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 52.25% (prev 43.68%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.29 (Enterprise Value 25.0b / Total Assets 85.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.98% (Interest Expense 445.0m / Debt 8.93b)
Taxrate = 23.54% (109.0m / 463.0m)
NOPAT = 1.76b (EBIT 2.31b * (1 - 23.54%))
Current Ratio = 0.36 (Total Current Assets 17.1b / Total Current Liabilities 48.0b)
Debt / Equity = 0.48 (Debt 8.93b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 18.7b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.97 (Net Debt 2.82b / EBITDA 2.92b)
Debt / FCF = 1.29 (Net Debt 2.82b / FCF TTM 2.18b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 18.3b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.21% (Net Income 1.87b / Total Assets 85.7b)
RoE = 10.21% (Net Income TTM 1.87b / Total Stockholder Equity 18.3b)
RoCE = 8.48% (EBIT 2.31b / Capital Employed (Equity 18.3b + L.T.Debt 8.93b))
RoIC = 4.68% (NOPAT 1.76b / Invested Capital 37.7b)
WACC = 6.07% (E(22.2b)/V(31.1b) * Re(6.98%) + D(8.93b)/V(31.1b) * Rd(4.98%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 6.98% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.88 | Cagr: -3.77%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈2.51b ; Y1≈2.20b ; Y5≈1.78b
[DCF] Fair Price = 124.9 (EV 28.5b - Net Debt 2.82b = Equity 25.7b / Shares 205.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 70.08 | EPS CAGR: 9.06% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.58 | Revenue CAGR: 7.64% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0