James River PE ratio JRVR
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2016.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 26.5×
- 10-year median
- 21.2×
- Against its 10-year history
- 61st
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 6.1× to 363×
- Peer median
- 10.3×
James River's PE ratio is 26.5× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $3.97 against $0.15 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its ten-year median of 21.2×, close to the middle of its last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 6.1× in Jan 2024 to 363× in Apr 2021.
The median for 10 property and casualty insurers of a similar size is 10.3×.
PE ratio over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 26.5× | 12.2× | 42.8× |
| 2025 | n/m a value too high to mean anything | ||
| 2024 | 7.9× | 6.1× | 7.9× |
| 2023 | 6.7× | 6.2× | 41.4× |
| 2022 | n/m a value too high to mean anything | ||
| 2021 | 337× | 30.3× | 363× |
| 2020 | 33.4× | 23.1× | 48.0× |
| 2019 | 43.2× | 14.3× | 43.8× |
| 2018 | 20.8× | 15.1× | 30.3× |
| 2017 | 17.5× | 14.7× | 21.3× |
| 2016 | 20.2× | 16.3× | 20.2× |
Against its peers
Companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty nearest James River's size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| JRVRJames River | 26.5× |
| KINSKingstone Companies | 8.1× |
| NODKNI | 39.2× |
| GBLIGlobal Indemnity Group, LLC | 10.3× |
| AMSFAmerisafe | 10.6× |
| GLREGreenlight Capital RE | 10.3× |
| ACICAMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE | 5.5× |
| AIIAmerican Integrity Insurance | 6.4× |
| DGICADonegal | 9.8× |
| ROOTRoot | 15.0× |
| EIGEmployers | 76.6× |
| Peer median | 10.3× |
Where James River ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.