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RLI profit margin RLI

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
20.3%
Net margin on a year earlier
+1.3 pts
Peer median
15.9%

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, RLI kept 20.3% of its revenue as net profit.

Five years earlier its net margin was 23.1%.

The median for 10 property and casualty insurers of a similar size is 15.9%.

Profit margin over time

Net

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet margin
FY202521.4%
FY202419.5%
FY202320.1%
FY202234.4%
FY202123.7%
FY202016.0%
FY201919.1%
FY20187.8%
FY201713.2%
FY201614.1%
FY201517.3%
FY201417.5%
FY201317.9%
FY201215.6%
FY201120.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a year
Q3 FY2620.3%+1.3 pts
Q2 FY2622.2%+4.4 pts
Q1 FY2620.8%+4.6 pts
Q4 FY2521.4%+1.9 pts
Q3 FY2519.0%−4.8 pts
Q2 FY2517.8%−3.0 pts
Q1 FY2516.2%−4.7 pts
Q4 FY2419.5%−0.6 pts
Q3 FY2423.8%+3.8 pts
Q2 FY2420.8%−15.5 pts
Q1 FY2421.0%−14.3 pts
Q4 FY2320.1%−14.2 pts

Against its peers

Companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty nearest RLI's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
RLIRLI20.3%
SIGISelective Insurance9.4%
MCYMercury General14.8%
WTMWhite Mountains Insurance29.3%
AXSAxis Capital16.2%
THGHanover Insurance11.2%
KNSLKinsale Capital28.5%
PLMRPalomar18.6%
SLDESlide Insurance40.0%
SPNTSiriusPoint15.6%
AFGAmerican Financial11.5%
Peer median15.9%

Where RLI ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.