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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRFHF | +34.19% | +531.93% | +44.56% | +2,762% |
| S&P | +16.23% | +94.45% | +14.22% | +656% |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance, and investment management. It operates through the following segments: Insurance and Reinsurance, Runoff, and Other. The Insurance and Reinsurance segment comprises of Group Re, Bryte Insurance, Advent, Fairfax Latin America and Fairfax Central; and Eastern Europe, which focuses on third party business and specialty property reinsurance and insurance risks. The Runoff segment includes European Run-off, which includes RiverStone (UK) and Syndicate 3500 at Lloyd's, and U.S. Run-off, which includes TIG Insurance. The Other segment consists of all the non-insurance operations such as Restaurants & Retail, Fairfax India, Thomas Cook India, and Other. The company was founded by Vivian Prem Watsa on March 13, 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
This little-known Canadian company has used the Berkshire Hathaway model to generate big gains -- but shareholders have to be patient.
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.53B | 16.7% |
| Market Cap | $43.69B | 57.7% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.77M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 57K | 11.8% |
| Net Income | $1.60B | 51.7% |
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| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $7.92B | 16.5% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $13.22B | 18.8% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.00M | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 4.63% | 0.0% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 9.90% | 0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1.64B | 96.5% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $1.74B | 86.2% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 7.07 | 8.01 | 7.87 | 8.60 | 34.79% |
| Price to Book | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 39.14% |
| Price to Sales | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.94 | 32.20% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 1.81 | 1.85 | 2.14 | 2.57 | 51.03% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 12.29 | 10.56 | 10.96 | - | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% | - | |
| Return on Equity | 17.7% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 18.7% | 0.04% |
| Total Debt | $10.71B | $13.06B | $12.17B | $13.22B | 18.84% |
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