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Hartford Insurance Group

HFF.DE
66
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Price
€117.08
-0.74 (-0.63%)
Market Cap
€32.39B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

31.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 354.1M (2021) → 243.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

The Hartford Financial Services Group is a large American insurance company. It sells property and casualty insurance, which protects homes, cars, and businesses from damage or accidents. It also sells group benefits insurance — things like disability and life insurance — mostly to employers who offer these plans to their workers.

The Hartford makes money by collecting premiums from customers and investing that money until claims need to be paid. It operates mainly in the United States and generates roughly $24 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the larger commercial insurance providers in the country. The company has a long history dating back to 1810 and holds strong relationships with small and mid-sized businesses, which gives it a stable customer base. The key risk it faces is that rising costs from natural disasters and inflation can push claims higher than expected, squeezing profits even when premium revenue looks healthy.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+35.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$64.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Hartford Insurance Group is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
43.8%
Healthy — 43.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.9%
Healthy — 16.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.9%
Exceptional — 20.9% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.4%
Slow sales growth (+5.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+41.4%
Earnings growing fast (+41.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
135%
Turns 135% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
25.22x
Comfortably covers interest (25.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.73%
Small dividend — 1.73% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+8.6%
Dividend growing modestly (8.6% YoY)

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