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Old Republic International Corporation

ORI
70
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Price
$41.58
-0.22 (-0.53%)
Market Cap
$10.13B
Winston Score
70
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count falling — buybacks

17.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 303.7M (2021) → 249.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Old Republic International is a large insurance company based in Chicago. It sells three main types of insurance: general liability and commercial coverage for businesses, life and health insurance for individuals and employers, and title insurance for people buying homes or real estate. Title insurance protects homebuyers and lenders if problems with property ownership come up after a sale.

The company makes money by collecting premiums from policyholders and earning investment income on the money it holds before paying out claims. Old Republic operates almost entirely in the United States and has been in business for over 100 years, giving it deep relationships with mortgage lenders, real estate agents, and commercial clients. Its title insurance segment is one of the largest in the country, which is a meaningful competitive advantage. The biggest risk the business faces is a slowdown in the housing market, since fewer home sales directly reduces demand for title insurance policies.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+59.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

7.9%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$17.5B cash & investments

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

Growth + cash flow

Old Republic International Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
64.2%
Premium pricing power — 64.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.4%
Healthy — 17.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.5%
Strong — 17.5% 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
+11.6%
Steady sales growth (+11.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+28.9%
Earnings growing fast (+28.9% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
107%
Turns 107% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.6%)

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
0.38
Conservative — low debt load (0.38)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
18.58x
Comfortably covers interest (18.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-5.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
8.60%
Healthy income — 8.60% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+19.2%
Dividend growing fast (19.2% YoY)

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