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White Mountains Insurance Group

WTM
67
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Price
$2110.95
-6.75 (-0.32%)
Market Cap
$5.23B
Winston Score
67
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
Exceptional
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Share count falling — buybacks

16.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.0M (2021) → 2.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

White Mountains Insurance Group is a holding company that owns and manages a collection of insurance and financial services businesses. Its main operations include HG Global, which provides insurance for municipal bonds, and Ark Insurance, a specialty insurer covering unusual or complex risks like marine, aviation, and property. The company mostly serves businesses and institutions rather than everyday consumers.

White Mountains makes money through insurance premiums, investment income, and by buying and selling stakes in financial businesses over time — similar to how a private equity firm operates. It is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with operations primarily in the United States and Lloyd's of London market. The company is relatively small compared to major insurers, but its focused portfolio and disciplined capital allocation have historically produced strong returns. The main risk is that large catastrophe events — hurricanes, floods, or other disasters — can produce sudden, heavy losses across its specialty insurance businesses.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+22.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+68.8% 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

4.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

$8.6B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

White Mountains Insurance Group is growing revenue at 23% 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
80.1%
Premium pricing power — 80.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
30.3%
Excellent — 30.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.7%
Exceptional — 20.7% 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
+8.6%
Steady sales growth (+8.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+446.1%
Earnings growing fast (+446.1% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
38%
Weak — only 38% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
15.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.2%)

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
0.17
Conservative — low debt load (0.17)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
21.31x
Comfortably covers interest (21.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-11.8
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.05%
Small dividend — 0.05% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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