RLI Corp. reported third quarter 2026 net earnings of $81.0 million ($0.88 per diluted share), down 35.0% from $124.6 million ($1.35 per share) a year earlier. Operating earnings rose 4.6% to $79.3 million ($0.86 per share), but underwriting income fell to $58.8 million on a combined ratio of 86.2, compared with $60.5 million on 85.1 in the prior-year quarter.
Q3 2026 net earnings $81.0 million ($0.88 per share) vs. $124.6 million ($1.35) in Q3 2025
Q3 2026 operating earnings $79.3 million ($0.86 per share) vs. $75.8 million ($0.82) in Q3 2025
Underwriting income $58.8 million on an 86.2 combined ratio vs. $60.5 million on 85.1; gross premiums written rose 2% and net investment income rose 13%
Repurchased 103,573 shares for $6.3 million in Q3; $231.7 million of repurchase capacity remained as of September 30, 2026
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From RLI Corp.'s 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$1.88B
+6.3%
$4.37
+16.8%
21.4%
FY2024
$1.77B
+17.1%
$3.74
+13.0%
19.5%
FY2023
$1.51B
-11.0%
$3.31
-48.0%
20.1%
FY2022
$1.70B
+44.0%
$6.37
+4.3%
34.4%
FY2021
$1.18B
+19.9%
$6.11
+76.6%
23.7%
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What did RLI earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, RLI reported diluted EPS of $0.88 (-34.8% year over year) on revenue of $476.96M (-6.3%).
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