Fairfax Financial (FRFHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) is a Toronto-based financial holding company primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and investment management. The company underwrites a broad range of commercial and personal insurance products, operates specialty and run-off reinsurance businesses, and manages a diversified investment portfolio largely funded by insurance float. Fairfax conducts its insurance operations through a network of subsidiaries and affiliated companies that provide local underwriting and claims services across multiple markets.

On the insurance side, Fairfax writes a mix of short-tail and long-tail coverages across specialty lines, commercial casualty, property and other niche markets, while its reinsurance activities include treaty and facultative solutions for cedants and intermediaries. The company emphasizes underwriting discipline and risk selection, combining insurance operations with an investment approach that seeks long-term value through public and private securities, fixed income and alternative investments. Investment results and deployment of capital have historically been an integral part of Fairfax’s overall strategy.

Fairfax was founded in 1985 and has grown through a combination of organic expansion and acquisitions, developing an international footprint that serves clients in North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. The firm has been associated publicly with its founder, Prem Watsa, who has been a central figure in building the organization and articulating its long-term, value-oriented investment philosophy. Fairfax’s structure of operating subsidiaries allows it to tailor products and distribution to diverse regulatory and market environments.

As a publicly traded holding company, Fairfax combines insurance underwriting with active portfolio management to pursue capital appreciation and underwriting profitability over time. Its diversified operations and decentralized management model aim to provide local market expertise while leveraging centralized investment and capital allocation decisions at the parent level.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,611.00 to $1,650.00
• 50-Day Range: $1,578.90 to $1,819.27
• 52-Week Range: $1,528.10 to $1,949.00
• Volume: 3,783 shs
• Average Volume: 9,095 shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.00
• Dividend Yield: 0.93%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Fairfax Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fairfax Financial scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Fairfax Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fairfax Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fairfax Financial are expected to grow by 0.78% in the coming year, from $205.68 to $207.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 8.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 8.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fairfax Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.58% of the float of Fairfax Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fairfax Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fairfax Financial has recently decreased by 6.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fairfax Financial has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Fairfax Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fairfax Financial is 7.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Fairfax Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.24% next year. This indicates that Fairfax Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Fairfax Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FRFHF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Fairfax Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fairfax Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

10.41% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FRFHF
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FFH
• CIK: 915191
• Web: www.fairfax.ca
• Phone: (416) 367-4941
• Fax: 416-367-4946
• Employees: 62,500
• Year Founded: 1985

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $202.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.77 billion
• Net Margins: 14.16%
• Pretax Margin: 19.78%
• Return on Equity: 15.05%
• Return on Assets: 4.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 3.66
• Quick Ratio: 3.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $250.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.47
• Book Value: $1,414.72 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,510,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $34.80 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.53