Chubb (CB) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Chubb's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,460 Mil. Chubb's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,035 Mil. Chubb's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $59,507 Mil. Chubb's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chubb's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.26 Max: 0.32
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Chubb was 0.32. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.26.

CB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
50.13% of 383 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.24 vs CB: 0.24

Chubb Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chubb's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Chubb Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.27

0.25

0.27

0.29

0.24

Chubb Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.29	0.27	0.27	0.28	0.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Chubb's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Chubb Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Chubb's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chubb's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Chubb Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Chubb's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1460	+	13035)	/	59507
	=	0.24

Chubb's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1460	+	13035)	/	59507
	=	0.24

Chubb (NYSE:CB) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Chubb (CB) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

Baerengasse 32, Zurich, CHE, CH-8001

Website

https://www.chubb.com

ACE acquired Chubb in the first quarter of 2016 and assumed the Chubb name. The combination made the new Chubb one of the largest domestic property and casualty insurers, with operations in 54 countries spanning commercial and personal P&C insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance.

Executives

Juan Luis Ortega	officer: Executive Vice President*	CHUBB, AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John J Lupica	officer: Chrm, Ins - NA, Pres.- ACE USA	436 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106-3703
Joseph F Wayland	officer: General Counsel	1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
John W Keogh	officer: CEO of ACE Overseas General	ACE OVERSEAS GENERAL, 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Theodore Shasta	director	C/O MBIA INC., 113 KING STREET, ARMONK NY 10504
Timothy Alan Boroughs	officer: Chief Investment Officer*	1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Michael G Atieh	director	MERCK MEDCO MANAGED CARE INC, 100 SUMMIT AVE, MONTVALE NJ 07645
Annmarie T Hagan	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	TWO LIBERTY PLACE, 1601 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19192
Frances D. O'brien	officer: Chief Risk Officer	THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Nancy Buese	director	1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER CO 80202-2126
Michael Corbat	director	388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Bryce L. Johns	officer: Senior Vice President, *	THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Sean Ringsted	officer: Chief Risk Officer and*	THE ACE BLDG., 17 WOODBOURNE AVE., HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Evan G Greenberg	director, officer: President & COO	THE CHUBB BUILDING, 17 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Kathleen Bonanno	director	3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054