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The Travelers (The Travelers) ROE %

: 17.99% (As of Mar. 2024)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. The Travelers's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,492 Mil. The Travelers's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $24,972 Mil. Therefore, The Travelers's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.99%.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Travelers's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

TRV' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.76   Med: 11.94   Max: 14.88
Current: 13.67

During the past 13 years, The Travelers's highest ROE % was 14.88%. The lowest was 8.76%. And the median was 11.94%.

TRV's ROE % is ranked better than
62.89% of 485 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 9.67 vs TRV: 13.67

The Travelers ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Travelers's ROE % 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.

* Premium members only.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 10.74 [6] => 9.78 [7] => 12.61 [8] => 11.27 [9] => 12.87 )
The Travelers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.74 9.78 12.61 11.27 12.87

The Travelers Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
ROE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.48 -0.25 7.73 28.97 17.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Travelers's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


The Travelers ROE % Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, The Travelers's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Travelers's ROE % falls into.



The Travelers ROE % Calculation

The Travelers's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=2991/( (21560+24921)/ 2 )
=2991/23240.5
=12.87 %

The Travelers's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=4492/( (24921+25022)/ 2 )
=4492/24971.5
=17.99 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


The Travelers  (NYSE:TRV) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=4492/24971.5
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(4492 / 44912)*(44912 / 126694)*(126694 / 24971.5)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=10 %*0.3545*5.0735
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=3.55 %*5.0735
=17.99 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=4492/24971.5
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / EBIT) * (EBIT / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (4492 / 5480) * (5480 / 5872) * (5872 / 44912) * (44912 / 126694) * (126694 / 24971.5)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * EBIT Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.8197 * 0.9332 * 13.07 % * 0.3545 * 5.0735
=17.99 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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The Travelers (The Travelers) Business Description

Address
485 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Travelers offers a broad product range and participates in both commercial and personal insurance lines. Its commercial operations offer a variety of coverage types for companies of any size but concentrate on serving midsize businesses. Its personal lines are roughly evenly split between auto and homeowners insurance. Travelers derives 6% of its premiums from foreign markets.
Executives
Maria Olivo officer: Executive Vice President THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 485 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
William H Heyman officer: Vice Chairman & CIO THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC, 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST PAUL MN 55102
Andy F Bessette officer: EVP and Chief Admin Officer THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Michael Frederick Klein officer: EVP & President, Personal Ins. 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Paul E. Munson officer: SVP & Corp. Controller 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Russell G. Golden director 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
David Donnay Rowland officer: EVP & Co-Chief Invest. Officer 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Avrohom J. Kess officer: Vice Chmn & Chief Legal Off 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Daniel S. Frey officer: Chief Financial Officer 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Jeffrey P. Klenk officer: EVP & Pres., Bond & Spec. Ins. 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Gregory C Toczydlowski officer: EVP & President, Business Ins. 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Diane Kurtzman officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Alan D Schnitzer officer: Vice Chairman 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Daniel Tei-hwa Yin officer: EVP & Co-Chief Invest. Officer 385 WASHINGTON STREET, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Douglas K Russel officer: Controller THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC, ONE TOWER SQ, HARTFORD CT 06183

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