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American Financial Group AFG Deferred acquisition costs

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The Travelers CompaniesTRV
$3.52B+0.7%
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American International GroupAIG
$2.11B+2.0%

Segments

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Property and casualty insurance$333M+4.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B-0.1%
Operating income$239.0M+21.3%
Net income$191.0M+24.0%
EPS (diluted)$2.29+24.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+6.0%
Total debt$2.0B+19.3%
Total equity$4.7B+6.5%
Total assets$32.4B+6.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$474.0M+38.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.04B-3.6%
Enterprise value$11.72B-1.2%
P/E12.6×-1.8×
P/S1.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin13.6%+1.4pp
Net margin10.8%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.4%+0.9pp
Debt / equity0.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Financial Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SupplementaryInsuranceInformationDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts.

The official record: American Financial Group’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs?
American Financial Group (AFG) reported deferred acquisition costs of $333M in Q4 2025.
How has American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs changed year-over-year?
American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs increased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $320M to $333M.
What is the long-term trend for American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Financial Group's deferred acquisition costs has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $244M to $333M.
What does deferred acquisition costs mean?
Costs incurred to acquire new insurance policies that are spread out over the life of those policies rather than expensed immediately.
How do you interpret deferred acquisition costs?
An increase often signals growth in new business production, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new policy acquisition or higher amortization rates.
How does deferred acquisition costs compare across companies?
Standard metric for insurance companies; used to evaluate the profitability and cost-efficiency of business acquisition.