Allowance for credit losses
Loews Allowance for credit losses remained flat by 0.0% to $15.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 57.1%, from $35.00M to $15.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Allowance for credit losses shows a downward trend with a -27.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher expected defaults or a more conservative risk assessment, while a decrease suggests improved borrower creditworthiness.
Detailed definition
A contra-asset account representing the estimated amount of uncollectible loans and receivables within the company's len...
Peer comparison
Standard for financial institutions; peers with higher-risk loan portfolios will typically maintain higher allowance ratios.
bank_allowance_for_credit_lossesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $45.00M | $31.00M | $18.00M | $17.00M | $5.00M | $35.00M | $35.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -31.1% | -41.9% | -5.6% | -70.6% | +600.0% | +0.0% | +14.3% | +0.0% | -62.5% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -88.9% | — | — | — | — | -57.1% | -57.1% |
| % of Net loans | — | — | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Share Change | — | — | — | -0.0pp | -0.1pp | +0.3pp | -0.0pp | +0.0pp | +0.0pp | -0.2pp | -0.0pp |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Loews's allowance for credit losses?
- Loews (L) reported allowance for credit losses of $15.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Loews's allowance for credit losses changed year-over-year?
- Loews's allowance for credit losses decreased by 57.1% year-over-year, from $35.00M to $15.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Loews's allowance for credit losses?
- Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Loews's allowance for credit losses has grown at a -27.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $40.00M to $15.00M.
- What does allowance for credit losses mean?
- The reserve set aside to cover potential losses from loans that may not be repaid.