Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH.TO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 3.

About Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Property & Casualty) based in Canada, listed on TSX as FFH.TO.

What our checks show for FFH.TO

Red flags

• Operating cash flow is only 0.37x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 0.7% a year.
• Thinly traded (about 53 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Warning signs

• Free cash flow is only 2.8% of revenue.
• The stock has fallen as much as 58% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2.5 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 6.3%.

Strengths

• Revenue grew 18.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share grew 67.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• The dividend takes 8% of profit: there is a cushion.
• A large company: market value $36.71 billion.
• Beta 0.4: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• The share count fell by 14.2% in 2 years: the company buys back its own shares.

Next earnings report: 2026-10-29

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Questions

What grade does Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH.TO) have?

In our weekly check, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of FFH.TO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Profits not backed by cash, Weak revenue forecast, Thinly traded. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited do?

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Property & Casualty) based in Canada, listed on TSX as FFH.TO.

When does Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-10-29. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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