Swiss Re AG (SREN.SW) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Swiss Re AG is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 4.

About Swiss Re AG

Swiss Re AG is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Reinsurance) based in Switzerland, listed on SIX as SREN.SW.

What our checks show for SREN.SW

Red flags

• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 10.5% a year.
• The stock has fallen as much as 90% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 15.3 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 4.9%.

Warning signs

• Operating cash flow is only 0.64x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 7.3% a year.
• Revenue grew only 2.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 9.9%: little room if costs rise.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 6.8 points over 5 years, to 9.9%.
• The gross margin is 100% and has risen by 17.9 points: pricing power is holding.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2 points from today's 9.9%.
• Earnings per share grew 117% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit grew 119% a year over the last 3 years.
• The price is 11.3 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Swiss Re AG (SREN.SW) have?

In our weekly check, Swiss Re AG is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 17 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of SREN.SW stock?

This week's biggest flags for Swiss Re AG: Weak revenue forecast, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 8 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Swiss Re AG do?

Swiss Re AG is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Reinsurance) based in Switzerland, listed on SIX as SREN.SW.

When does Swiss Re AG report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. 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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