Axis Capital (AXS Quick QuoteAXS - Free Report) reported $1.59 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.7%. EPS of $3.29 for the same period compares to $2.93 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.64 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.88, the EPS surprise was +14.24%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Axis Capital performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Combined Ratio - Total: 88.9% versus 91.9% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Net loss and loss expense ratio - Total: 57.5% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 60.2%.
• General and Administrative Expense Ratio - Insurance: 12% compared to the 12.1% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Combined Ratio - Reinsurance: 92% versus 101.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• General and Administrative Expense Ratio - Reinsurance: 2.9% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4.8%.
• Acquisition Cost Ratio - Total: 19.8% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 19.3%.
• Net loss and loss expense ratio - Insurance: 54.4% compared to the 54.1% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net investment income: $187.3 million compared to the $193.87 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.9% year over year.
• Net premiums earned: $1.39 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.42 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.8%.
• Other insurance related income (loss): $8.66 million compared to the $6.03 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.6% year over year.
• Net premiums earned- Insurance Segment: $1.03 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.05 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.8%.
• Net premiums earned- Reinsurance Segment: $360.47 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $351.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.1%.

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Shares of Axis Capital have returned -7.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.