Chubb Limited (CB) earnings on July 21, 2026
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed
Chubb opened flat but reversed lower, closing down 3.26%. The stock broke below its early range as buyers could not hold the gain.
CB price around the earnings
343.23
Change: -3.3%
2026-07-22, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed
- Thesis published
- Results released
Strong recent trend strength but limited analyst upside
The company has a strong recent earnings beat record and strong recent price trend strength, but analysts see only 1.5% upside, suggesting the stock may be overvalued.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Strong recent trend strength but limited analyst upside
- Playbook
- The stock has risen 12% in the past month, but the average analyst price target is only 1.5% above the current price, indicating the rally may have gone too far.
- Trend
- Expert opinion improved but the scenario is capped
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Negative
The average price target implies only 1.5% above the current price, suggesting a limited optimistic scenario.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.48
- Analysts covering the stock
- 23
- Average price target
- 360.3
- Lowest price target
- 297
- Highest price target
- 401
- Upside to price target
- 1.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 74.3%
- Revenue growth
- 10.2%
- Forward EPS
- 29.21
- Trailing EPS
- 28.27
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 10
- Strong buy: 2
- Buy: 7
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 3
- Strong buy
- 2
- Buy
- 7
- Hold
- 13
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 3
- July 20, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 15, 2026 · Piper Sandler: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 10, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- July 10, 2026 · Citizens: Maintains rating (Market Outperform → Market Outperform)
- July 9, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- July 9, 2026 · Cantor Fitzgerald: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 9, 2026 · Mizuho: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 8, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 8, 2026 · Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- July 6, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Neutral
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (8)
- Live On CNBC, Josh Brown Hosts Segment Titled "Josh's Best Stocks In The Market" Sector Spotlight: Insurance: State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF; The Travelers Companies; Chubb; AFLAC (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Chubb Likely To Report Higher Q2 Earnings; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Chubb 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Chubb, Raises Price Target to $374 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Live On CNBC, Malcolm Ethridge Announces Bought Chubb (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Chubb, Raises Price Target to $374 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Chubb, Raises Price Target to $374 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Citizens Maintains Market Outperform on Chubb, Raises Price Target to $400 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
The stock has risen 12% in the past 30 days, showing a strong recent trend.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.2%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -1.6%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +2.8%
- 30-day change (30d)
- +12.0%
- 30-day relative strength
- +12.0%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 352.47
- Nearest resistance
- 354.77
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 1.16
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +9.7%
- April 21, 2026: actual EPS 6.82 vs estimate 6.61 (surprise +3.2%)
- February 3, 2026: actual EPS 7.52 vs estimate 6.78 (surprise +11.0%)
- October 21, 2025: actual EPS 7.49 vs estimate 6.16 (surprise +21.7%)
- July 22, 2025: actual EPS 6.14 vs estimate 5.97 (surprise +2.9%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company beat earnings every quarter, with an average surprise of +9.7%, showing strong historical performance.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 20 earnings
- Median move
- 1.9%
- 75th percentile move
- 2.9%
- 90th percentile move
- 5.1%
- Up / down moves
- 10 / 10
- Average up move
- +2.7%
- Average down move
- -2.2%
Monitoring and close
What Chubb Limited reported
- Status
- Finished
| Actual EPS | 7.26 |
|---|---|
| EPS estimate | 6.75 |
| EPS surprise | +7.6% |
| Revenue | $12,768 million |
| Revenue estimate | $12,987 million |
| Revenue surprise | -1.7% |
Chubb reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but revenue slightly missed estimates. Shares rose in an optimistic market.
Sources (6)
- Chubb (CB) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Chubb (CB) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Chubb Q2 Adj. EPS $7.26 Beats $6.75 Estimate, Sales $12.768B Miss $12.987B Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Chubb Reports Second Quarter Per Share Net Income of $7.30 and Per Share Core Operating Income of $7.26, Up 18.2%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $14.7 Billion, Up 3.6%, with P&C and Life Insurance Up 3.0% and 7.5%; P&C Combined Ratio of 83.8% (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
- Chubb Delivers A Strong Q2, Justifying Its Rally (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Chubb posted adjusted earnings of $7.26 per share, beating the $6.75 estimate, but revenue of $12.768B missed the $12.987B forecast. — Benzinga
Pre-market second reading after the results
- Verdict
- Mixed results
Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Missed
- Consolidated
- -3.3%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 0.2%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 5.3%