Third quarter 2025 results: EUR 217 million net income in Q3 2025, contributing to a strong nine-month net income of EUR 642 million
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31 October 2025 - N° 18
Third quarter 2025 results
EUR 217 million net income in Q3 2025,
contributing to a strong nine-month net income of EUR 642 million
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SCOR SE’s Board of Directors met on 30 October 2025, under the chairmanship of Fabrice Brégier, to approve the Group’s Q3 2025 financial statements.
Thierry Léger, Chief Executive Officer of SCOR, comments: “SCOR achieves a strong quarter delivering an annualized RoE of 22.1% in Q3 2025. The excellent combined ratio in P&C reflects our disciplined underwriting and successful strategy to grow into profitable and diversifying lines of business, combined with low natural catastrophe activity during the quarter. In line with our opportunistic buffer building strategy, SCOR has already been able to add an amount of prudence comparable to that built in FY 2024. L&H is on track to deliver on its updated Forward 2026 ISR target, underpinned by solid CSM amortization and a neutral experience variance. Investments continue to deliver stable and strong results. Looking ahead to the 1.1 renewals and beyond, SCOR will continue to leverage its Tier 1 franchise and to execute on its Forward 2026 plan in a disciplined way.”
Group performance and context
SCOR records EUR 217 million net income (EUR 211 million adjusted1) in Q3 2025, driven by all business activities:
- In P&C, the combined ratio stands at 80.9% in Q3 2025, including a natural catastrophe ratio of 2.7%, reflecting a quarter of low natural catastrophe activity. Over the first nine months of 2025, the natural catastrophe ratio of 6.4% remains below budget despite the LA wildfire impact in Q1 2025. Although the attritional loss ratio was impacted by man-made losses, SCOR was able to continue with its buffer building strategy in Q3.
- In L&H, the insurance service result2 stands at EUR 98 million in Q3 2025, driven by a strong CSM amortization and a risk adjustment release, despite an impact from onerous contracts. On a 9M basis, the insurance result and experience variance are in line with expectations.
- In Investments, SCOR benefits from still-elevated reinvestment rates in Q3 2025 and records a regular income yield of 3.5%.
- The effective tax rate stands at 22.9% for Q3 2025, driven by the ongoing improved profitability of reinsurance activities under the French tax perimeter.
Over the first nine months of 2025, SCOR reports a net income of EUR 642 million (EUR 631 million adjusted1), implying an annualized Return on Equity of 19.9% (19.5% adjusted1).
The Group solvency ratio is estimated at 210% at the end of Q3 2025, in the upper part of the optimal range of 185%-220%, and stable compared to FY 2024 and H1 2025. The stable Group solvency ratio in Q3 reflects limited net capital generation in the absence of any significant P&C treaty reinsurance renewals, as well as the accrual of the FY dividend and neutral market variance over the quarter.
Group Economic Value3 under IFRS 17 stands at EUR 8.5 billion as at 30 September 2025, up +12.7%4 at constant economics compared with 31 December 2024.
Strong P&C underlying performance
In Q3 2025, P&C insurance revenue stands at EUR 1,813 million, up +3.1% at constant exchange rates (down -1.6% at current exchange rates) compared to Q3 2024. Both Reinsurance and SBS experience growth in the quarter, notably from Alternative Solutions and Specialty Lines.
New business CSM in Q3 2025 stands at EUR 170 million, down -3.2% at current exchange rates compared to Q3 2024, mainly driven by an unfavorable foreign exchange effect.
P&C (re)insurance key figures:
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| P&C insurance revenue | 1,813 | 1,842 | -1.6% | 5,504 | 5,710 | -3.6% |
| P&C insurance service result | 255 | 159 | 60.4% | 701 | 542 | 29.5% |
| Combined ratio | 80.9% | 88.3% | -7.5pts | 82.8% | 87.4% | -4.6pts |
| P&C new business CSM | 170 | 175 | -3.2% | 1,104 | 1,067 | 3.5% |
The P&C combined ratio stands at 80.9% in Q3 2025, compared to 88.3% in Q3 2024. It includes:
- A Nat Cat ratio of 2.7%, reflecting a quarter with low Cat activity;
- An attritional loss and commission ratio of 79.2%, including additional buffer building;
- A discount effect of -8.4%;
- An attributable expense ratio of 8.2%.
The P&C insurance service result of EUR 255 million is driven by a CSM amortization of
EUR 267 million, a risk adjustment release of EUR 32 million, a negative experience variance of
EUR -53 million, and an onerous contracts impact of EUR 9 million. The negative experience variance reflects man-made losses and additional buffer building, partly offset by favorable Nat Cat.
L&H Q3 experience variances in line with expectations
In Q3 2025, L&H insurance revenue amounts to EUR 1,900 million, down -5.2% at constant exchange rates (-9.6% at current exchange rates) compared to Q3 2024. SCOR continues to build its L&H CSM through new business generation (EUR 82 million new business CSM7 in Q3 2025), notably from Protection and Financial Solutions.
L&H reinsurance key figures:
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| L&H insurance revenue | 1,900 | 2,102 | -9.6% | 6,091 | 6,432 | -5.3% |
| L&H insurance service result | 98 | -210 | n.a. | 334 | -467 | n.a. |
| L&H new business CSM | 82 | 116 | -28.7% | 294 | 373 | -21.1% |
The L&H insurance service result amounts to EUR 98 million in Q3 2025. It includes:
- A CSM amortization of EUR 92 million, higher than expected;
- A Risk Adjustment release of EUR 30 million;
- An experience variance of EUR -6 million, bringing the YTD experience variance to EUR -11 million;
- A negative onerous contracts impact of EUR -20 million.
Investments delivering a return on invested assets at 3.3%
As at 30 September 2025, total invested assets amount to EUR 23.4 billion. SCOR’s asset mix is optimized, with 79% of the portfolio invested in fixed income. SCOR has a high-quality fixed income portfolio with an average rating of A+ and a duration of 3.9 years.
Investments key figures:
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| Total invested assets | 23,405 | 23,319 | 0.4% | 23,405 | 23,319 | 0.4% |
| Regular income yield | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0pt | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0pt |
| Return on invested assets* | 3.3% | 4.0% | -0.7pt | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0pt |
(*) Fair value through income on invested assets excludes EUR 8 million in Q3 2025 and EUR 15 million in 9M 2025 related to the pre-tax mark to market impact of the fair value of the option on own shares granted to SCOR.
Total investment income on invested assets stands at EUR 1908 million in Q3 2025. The return on invested assets stands at 3.3%8 (vs. 3.6% in Q2 2025) and the regular income yield stands at 3.5%, unchanged compared to Q2 2025.
The reinvestment rate stands at 4.0%9 as at 30 September 2025, compared to 4.1% as at 30 June 2025. The invested assets portfolio remains highly liquid and financial cash flows of EUR 8.8 billion are expected over the next 24 months10, enabling SCOR to benefit from still-elevated reinvestment rates.
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APPENDIX
1 - SCOR Group Q3 2025 key financial details
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| Insurance revenue | 3,713 | 3,944 | -5.8% | 11,596 | 12,142 | -4.5% |
| Gross written premiums1 | 4,571 | 4,985 | -8.3% | 14,140 | 15,015 | -5.8% |
| Insurance Service Result2 | 353 | -51 | n.a. | 1,035 | 75 | n.a. |
| Management expenses | -307 | -291 | -5.3% | -921 | -903 | -1.9% |
| Annualized ROE3 | 22.1% | -10.2% | n.a. | 19.9% | -6.7% | n.a. |
| Annualized ROE excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares from Q3 2025 | 21.5% | -10.3% | n.a. | 19.5% | -6.6% | n.a. |
| Net income3,4 | 217 | -117 | n.a. | 642 | -229 | n.a. |
| Net income4 excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares from Q3 2025 | 211 | -117 | n.a. | 631 | -224 | n.a. |
| Economic value5,6 | 8,536 | 8,399 | 1.6% | 8,536 | 8,399 | 1.6% |
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,335 | 4,322 | 0.3% | 4,335 | 4,322 | 0.3% |
| Contractual Service Margin (CSM)6 | 4,201 | 4,076 | 3.1% | 4,201 | 4,076 | 3.1% |
1: GWP is not a metric defined under the IFRS 17 accounting framework (non-GAAP metric); 2: Includes revenues on financial contracts reported under IFRS 9; 3: Taking into account the mark to market impact of the option on own shares. Q3 2025 impact of EUR 8 million before tax, 9M 2025 impact of EUR 15 million before tax; 4: Consolidated net income, Group share; 5. Defined as the sum of the shareholder’s equity and the Contractual Service Margin (CSM); 6: Net of tax. A notional tax rate of 25% is applied to the CSM.
2 - P&L key figures Q3 2025
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| Insurance revenue | 3,713 | 3,944 | -5.8% | 11,596 | 12,142 | -4.5% |
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1,813 | 1,842 | -1.6% | 5,504 | 5,710 | -3.6% |
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1,900 | 2,102 | -9.6% | 6,091 | 6,432 | -5.3% |
| Gross written premiums1 | 4,571 | 4,985 | -8.3% | 14,140 | 15,015 | -5.8% |
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2,328 | 2,495 | -6.7% | 7,087 | 7,360 | -3.7% |
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2,243 | 2,490 | -9.9% | 7,053 | 7,654 | -7.9% |
| Investment income on invested assets | 190 | 229 | -17.0% | 626 | 605 | +3.4% |
| Operating results | 313 | -53 | n.a. | 978 | 7 | n.a. |
| Net income2,3 | 217 | -117 | n.a. | 642 | -229 | n.a. |
| Net income2 excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares from Q3 2025 | 211 | -117 | n.a. | 631 | -224 | n.a. |
| Earnings per share3 (EUR) | 1.22 | -0.65 | n.a. | 3.59 | -1.28 | n.a. |
| Earnings per share (EUR) excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares from Q3 2025 | 1.18 | -0.65 | n.a. | 3.53 | -1.25 | n.a. |
| Operating cash flow | 459 | 420 | 9.3% | 1,005 | 706 | 42.3% |
1: GWP is not a metric defined under the IFRS 17 accounting framework (non-GAAP metric); 2: Consolidated net income, Group share; 3: Taking into account the mark to the market impact of the option on own shares. Q3 2025 impact of EUR 8 million before tax, 9M 2025 impact of EUR 15 million before tax.
3 - P&L key ratios Q3 2025
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
Q3 2025 | Q3 2024 | Variation | 9M 2025 | 9M 2024 | Variation |
| Return on invested assets 1,2 | 3.3% | 4.0% | -0.7pts | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0pts |
| P&C combined ratio 3 | 80.9% | 88.3% | -7.5pts | 82.8% | 87.4% | -4.6pts |
| Annualized ROE4 | 22.1% | 10.2% | n.a. | 19.9% | -6.7% | n.a. |
| Annualized ROE excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares | 21.5% | -10.3% | n.a. | 19.5% | -6.6% | n.a. |
| Economic Value growth5 | 12.7 % | -7.0 % | +19.7pts | 12.7 % | -7.0 % | +19.7pts |
1: Annualized; 2: In Q3 2025 and 9M 2025, fair value through income on invested assets excludes respectively EUR 8 million and EUR 15 million pre-tax mark to market impact of the fair value of the option on own shares granted to SCOR; 3: The combined ratio is the sum of the total claims, the total variables commissions, and the P&C attributable management expenses, divided by the net insurance revenue for P&C business; 4: Taking into account the mark to the market impact of the option on own shares. Q3 2025 impact of EUR 8 million before tax, 9M 2025 impact of EUR 15 million before tax; 5: Not annualized. Growth at constant economic assumptions and excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares. The starting point is adjusted for the payment of dividend of EUR 1.8 per share (EUR 322 million in total) for the fiscal year 2024, paid in 2025. Economic Value is defined as the sum of the shareholders’ equity and the Contractual Service Margin (CSM), net of tax. A notional tax rate of 25% is applied to the CSM.
4 - Balance sheet key figures as of 30 September 2025
| In EUR million (at current exchange rates) |
As of 30 September 2025 |
As of 31 December 2024 |
Variation |
| Total invested assets 1 | 23,405 | 24,155 | -3.1% |
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,335 | 4,524 | -4.2% |
| Book value per share (EUR) | 24.44 | 25.22 | -3.1% |
| Economic Value2 | 8,536 | 8,615 | -0.9% |
| Economic Value per share (EUR)3 | 48.12 | 48.03 | +0.2% |
| Financial leverage ratio4 | 25.7% | 24.5% | 1.1pts |
| Total liquidity5 | 2,193 | 2,466 | -11.1% |
1: Excludes 3rd party net insurance business investments; 2: The Economic Value (defined as the sum of the shareholders’ equity and the Contractual Service Margin (CSM), net of tax) includes minority interests; 3: The Economic Value per share excludes minority interests; 4: The leverage ratio is calculated as the percentage of subordinated debt compared to the sum of Economic Value and subordinated debt in IFRS 17; 5: Includes cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
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1 Adjusted by excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares.
2 Includes revenues on financial contracts reported under IFRS 9.
3 Defined as the sum of the shareholders’ equity and the Contractual Service Margin (CSM), net of tax. 25% notional tax rate applied on CSM.
4 Not annualized. The starting point is adjusted for the future payment of dividend of EUR 1.8 per share (EUR 322 million in total) for the fiscal year 2024, paid on 6 May 2025.
5 Growth at constant economic assumptions (i.e. adjusted for interest rate changes and FX impacts on shareholders’ equity and CSM) as at 31 December 2024 and excluding the mark to market impact of the option on own shares.
6 Solvency ratio estimated after taking into account the dividend accrual for the first nine months based on the dividend paid for the fiscal year 2024 (EUR 1.8 per share).
7 Includes the CSM on new treaties and change in CSM on existing treaties due to new business (i.e. new business on existing contracts).
8 Excluding the mark to the market impact of the option on own shares. Q3 2025 impact of EUR 8 million before tax.
9 Reinvestment rate is based on Q3 2025 asset allocation of yielding asset classes (i.e. fixed income, loans and real estate), according to current reinvestment duration assumptions. Yield curves & spreads as at 30 September 2025.
10 As at 30 September 2025. Includes current cash balances and future coupons and redemptions.
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