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American Financial Group, Inc.

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American Financial Group, Inc.

AFG·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0001042046

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) is an insurance holding company that operates through Great American Insurance Group. AFG focuses on property and casualty insurance, specifically specialized commercial products for businesses. The Great American Insurance Group has been in business for over 150 years. AFG's investment portfolio is managed by an in-house team of investment professionals. Management believes that over 55% of the 2025 gross written premiums in AFG's Specialty property and casualty group are generated by businesses that rank in the "top 10" among competitors based on gross written premiums. AFG's business model grants each of its businesses autonomy in underwriting, claims, and policy servicing decisions. This approach supports agility, innovative product design, unique applications of pricing segmentation, and the development of distribution strategies and market relationships. Over the past 25 plus years, AFG has refined its focus on its core businesses through organic growth, selected acquisitions, start-ups, and dispositions.

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 6 items for AFG at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-18, rated 7/10. Across its 6 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for AFG spans 144, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • AFG Director Carl Lindner III Files to Sell $13.2M in Stock
  • AFG Posts Record Q2 P&C Operating Income, Raises Guidance with $125M Resort Sale Gain Expected in Q3
  • AFG Q2 Revenue Beats by $300M, Premiums Grow 6%
  • American Financial Group Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, 36% EPS Growth, and $125M Asset Sale Gain
  • AFG Q1 Revenue Tops Estimates, Underwriting Profit Jumps 66% Despite Adjusted Profit Miss

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$8.17B
Net Income
$842M
Diluted EPS
$10.08
Op. Cash Flow
$1.53B
Operating Income
$1.07B
Cash & Equivalents
$1.73B
Total Debt
$1.82B
Debt / Equity
0.38×
Net Margin
10.3%
Shares Outstanding
83.42M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0001042046-26-000010

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.65 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,723,256 shares in AFG as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 8.7% increase from the prior period — about 5.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 71.2% of AFG volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,723,256 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 8.7%
Days to cover5.65 at avg daily volume of 305,167
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)71.2% of 129,838 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume72.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$139.1
52-week range · as of 2026-08-18 $123.09 – $150.02
Market cap
$11.53B
Volume
362.3K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 373.3K
Live data · 2026-10-04 18:40 UTC · Market closed

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AFG
Aug 18, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $146.35
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: -$7.25 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
AFG
Aug 05, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $141.55
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: -$2.45 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
AFG
Aug 04, 2026, 5:11 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $141.55
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: -$2.45 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
AFG
Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $127.00
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: +$12.10 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
AFG
Apr 29, 2026, 5:11 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $128.25
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: +$10.85 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
AFG
Feb 04, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $129.12
Real-time Price: $139.10 info
Change: +$9.98 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $11.534B info
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