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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

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AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD

AXS·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0001214816

AXIS Capital is a global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company operates in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, and Canada. Its underwriting operations are structured around two global platforms: AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The markets in which AXIS Capital operates have historically been cyclical. The company includes AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches, such as AXIS Specialty Holdings Bermuda Limited, AXIS Specialty Limited (Bermuda and Singapore Branch), AXIS Specialty Insurance Limited (Bermuda), AXIS Specialty Investments Limited, AXIS Specialty Investments II Limited, AXIS Specialty UK Holdings Limited, AXIS Managing Agency Ltd., AXIS Corporate Capital UK Limited, Novae Group Limited, AXIS UK Services Limited (including its Irish Branch), AXIS Underwriting Limited, AXIS Corporate Capital UK II Limited (sole corporate member of AXIS Syndicate 1686 effective January 1, 2025, and AXIS Energy Transition Syndicate 2050), AXIS ILS, Ltd., AXIS Reinsurance Managers Limited, AXIS Specialty Holdings Ireland Limited, AXIS Specialty Europe SE (including its UK and Belgium Branches), AXIS Re SE (including its Dublin (Zurich Branch) and Escritório de Representação No Brasil Ltda.), AXIS Specialty Global Holdings Limited, AXIS Specialty U.S. Holdings, Inc., AXIS Reinsurance Company (U.S. and Canadian Branch), AXIS Specialty U.S. Services, Inc. (including its U.K. Branch), AXIS Specialty Canada Services, ULC, AXIS Group Services, Inc., AXIS ILS, Inc., AXIS Insurance Company, AXIS Surplus Insurance Company, AXIS Group Benefits LLC, AXIS Specialty Insurance Company, AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, and AXIS Specialty Finance PLC.

AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD (NYSE:AXS) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 9 items for AXS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-28, rated 7/10. Across its 9 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for AXS spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • AXIS Capital Q2 2026: Net Income $251M, Book Value Up 14.7% to $80.67
  • AXIS Capital Q2 Net Income Rises 16% but Operating Profit Drops 19% on Catastrophe Losses
  • AXIS Capital Delivers $251M in Q2 Net Income, Book Value Climbs 14.7%
  • AXIS Capital Appoints McKinsey Senior Partner Pradip Patiath to Board
  • AXIS Capital Q1 Net Income Surges 33% to $247M on Robust Insurance Segment Growth

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$6.56B
Net Income
$1.01B
Diluted EPS
$12.35
Op. Cash Flow
-$40.93M
Cash & Equivalents
$820.25M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
15.4%
Shares Outstanding
74.14M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-27 · accession 0001214816-26-000097

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.20 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,986,280 shares in AXS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.3% decrease from the prior period — about 3.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 45.7% of AXS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,986,280 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 6.3%
Days to cover3.20 at avg daily volume of 620,141
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)45.7% of 392,270 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume38.4%

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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$94.88
52-week range · as of 2026-07-28 $88.07 – $119.99
Market cap
$6.92B
Volume
902.4K (1.4× avg)
3-mo avg 639.2K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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AXS
Jul 28, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $118.50
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$23.62 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Jul 28, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $119.27
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$24.39 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Jul 28, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $119.27
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$24.39 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Jun 15, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $101.31
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$6.43 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Apr 29, 2026, 4:48 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $97.96
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$3.08 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Apr 29, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $97.96
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$3.08 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Mar 26, 2026, 8:59 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $101.04
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$6.16 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Feb 27, 2026, 7:58 AM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $104.61
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$9.73 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
AXS
Jan 28, 2026, 4:26 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $103.78
Real-time Price: $94.88 info
Change: -$8.90 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $6.923B info
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