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AIG · Q1 2026

AIG · Q2 2026 Earnings

Bullish

American International Group

Reported August 6, 2026

30-second summary

30-second take: AIG delivered a clean Q2 with General Insurance NPW of $7.52B up 9% YoY (both reported and constant dollar), non-GAAP EPS of $2.00 beating the $1.93 consensus by 3.6% and up 10% YoY, and a General Insurance combined ratio of 89.0% (AYCR 88.1%, both improving 30bps YoY) producing $686M of underwriting income (+10%). All three segments grew top-line (NA Commercial +9%, International Commercial +11%, Global Personal +7%), but the segment mix story is more nuanced than the headline: NA Commercial CR improved 190bps to 84.0% with underwriting income +24%, Global Personal CR improved 560bps to 92.9% with underwriting income +356% — already inside the 94%-by-2027 target — while International Commercial CR deteriorated 540bps to 91.3% and underwriting income fell 33% on Middle East cat losses and rate pressure. Core operating ROE printed 11.1%, management returned $904M in capital, and the CorBridge exit completed in May for ~$710M. Guidance was qualitatively reaffirmed against the 2025 Investor Day framework with no quantitative refresh.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2026

$2.00

+3.6% vs est.

Revenue

Q2 FY2026

$7.52B

+9.0% YoY

+4.1% vs est.

Key financials

Q2 FY2026
MetricQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoYQ1 FY2026QoQ
Revenue$7.52B—+9.0%$5.60B+34.2%
EPS$2.00$1.81+10.5%$2.11-5.2%

Guidance

Q2 FY2026 delivered beats on both revenue (+4.1% vs estimate) and non-GAAP EPS (+3.6% vs estimate) with 9% YoY revenue growth; full-year guidance not quantitatively updated but company reaffirmed confidence in meeting 2025 Investor Day targets.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Actuals vs prior guidance

MetricPeriodPrior guideActualΔResult
RevenueQ2 FY2026—$7.516 billion+4.1% above estimateBeat
EPS (non-GAAP)Q2 FY2026—$2.00+3.6% above estimateBeat

Reaffirmed unchanged this quarter: General Insurance NPW Growth YoY (low to mid-teens)

Segment performance

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
North America Commercial$3.125B—+9.0%
International Commercial$2.588B—+11.0%
Global Personal$1.803B—+7.0%

Capital & returns

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
Return on Equity9.4%11.0%—
Core Operating Return on Equity11.1%——
Book Value per Share$77.39——
Capital Returned to Shareholders$904 million——
Total Debt to Total Adjusted Capital Ratio17.6%——

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
General Insurance Combined Ratio89.0%——
General Insurance Accident Year Combined Ratio (as adjusted)88.1%——
General Insurance Underwriting Income$686 million$626M—

Management tone

No transcript was available for this quarter's brief; tone analysis is limited to comparing the press release commentary against prior-quarter transcript framing.

Investor Day language stepped back from "meet or exceed" to "meet." Q1 FY2026 prepared remarks stated AIG "remain[s] on track to meet or exceed the financial objectives that we outlined at our Investor Day in March 2025." This quarter's press release language returned to "remain confident in our ability to meet our 2025 Investor Day financial objectives" — the "or exceed" is gone. This may simply be press-release convention versus prepared remarks bravado, and the transcript may restore the more bullish framing, but the shift is worth flagging.

"Sustainable, profitable growth" language emphasized over acceleration. This quarter's qualitative statements emphasize "driving sustainable, profitable growth" and characterize the market as having "transitioned from an extended phase of broad positive pricing into a more selective environment, where profitability and growth are increasingly dependent on line-specific dynamics" — a subtle but consistent theme of prioritizing quality over headline growth rate.

Answers to last quarter's watch list

GI expense ratio holding sub-30% on a trailing 12-month basis. GI expense ratio printed 30.8%, improving 20bps YoY from 31.0%. Still above the sub-30% 2027 target but trending in the right direction. Status: On track / continue monitoring
NA Commercial NPW sustaining north of +20%. Q2 printed +9%, below the +20% threshold the watch item set. Management had already telegraphed Lexington Property contraction would continue and that Q1's +36% was Everest-conversion-boosted. Importantly, NA Commercial CR improved 190bps to 84.0% with underwriting income +24% — the top-line normalization has coincided with materially better profitability. Status: Resolved negatively on top-line, positively on profitability
Accident year loss ratio mix drift containment. AYCR at the GI total level printed 88.1%, improving 30bps YoY from 88.4% — the PR characterizes this as improvement, not drift. However, at the segment level: NA Commercial AYCR up 50bps to 86.7% and International Commercial AYCR up 230bps to 87.3% (offset by Global Personal AYCR improving 490bps to 91.2%). Mix pressure is real inside Commercial but is being absorbed at the composite level. Status: Resolved neutrally at composite, continue monitoring inside Commercial
PE yields recovering toward long-term expectation. Not disclosed in the press release excerpt.
Continue monitoring
AI economics quantification by Q3 or Q4. No transcript was available for Q2. The press release did not provide a quantified AI expense-save framework.
Continue monitoring
Global Personal combined ratio progression toward 94% by 2027. Global Personal CR printed 92.9%, improving 560bps YoY from 98.5%; AYCR 91.2%, improving 490bps from 96.1%. Already inside the 94%-by-2027 target on both metrics, with underwriting income +356%.
Resolved positively
CorBridge full exit and buyback cadence. CorBridge full exit completed May 7 for aggregate proceeds of ~$710M. Capital returned to shareholders was $904M in Q2, running well above the $1B annual minimum floor pace.
Resolved positively

What to watch into next quarter

International Commercial profitability recovery. CR of 91.3% (+540bps YoY) and underwriting income -33% is the standout negative of the quarter. Watch whether Q3 shows CR reversion below 90%, or whether rate pressure and cat exposure continue to compress margins even as the top line grows.

NA Commercial AYCR direction. AYCR up 50bps to 86.7% on business mix and Property rate pressure, even as headline CR improved 190bps on PYD and lower cats. Watch whether the underlying AYCR stabilizes or continues to drift up.

Global Personal — holding the gains. CR 92.9% is already inside the 2027 target. Watch whether the HNW commission-term earn-in and A&H momentum sustain, or whether Q2 represents peak improvement.

Core operating ROE holding in the 10–13% band. Q2 printed 11.1%, still mid-band. Anything below 11% in Q3 would move AIG into the lower half of the Investor Day band.

Q3 Investor Day language — "meet" vs "meet or exceed." Watch whether the prepared remarks restore the "or exceed" framing from Q1 or maintain this quarter's more measured "meet" language.

Buyback pace post-CorBridge. With the CorBridge exit now complete, the $710M in proceeds should support elevated capital return in H2. Q3 capital return at or above Q2's $904M would confirm the "$1B floor plus CorBridge on top" framing.

AI economics disclosure. Q3 remains the deadline the last watch list set for a more concrete framework.

Sources

  1. AIG Q2 2026 Earnings Release, filed with SEC — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5272/000000527226000072/q22026earningsrelease.htm
  2. AIG Q1 2026, Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 Tapebriefs (prior-quarter context).

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