Financial results snapshot

Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) just wrapped up FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$347.3 million and a basic EPS loss of US$0.37, alongside trailing twelve month revenue of about US$1.5 billion and a full year basic EPS loss of US$0.50. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from US$329.9 million in Q4 2024 to US$347.3 million in Q4 2025, while basic EPS over the same quarters went from a loss of US$0.31 to a loss of US$0.37. This has set up a results season where investors are likely to focus on how quickly margins can stabilise.

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With the latest numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this revenue growth and continuing losses line up with the main narratives around Baldwin Insurance Group's path to profitability and long term earnings power.

Losses widen to US$33.8m over the year

• On a trailing twelve month basis to Q4 2025, Baldwin Insurance Group reported a net loss of US$33.8 million and basic EPS of a US$0.50 loss, compared with quarterly net losses within FY 2025 that ranged from a US$13.9 million profit in Q1 to a US$25.9 million loss in Q4.
• Consensus narrative expects profit margins to move from around a 1.2% loss today to 5.0% in three years, and this latest year of losses gives you a clear contrast to that view:
  • Trailing twelve month revenue sits at about US$1.5b, so the US$33.8 million loss implies margins are still thin relative to the size of the business.
  • Analysts see revenue growing around 12.3% per year and earnings reaching US$102.5 million by 2028, so you would be comparing today’s loss to an earnings figure that would need a clear turnaround from this base.

Quarterly swing from US$13.9m profit to US$25.9m loss

• Within FY 2025, net income moved from a US$13.9 million profit in Q1 to losses of US$3.2 million in Q2, US$18.7 million in Q3 and US$25.9 million in Q4, with basic EPS going from a US$0.21 profit in Q1 to a US$0.37 loss in Q4.
• Bulls point to tech driven distribution and advisory growth as potential earnings drivers, and this pattern of swings gives you a concrete test for that thesis:
  • Forecast revenue growth of 16.6% per year and a move to US$148.8 million of earnings by 2028 would require the company to shift from this run of quarterly losses to consistent profits.
  • Bullish expectations for margins reaching 6.5% sit against a recent year where even the strongest quarter, Q1’s US$13.9 million profit on US$413.4 million of revenue, still leaves limited room for error if costs stay high.

Bulls argue that today’s swings between profit and loss could be the early stage of the margin story they are betting on, and you can see how that stacks up in the full bullish case here: 🐂 Baldwin Insurance Group Bull Case

Valuation sits between industry and peers

• BWIN trades on a P/S of 1.5x, compared with 1.2x for the broader US insurance industry and 2.3x for its peer group, while the current share price of US$23.23 sits against an analyst price target of US$31.44.
• Bears focus on acquisition dependence and integration risk, and these valuation markers give you a sense of how much room is priced in for that risk:
  • Losses have grown at about 13.8% per year over the past five years, so even a mid pack P/S multiple assumes the market is still giving some credit to the forecast revenue growth story.
  • Shareholder dilution over the past year and a P/S above the wider industry average mean skeptics may question whether that 1.5x multiple fairly reflects the current loss making position.

Skeptics point to the loss trend and share dilution when they look at that 1.5x P/S, and you can see how their full argument lines up with the numbers here: 🐻 Baldwin Insurance Group Bear Case

Next Steps

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