SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD)
Financials · Specialty Insurance · NASDAQ
A diversified specialty insurance company focused on underwriting niche property and casualty insurance products.
What SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP does
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is a diversified specialty insurance company that provides underwriting solutions across multiple niche markets. The company operates through a variety of specialty insurance segments, including commercial property, general liability, professional liability, and transactional insurance products.
Themes: specialty insurance underwriting, P&C insurance, niche commercial insurance
Fundamentals
- Price$59.31 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.6B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+21.1% 2025-10-08 close $48.97 → 2026-10-08 close $59.31
- P/E14.29 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+12.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+16.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.40 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+29.8% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+30.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.52 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How SKWD compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 513 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 344 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 25% 559 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 347 covered Financials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 430 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
SKWD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
68.1 #54 of 1,379 scored · #22 of 220 in Financials
Growth 89th (3-year revenue CAGR 30.2%, revenue growth year over year 29.8%) and trend 75th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is capital return (23rd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years, net share count bought back over the year -1).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP looks technically
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) is trading 16.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 73 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-14, pushing above its recent trading range.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +16.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $57.71 | $57.71 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $50.83 | $50.83 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 24 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 24 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 59.02. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 73 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 73 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 19.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 64.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($52.49 to $60.02) — its "stochastic" reading is 91 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 90.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $65.69 | $65.69 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its highest point of the past year | 9.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-14, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $65.69 (set on 2026-08-06) | $65.69 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($41.26 to $65.63), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 26% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $49.79 to $50.57. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 9.7% below its all-time high | -9.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $59.09 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-05-23, most recently on 2026-09-14. Since 2024-10-08 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $17.50 (set on 2023-01-20) | $17.50 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 238.9% above its all-time low | +238.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 44th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.59 between its high and its low — about 2.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.59 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $52.60 and $59.19 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $52.60 – $55.90 – $59.19 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (16.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.71× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap down opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" 34 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 34 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 6 sessions in a row, a +12.33% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 6 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.9 percentage points (the stock gained 4.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | +3.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.6 percentage points (the stock lost 1.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | -5.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 16.2 percentage points (the stock gained 33.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | +16.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 6.1 percentage points (the stock gained 21.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | +6.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +1.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $51.34 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 188 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +15.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $57.96 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.3% |
Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $54.43 · 60 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
SKWD last closed at $59.31 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $59.09 | Support | 0.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-05-23 to 2026-09-14 |
| $56.88 | Support | 4.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-23 to 2026-07-23 |
| $55.61 | Support | 6.2% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-05 to 2026-09-09 |
| $63.58 | Resistance | 7.2% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-05-20 to 2026-07-28 |
| $65.37 | Resistance | 10.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-02 to 2026-08-06 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $59.02.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $57.83 and $59.02 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · On a winning streak (5+ higher closes in a row) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.92 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$70.55 range $56.00 – $80.00; median $72.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SKWD
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.22 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00345 (+0.3%) from $1.22, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward25% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in underwriting results and loss reserves due to catastrophe events or unexpected claims frequency.","Dependence on reinsurance recoverables and the creditworthiness of reinsurers.","Market risk and interest rate risk affecting the fair value of the fixed maturity investment portfolio."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SKWD's 10-Q filed 2026-05-11 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing references 'Skyward Group' as unified holding company brand for both Skyward Specialty and Apollo (effective January 1, 2026)
- Newer filing discloses Apollo acquisition closed on January 1, 2026 with total consideration of $559.1 million ($371.1 million cash plus 3,679,332 shares)
- Newer filing includes description of Apollo as integrated specialty insurance and reinsurance group operating in Lloyd's of London market
- Newer filing includes 'Updates to Key Operating and Financial Metrics' section reflecting post-acquisition metric definitions
- Newer filing introduces 'Underwriting fee income' line item ($10.1 million in Q1 2026) not present in older filing
- Newer filing introduces 'Fee-based service expenses' line item ($4.2 million in Q1 2026) not present in older filing
- Newer filing includes 'Operating income (loss)' metric ($56.8 million Q1 2026) alongside underwriting income
- Newer filing reports 'Annualized operating return on equity' metric (20.3% Q1 2026) not in older filing
- Newer filing references 2025 Form 10-K instead of 2024 Form 10-K
- Newer filing reports quarterly results for three months ended March 31, 2026 versus older filing reporting nine months ended September 30, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing's discussion of Apollo acquisition as pending transaction removed (now closed)
- Older filing's reference to debt commitment letters from Barclays Bank removed
- Older filing's reference to acquisition-related expenses of $3.1 million removed
- Older filing's disclosure of nine-month results removed in newer filing (only three-month results presented)
- Older filing's disclosure of updated underwriting divisions (ninth division Agriculture and Credit) removed in newer filing
- Older filing's 'Adjusted Operating Income' metric replaced with 'Operating Income' in newer filing
- Older filing's 'Adjusted return on equity' and 'Adjusted return on tangible equity' metrics removed in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Company name reference changed from 'Skyward Specialty' to 'Skyward Group' throughout
- Term 'third quarter' changed to 'first quarter' to reflect different reporting period
- Older filing described Skyward Specialty as 'specialty insurance holding company incorporated in Delaware' versus newer filing describing 'Skyward Group' as 'holding company brand for its U.S. and U.K. businesses'
- Older filing stated 'one reportable segment' whereas newer filing indicates distinct market-facing brands (Skyward Specialty and Apollo) under unified holding structure
- 'Net expense ratio' terminology in newer filing versus 'Expense ratio' in older filing
- Newer filing emphasizes 'brand architecture' preserving 'equity and reputational strength' of both organizations
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (Q1 2026 versus Q3 2025), which accounts for many financial metric differences
- Comparison is between post-acquisition (newer) and pre-acquisition (older) periods, representing a fundamental change in company structure
- The older filing discusses a pending Apollo acquisition while newer filing reports results of completed acquisition
- Non-GAAP metrics were redefined following the Apollo acquisition, creating methodological changes in metric presentation
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-043 buys ($94200) · 4 sells ($465262) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-12. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SKWD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 4 matched disclosures for SKWD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding SKWD as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 5,351,553
- Reported value $312,342,806
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SKWD had 2,100,647 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SKWD had 4.73% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.23 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,100,647
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.73%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,039,285
- Reported change 3.01%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.23
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
- Everest Group (EG)
- W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB)
- RenaissanceRe (RNR)
- Axis Capital (AXS)
- Markel Group (MKL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) do?
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is a diversified specialty insurance company that provides underwriting solutions across multiple niche markets. The company operates through a variety of specialty insurance segments, including commercial property, general liability, professional liability, and transactional insurance products.
What sector is SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) in?
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Specialty Insurance. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP's (SKWD) competitors?
Notable peers of SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) include Arch Capital Group, Everest Group, W. R. Berkley Corporation, RenaissanceRe and Axis Capital. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in SKWD?
Yes — we hold 4 matched STOCK Act disclosures for SKWD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) overbought or oversold right now?
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP (SKWD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 64, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SKWD come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.