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As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the property & casualty insurance industry, including MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and its peers.

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MGIC Investment (MTG) attracted fresh attention after its Q2 2026 earnings on July 29, which showed slightly softer revenue but higher adjusted earnings per share, alongside management’s focus on capital returns in a competitive mortgage insurance market. See our latest analysis for MGIC Investment. The recent Q2 report and dividend increase came after a solid run in MGIC Investment’s stock, with a 30 day share price return of 9.64% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 18.12%. That adds...

MGIC Investment Corporation recently reported its second-quarter 2026 results, with revenue of US$295.39 million and net income of US$182.15 million, while also confirming a quarterly dividend of US$0.17 per share payable on August 20, 2026. Despite modest year-on-year declines in revenue and net income, MGIC grew diluted earnings per share from continuing operations to US$0.86, reflecting the impact of a smaller share count and capital returns. We’ll now examine how MGIC’s earnings beat on...

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Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, but sales fell by 2.9% year on year to $295.4 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was 14.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $182 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, as favorable reserve development and lower operating expenses supported results. The mortgage insurer recorded an annualized return on equity of 14.5% and said book value per share rose 10

MTG's Q2 results reflect strong underwriting and lower delinquencies, though lower premiums and investment income weigh on revenue.

Moby summary of MGIC Investment Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call

The headline numbers for MGIC (MTG) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

MGIC (MTG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +17.57% and -0.31%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, but sales fell by 2.9% year on year to $295.4 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.87 per share was 14.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.

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