Key facts, as of
As of October 8, 2026, Loews Corporation (L) trades at $105.67, up 2.6% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $97.38 to $121.01; the price is 12.7% below that high. It is 12.7% below its all-time high of $121.01, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +165.1%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 3.1% below its 200-day average of $109.00, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 10.1% annualized, which we rate low risk. It has a trailing P/E of 12.9 and a dividend yield of 0.24%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Loews Corporation (L) stock analysis", 2026-10-08. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/l
Where it trades today
trading 35% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Loews Corporation (L) is 12.7% below its all-time high of $121.01, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +165.1%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Credit quality, deposit stability, and how management navigates the rate cycle usually drive the next rerating.
- L is valued near its sector range at 12.9x earnings versus 12.5x for peers, so the next move likely needs a real earnings or guidance catalyst.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 10.1%, below the sector norm of 24.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- Relative performance versus JPM, BAC, WFC matters here because leadership inside financial services rarely stays static for long.
Portfolio Use Case
- L is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside financial services than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
- The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
- The stock becomes more useful when paired with an explicit catalyst watchlist, because sector sentiment can shift quickly around policy, rates, or pipeline news.
What Would Change the View
- A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in L.
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as JPM, BAC, WFC start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for L come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Financial Services so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for L. Last refresh: Oct 8, 2026, 10:10 AM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
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- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
What Loews Corporation does
Loews Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally. The company offers specialty insurance products, such as management and professional liability and other coverage products; surety and fidelity bonds; professional liability coverages and risk management services to various professional firms, including architects, real estate agents, and accounting and law firms; standard and excess property, marine and boiler, machinery coverages, workers' compensation, general and product liability, commercial auto, umbrella, excess and surplus coverages, specialized loss-sensitive insurance programs, total risk…
Employees
13,100
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Headquarters
New York, United States
How the business is doing
L generated $18.69B in trailing revenue (3.9% year over year), with a 9.0% net margin, and $1.26B of free cash flow, against $2.54B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.18B | — | — | $1.67B | $7.98 | $2.70B |
| 2024 | $17.24B | — | — | $1.41B | $6.41 | $2.39B |
| 2023 | $15.68B | — | — | $1.43B | $6.30 | $3.22B |
| 2022 | $14.05B | — | — | $822.00M | $3.39 | $2.65B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
L is in 6 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLF: 0.23% of the fund, holding #66 of 76.
How it sits in financial services
Sector covering banks, insurance, asset management, and fintech companies.
The companies it competes with
L beside the financial services names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 4.0% below its 50-day average and 3.1% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 41 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $107.93 (+2.1%), the nearest floor $103.71 (-1.9%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is L a good investment in 2026?
Loews Corporation trades at a P/E ratio of 12.9, with low volatility (10.1% annualized). The stock is in a consolidation phase.
What is the risk level of L?
Based on 30-day volatility of 10.1%, L has LOW risk. Beta of 0.50 indicates lower sensitivity to market movements than average.
Does L pay dividends?
Yes, Loews Corporation has a dividend yield of 0.24%.
How far is L from its all-time high?
Loews Corporation is 12.7% below its all-time high of $121.01, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +165.1%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold L?
6 of the 30 popular ETFs we track hold Loews Corporation. The largest weights: XLF (0.23%), VTV (0.06%), VOO (0.03%), IVV (0.03%) and SPY (0.03%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated August 31 to September 24, 2026.
How much of VOO is L?
0.03%, as of August 31, 2026: L is holding #403 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $0.28 in Loews Corporation.
How much revenue does L generate?
Loews Corporation reported $18.69B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 3.9% year over year. Net margin sits at 9.0%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare L with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.