Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Kinsale Capital Group Inc stock $203, price $384, that is 47.2% below the price, quality 73 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 6 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $158.20 – $545.76 · fair‑value band $143.14 – $253.20 · the $383.73 price screens above the $202.56 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products in the United States.
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The company's commercial lines offerings include commercial property, excess casualty, general casualty, small business casualty, construction, allied health, small business property, products liability, entertainment, commercial auto, energy, excess professional, life sciences, inland marine, professional liability, environmental, health care, management liability, public entity, agribusiness casualty and property, aviation, ocean marine, and product recall insurance.
Its personal lines offerings also include high value homeowners and personal insurance products.
The company sells its insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands primarily through a network of independent insurance brokers. Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Stock analysis
Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) currently trades at $383.73, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $202.56, 47% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Economic Profit group reads highest at a median of $230.84 per share, and 0 of the 6 models we run sit above the $383.73 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $54.69, and 6 of the 6 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $143.14 (bear) to $253.20 (bull), the price of $383.73 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 73/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Kinsale Capital Group Inc reported revenue of $1.9B in FY2025 versus $653M in FY2021, a compound +30.1%/yr. Reported net income was $504M in FY2025, compounding +34.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $8.7B Mid · P/E ratio 16.7 · P/S ratio 4.48 · EPS (TTM) $22.95 · Dividend yield 0.2% · Net margin 26.9% · Return on equity 27.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 9.5% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 83 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 7% below its 52-week high and 32% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −29% fair-value upside, at −47%, KNSL screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
The price assumes far more growth than our models allow for, so the models scatter widely ($10.71 to $290.85). Read the Fair Value as a cautious anchor, not a price target; the Growth Forecast section shows what the price assumes.
Bear$143.14Fair Value $202.56Bull$253.20
Price $383.73 · Downside -47.2%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($18.83 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $100,320, on Jun 8, 2026. Over the same period, one person sold shares worth $77,793.
BuyChristopher R. TangardSVP, Chief Accounting Officer330 shares at $304.00$100,320Jun 8, 2026
SaleSalmaan K. AllibhaiChief Analytics & Tech Officer250 shares at $311.17$77,793May 26, 2026
SaleMichael P KehoeChairman President and CEO, Director22,576 shares at $302.66$6.8MMay 5, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleBryan P. PetrucelliEVP, CFO and Treasurer5,100 shares at $378.35$1.9MFeb 27, 2026
SaleFrederick L. Russell Jr.Director2× since Feb 24, 2026: 4,801 shares, avg. $378.61$1.8MFeb 26, 2026
SaleRobert Hatcher V. IIIDirector150 shares at $379.68$56,952Feb 26, 2026
BuyGregory M ShareDirector2,675 shares at $391.95$1.0MDec 15, 2025
Plus 2 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.100/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+18.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+30.7%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+32.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +37.0% a year
Revenue growth 12 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+35.6%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) (mathematically smoothed) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Smoothed = median of all growth paths between the years of the window (trend line on the logarithm of earnings per share): a single extreme year cannot distort the rate. The reported figure stays in the tooltip.
+41.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+41.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.2%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.41.1% vs 35.2%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.22% → 34%
2025 sits 64% above its own trend. The rate follows the median trend of the last 5 years, not that single year.
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−11.8%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+1.0%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −13.8% a year for the price and −1.3% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (99 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Proprietary data and AI-driven underwriting tools support a lean cost structure and disciplined pricing in excess and surplus lines, yet thin public evidence leaves the moat potential and sustainability unproven.
Main risk: Intensified competition from managing general agents and the London market could force lower rates and slow premium growth in commercial property lines.
Bull case: Kinsale could extend its lead by refining proprietary data models and AI tools faster than peers, preserving disciplined pricing and lean operations across more lines.
Bear case: If rivals close the technology and service gap in E&S markets, Kinsale might face sustained rate pressure and slower growth in key segments, compressing margins.
Kinsale strengthens its position in excess and surplus lines insurance with a technology-enabled model and seventeen years of proprietary data that feed AI-driven underwriting tools. This supports a lean cost structure and helps maintain disciplined pricing amid rising competition. Our models currently see the stock as overvalued. Will the efficiency edge widen further or will rivals close the gap through their own investments?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $202.56 versus a price of $383.73, about 47% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of KNSL?
Our model-based fair value for Kinsale Capital Group Inc is $202.56 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $383.73.
What is the quality score of KNSL?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc has a Quality Score of 73/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $202.56 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 6 valuation models. Cautious scenario $143.14, optimistic scenario $253.20. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Kinsale Capital Group Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $202.56, about 47% lower versus a price of $383.73 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $143.14, optimistic scenario $253.20. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $2.0B (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Kinsale Capital Group Inc pay a dividend?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 0.24% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 8, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc pays a dividend of $0.92 per share a year, a dividend yield of 0.2%. The last ex-dividend date was Aug 28, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2016. The payout ratio is 4.0% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 47.81 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Kinsale Capital Group Inc would have to grow free cash flow by -11.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +32.4 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KNSL use?
Our models discount Kinsale Capital Group Inc at 9.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.87, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Kinsale Capital Group Inc that is -11.8 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Kinsale Capital Group Inc grew +32.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -11.8 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.2 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Kinsale Capital Group Inc (-11.8 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 11.32 %: that much free cash flow Kinsale Capital Group Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Kinsale Capital Group Inc it is $202.56 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $383.73. It is the blended result of 6 valuation models in 4 families (Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Economic Profit).
Is Kinsale Capital Group Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, KNSL trades above its calculated fair value: price $383.73, fair value $202.56, a gap of about −47% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of KNSL?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($383.73); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($202.56). For Kinsale Capital Group Inc the two are $181.17 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Kinsale Capital Group Inc worth?
The market values Kinsale Capital Group Inc at about $8.7B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $383.73; our models calculate a fair value of $202.56 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KNSL?
Our models span a range for Kinsale Capital Group Inc: cautious scenario $143.14, base $202.56, optimistic $253.20 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $383.73). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KNSL?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.7 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $202.56 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2023 ex one-offs: 35.6. Other multiples: PEG 1.1, P/B 4.5, P/S 4.5, EV/EBITDA 12.9.
What is the PEG ratio of KNSL?
The PEG ratio of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 1.11 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 8, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Balance-sheet figures for Kinsale Capital Group Inc (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 27.8%, debt of 0.09 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 73/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KNSL from its 52-week high?
Kinsale Capital Group Inc trades at $383.73, about 7% below its 52-week high of $413.48 and 32% above the low of $290.20 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $202.56 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Kinsale Capital Group Inc?
From the same area (Financial Services) we also value Chubb Limited, The Progressive Corporation, The Travelers Companies, Inc, The Allstate Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Kinsale Capital Group Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $383.73, calculated fair value $202.56 (−47%), Quality Score 73/100, from 6 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of KNSL calculated?
We run Kinsale Capital Group Inc through 6 models from 4 families: Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Economic Profit. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $202.56 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Kinsale Capital Group Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $383.73. Our model-based fair value is $202.56, about 47% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Kinsale Capital Group Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($253.20). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (73/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Where does the earnings growth of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) come from?
Earnings per share at Kinsale Capital Group Inc grew +37.9 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +34.9 %, EBIT margin +0.1 %, tax rate +2.1 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.0 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Kinsale Capital Group Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The market capitalisation of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is $8.7B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 4.48 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Earnings per share at Kinsale Capital Group Inc are $22.95 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 16.7). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The dividend yield of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 0.2% (payout 4.0%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The net margin of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 26.9% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 27.8% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 9.5% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
The operating margin of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is 27.9% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Revenue at Kinsale Capital Group Inc is growing −8.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +30.7%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL)?
Earnings per share at Kinsale Capital Group Inc are growing −28.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL) carry?
The net debt of Kinsale Capital Group Inc is $61.0M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 0.1 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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