This was driven by Property & Casualty (+5%), with growth in Commercial lines (+4%) from both higher volumes, notably at AXA XL Insurance, and favorable price effects across all geographies, in Personal lines (+7%), driven by favorable price effects and strong growth in net new contracts, notably in France, Europe and Asia & EME-LATAM, and at AXA XL Reinsurance (+8%), with growth supported by alternative capital; and Life & Health (+8%), with Life premiums up 9%, driven by Protection (+11%) from strong sales in Hong Kong, Switzerland and Japan, Unit-Linked (+13%) from higher volumes across all geographies, and G/A (+4%), from continued momentum in Italy and France, and Health premiums up 5%, driven by price effects in all geographies.
Underlying earnings increased by 6% to EUR 8.4 billion, or +9% excluding AXA IM, driven by Property & Casualty (+9%), from higher volumes, underwriting margin expansion and an increase in financial result driven by higher investment income, and Life & Health (+7%), from an improvement in the short-term technical results in Health & Protection, and higher earnings in long-term business, including from early benefits of our strategy to rejuvenate the business. Holdings underlying earnings remained broadly stable at EUR -1.2 billion. As a result of the disposal of AXA IM on July 1, 2025, Asset Management underlying earnings decreased by EUR 0.2 billion.
Net income increased by 26% to EUR 9.8 billion, mainly reflecting the increase in underlying earnings and significantly positive exceptional items, notably the gain from the sale of AXA IM.
The key takeaways of the report:
FY25 highlights
- Gross written premiums & other revenues at EUR 116 billion, up +6% vs. FY24
- Underlying earnings at EUR 8.4 billion, up 6% vs. FY24, up 9% excluding AXA IM
- Underlying earnings per share at EUR 3.86, up +8% vs. FY24 including -2% headwind from foreign exchange movements and -1% from temporary earnings dilution from the sale of AXA IM due to timing of anti-dilutive share buyback
- Solvency II ratio at 224% at December 31, 2025, up +9 points vs. FY24, and 215% on January 1, 2026, reflecting the end of the grandfathering period
- Dividend of EUR 2.32 per share, up +8% vs. FY24
- Launch of an annual share buyback program of up to EUR 1.25 billion
- Completion of EUR 3.8 billion additional share buyback related to AXA IM disposal, executed between July 2, 2025, and January 20, 2026
- Underlying earnings per share growth for 2026 expected to be at the upper end of the 6-8% plan target range
- Expected impact of Solvency II revision at +17 points
- AXA to present its new strategic plan for 2027–2029 on September 21, 2026
The FY2025 report can be found here.
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