Shareholders' equity fell to $785.6M against $2.5B of liabilities, implying a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16 that appears moderate but reflects a shrinking capital cushion.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) balance sheet — 21-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 |
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| Total Assets | 3.25B | 3.44B | 3.54B | 3.55B | 3.72B | 3.78B | 3.92B | 4B | 3.92B | 3.84B | 3.77B | 3.76B | 3.77B | 3.64B | 3.51B | 3.48B | 3.48B | 3.68B | 3.76B | 3.19B | 3.2B | 3.09B |
| Asset Growth % | -18.72% | -2.96% | -0.26% | -4.47% | -1.76% | -3.55% | -2.04% | 2.17% | 2.06% | 1.77% | 0.47% | -0.37% | 3.46% | 3.76% | 0.81% | 0.08% | -5.35% | -2.13% | 17.72% | -0.14% | 3.28% | - |
| Total Investment Assets | 4M | 2.34B | 2.46B | 778.3M | 2.57B | 2.74B | 2.76B | 2.78B | 2.73B | 2.68B | 2.55B | 2.49B | 2.45B | 2.34B | 2.15B | 1.95B | 2.08B | 2.03B | 2.12B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.6B |
| Long-Term Investments | 4.06B | 1.29B | 366.4M | 91.5M | 263.4M | 382.8M | 2.72B | 2.75B | 2.73B | 2.68B | 2.55B | 2.49B | 2.45B | 2.34B | 2.15B | 1.95B | 2.08B | 2.03B | 2.04B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.6B |
| Short-Term Investments | 2.17B | 1.04B | 2.1B | 686.8M | 2.31B | 2.35B | 2.51B | 2.49B | 25M | 4M | 2.55B | 2.49B | 2.45B | 2.34B | 2.15B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.02M | 0 | 7.99M | 15.01M |
| Total Current Assets | 3.01B | 1.96B | 2.97B | 1.72B | 3.18B | 3.19B | 0 | 0 | 1B | 77.3M | 83.2M | 56.6B | 103.57M | 34.5M | 140.66M | 252.3M | 119.83M | 191.57M | 277.92M | 149.7M | 87.97M | 135.9M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 75.7M | 159.8M | 68.3M | 226.4M | 89.2M | 75.1M | 160.4M | 154.9M | 101.4M | 73.3M | 67.2M | 56.6M | 103.57M | 34.5M | 140.66M | 252.3M | 119.83M | 191.57M | 202.89M | 149.7M | 79.98M | 61.08M |
| Receivables | 2.56B | 758.6M | 799.6M | 807.4M | 790.1M | 742.4M | 749.7M | 838.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 966.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.81M |
| Other Current Assets | 200K | 200K | 200K | 200K | 200K | 14.7M | -3.42B | -3.48B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill & Intangibles | 313.4M | 106.9M | 109.4M | 49.8M | 98.1M | 49.8M | 49.8M | 49.7M | 43.9M | 44.1M | 44.4M | 44.7M | 45.23M | 45.88M | 46.75M | 47.92M | 49.47M | 51.63M | 54.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.2M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 36.19M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 13.6M | 70.7M | 73.2M | 13.6M | 61.9M | 13.6M | 13.6M | 13.5M | 7.7M | 7.9M | 8.2M | 8.5M | 9.03M | 9.69M | 10.56M | 11.73M | 13.28M | 15.44M | 18.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PP&E (Net) | 0 | 10.2M | 11.5M | 11.6M | 23.5M | 28.9M | 36.5M | 37.8M | 18.2M | 13.9M | 22.2M | 24.9M | 21.03M | 16.62M | 14.68M | 11.36M | 11.71M | 13.06M | 14.1M | 14.13M | 15.6M | 10.12M |
| Other Assets | 98.4M | 47.8M | 50.1M | 3.18B | 84.1M | 136.3M | -2.81B | -2.84B | -26.9M | -2.68B | -2.55B | 67.04B | -2.45B | -2.34B | -2.15B | -1.95B | -2.08B | -2.03B | -2.04B | -1.73B | -1.72B | -1.61B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.47B | 2.48B | 2.47B | 2.54B | 2.77B | 2.57B | 2.71B | 2.84B | 2.9B | 2.89B | 2.93B | 3B | 3.08B | 3.07B | 2.97B | 3.01B | 2.99B | 3.18B | 3.31B | 2.81B | 2.89B | 2.95B |
| Total Debt | 128.4M | 38.9M | 4.2M | 5.9M | 196.1M | 16.6M | 39.9M | 17.8M | 20M | 20M | 32M | 32M | 92M | 102M | 112M | 122M | 132M | 132M | 182M | 36.4M | 0 | 0 |
| Net Debt | 52.7M | -120.9M | -64.1M | -220.5M | 106.9M | -58.5M | -120.5M | -137.1M | -81.4M | -53.3M | -35.2M | -24.6M | -11.57M | 67.5M | -28.66M | -130.3M | 12.18M | -59.57M | -20.89M | -113.3M | -79.98M | -61.08M |
| Long-Term Debt | 125M | 16M | 0 | 0 | 182.5M | 0 | 20M | 0 | 20M | 20M | 32M | 32M | 92M | 102M | 112M | 122M | 132M | 132M | 182M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Short-Term Debt | 200K | 19M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 6.5M | 2.39B | 2.39B | 1.45B | 2.49B | 2.47B | 0 | 0 | 37.1M | 55.3M | 48.8M | 52.5B | 46.28M | 45.31M | 1.89M | 1.99M | 4.05M | 4.09M | 11.04M | 7.49M | 6.78M | 13.44M |
| Accounts Payable | 21.9M | 23.4M | 21.2M | 26.1M | 28.7M | 24.1M | 22.9M | 29.8M | 37.1M | 23.7M | 24.2M | 24.1M | 20.4M | 18.71M | 19.52M | 14.99M | 18.6M | 19.03M | 36.88M | 6.8M | 22.18M | 13.44M |
| Deferred Revenue | 374.9M | 391.9M | 402.2M | 0 | 339.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7M | -1.1M | -1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | -444M | 1.89B | 1.9B | 1.29B | 2.07B | 2.41B | -65.9M | -78.4M | -37.1M | -134.3M | -121.8M | -129.1M | -20.41M | -109.34M | -58.45M | -41.91M | -31.87M | -35.7M | -25.84M | -13.19M | -39.66M | -33.31M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 1.87B | -15M | -17M | 2.43B | -22.9M | -42.8M | -180.8M | -157.5M | 2.67B | 2.71B | 2.73B | 2.77B | 2.99B | 2.72B | 2.58B | -122M | 2.48B | 2.65B | 3.12B | 2.8B | 2.89B | 0 |
| Total Equity | 785.6M | 955.7M | 1.07B | 1.01B | 944.2M | 1.21B | 1.21B | 1.17B | 1.02B | 947.7M | 840.6M | 760.8M | 686.84M | 568.7M | 539.38M | 473.64M | 490.12M | 498.4M | 444.73M | 379.45M | 303.78M | 144.61M |
| Equity Growth % | -75.13% | -10.57% | 5.4% | 7.38% | -22.17% | 0.02% | 4.03% | 14.5% | 7.44% | 12.74% | 10.49% | 10.77% | 20.77% | 5.44% | 13.88% | -3.36% | -1.66% | 12.07% | 17.2% | 24.91% | 110.07% | - |
| Shareholders Equity | 785.6M | 955.7M | 1.07B | 1.01B | 944.2M | 1.21B | 1.21B | 1.17B | 1.02B | 947.7M | 840.6M | 760.8M | 686.84M | 568.7M | 539.38M | 473.64M | 490.12M | 498.4M | 444.73M | 379.45M | 303.78M | 144.61M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 1.49B | 1.45B | 1.47B | 1.38B | 1.3B | 1.34B | 1.25B | 1.16B | 1.03B | 842.2M | 777.2M | 682M | 595.32M | 502.2M | 445.85M | 358.14M | 319.34M | 266.49M | 194.51M | 104.54M | 274.6M | 103.03M |
| Common Stock | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 389.4M | 381.8M | 600K | 600K | 549K | 547K | 542K | 540K | 538K | 536K | 535K | 535K | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -74M | 7.3M | -82.5M | -86M | -138.9M | 60.6M | 115.1M | 65.3M | -13.7M | 107.4M | 74.5M | 83.6M | 106.92M | 90.42M | 129.55M | 116.72M | 84.13M | 83.81M | 32.8M | 46.52M | 29.18M | 41.58M |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 3.17% | 1.07% | 11.39% | 12.06% | 4.49% | 9.84% | 10.07% | 14.39% | 14.38% | 11.32% | 13.33% | 13.04% | 16.04% | 11.52% | 21.1% | 10.09% | 12.84% | 17.61% | 24.7% | 35.21% | 76.53% | 95.15% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 0.81% | 0.31% | 3.34% | 3.25% | 1.29% | 3.1% | 3.02% | 3.97% | 3.64% | 2.66% | 2.83% | 2.51% | 2.72% | 1.78% | 3.06% | 1.4% | 1.77% | 2.23% | 2.93% | 3.77% | 5.46% | 4.45% |
| Equity / Assets | 24.16% | 27.81% | 30.18% | 28.56% | 25.4% | 32.07% | 30.92% | 29.12% | 25.98% | 24.68% | 22.28% | 20.26% | 18.22% | 15.61% | 15.36% | 13.6% | 14.08% | 13.56% | 11.84% | 11.89% | 9.51% | 4.67% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.16x | 0.04x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.21x | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.04x | 0.04x | 0.13x | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.26x | 0.27x | 0.26x | 0.41x | 0.10x | - | - |
| Book Value per Share | 43.50 | 39.60 | 42.42 | 38.23 | 34.11 | 42.41 | 40.15 | 35.83 | 30.57 | 28.67 | 25.49 | 23.37 | 21.42 | 17.81 | 17.01 | 12.66 | 11.80 | 10.81 | 9.03 | 7.31 | 5.68 | 2.74 |
| Tangible BV per Share | 40.74 | 35.17 | 38.08 | 36.35 | 30.57 | 40.67 | 38.50 | 34.30 | 29.25 | 27.33 | 24.14 | 21.99 | 20.01 | 16.37 | 15.54 | 11.38 | 10.61 | 9.69 | 7.92 | 7.31 | 5.68 | 2.74 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EIG stock.
As of 2025, Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) had total assets of $3.44B including $1.96B in current assets.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) carries total debt of $38.9M, offset by $1.20B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $955.7M ($39.60 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) reported a current ratio of 0.82x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Shrinking equity base
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Equity Base Eroding Since Mid-2024
Based on EIG's reported quarterly figures, shareholders' equity declined from roughly $1.1B in 2024Q4 to $785.6M in 2026Q3 while total assets fell only modestly to $3.3B, signaling a shrinking capital cushion relative to the balance sheet.
The decline in equity appears driven by buybacks and negative earnings in several recent quarters rather than by a contraction in the liability base, which has remained near $2.5B throughout. This suggests capital is being returned faster than it is being regenerated, which may limit future flexibility if underwriting results do not recover. Investors should monitor whether equity stabilizes or continues to fall.
Portfolio Data Largely Unavailable
Investment income, yield, and detailed portfolio allocation are reported as unavailable in the supplied EIG data, with total investments carried at a $1.0M figure that is inconsistent with the scale of the balance sheet.
Because the supplied investment total appears to be a placeholder or data-entry artifact rather than a meaningful portfolio value, portfolio quality, duration, and unrealized loss positions cannot be assessed from these figures. Any conclusions about the investment book would require the full statutory investment schedule. Investors should treat this section as incomplete pending disclosure review.
Loss Ratio Volatility Obscures Reserve Trend
As reported in quarterly figures, EIG's loss ratio ranged from 36.6% in 2025Q4 to 87.6% in 2025Q3 against claims and loss balances of $62.3M to $209.6M, a swing that is too wide to read as a stable reserving trend.
Reserve development data is not present in the supplied figures, so it cannot be determined whether prior-year releases are flattering recent loss ratios. The sharp drop to 36.6% in 2025Q4 followed a very high prior quarter, which may indicate timing effects or reserve adjustments that warrant further investigation. Without development triangles, reserve adequacy remains unverified.
Capital Adequacy Cannot Be Confirmed
Statutory capital ratios such as RBC are not included in the supplied EIG data, so capital adequacy must be inferred from a reported equity balance of $785.6M against $2.5B of liabilities, a leverage profile that appears moderate.
A liabilities-to-equity ratio of roughly 3.2x is consistent with a conservatively capitalized carrier, but it does not substitute for statutory RBC disclosure, which governs regulatory capacity. The declining equity trend means buyback capacity and buffer depth should be tested against the RBC filing. Investors should not assume excess capital without this confirmation.
Buybacks Eroding Capital Faster Than Earnings
Based on EIG's reported figures, buybacks of $79.3M in 2026Q2 and $94.1M in 2025Q4 exceeded the period's positive net income, with equity falling even as the company remained near break-even on earnings.
Repurchasing stock while equity contracts raises the question of whether capital retention is being deprioritized relative to shareholder returns, a judgment that depends on the regulatory capital position not supplied here. If underwriting losses persist, sustained buybacks could leave a thinner buffer against adverse reserve development. This pattern warrants further investigation rather than a definitive conclusion about management intent.