Total assets have grown to $86.3 billion as of 2026Q1, supported by an equity base that increased to $18.9 billion, providing a substantial buffer against potential underwriting volatility.
| 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 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Assets | 86.32B | 86B | 80.92B | 70.1B | 73.02B | 76.58B | 74.11B | 70.82B | 62.31B | 225.26B | 223.43B | 228.35B | 245.01B | 277.88B | 298.51B | 302.61B | 318.35B | 264.73B | 247.89B | 360.36B | 326.71B | 285.56B | 259.74B | 225.85B | 182.04B | 181.24B | 171.53B | 167.05B | 150.63B | 131.74B | 108.84B |
| Asset Growth % | 21.62% | 6.28% | 15.44% | -4.01% | -4.64% | 3.33% | 4.65% | 13.66% | -72.34% | 0.82% | -2.15% | -6.8% | -11.83% | -6.91% | -1.35% | -4.94% | 20.25% | 6.79% | -31.21% | 10.3% | 14.41% | 9.94% | 15% | 24.07% | 0.44% | 5.66% | 2.68% | 10.9% | 14.34% | 21.04% | 15.97% |
| Total Investment Assets | 4M | 4.35B | 59.21B | 4.98B | 50.26B | 98.69B | 100.16B | 53.03B | 47.18B | 82.12B | 70.64B | 127.7B | 134.07B | 158.09B | 215.82B | 134.95B | 129.32B | 125.56B | 117.43B | 129.03B | 117.12B | 104.44B | 93.93B | 64.84B | 54.53B | 46.69B | 38.57B | 39.14B | 37.01B | 36.98B | 33.31B |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 55.14B | 4.98B | 46.4B | 52.15B | 51.84B | 48.48B | 42.89B | 41.88B | 36.76B | 65.54B | 68.75B | 90.86B | 124.43B | 124.83B | 120.79B | 115.05B | 107.41B | 123.61B | 113.8B | 103.19B | 91.75B | 63.34B | 51.6B | 43.37B | 37.06B | 34.92B | 36.4B | 36.98B | 33.31B |
| Short-Term Investments | 4.22B | 4.35B | 4.07B | 0 | 3.86B | 46.54B | 48.32B | 45.07B | 4.28B | 40.25B | 35.02B | 62.16B | 65.31B | 67.23B | 890M | 7.74B | 8.53B | 10.36B | 10.02B | 4.78B | 1.92B | 1.25B | 2.18B | 1.51B | 1.79B | 1.98B | 1.51B | 758M | 612M | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 11.12B | 10.8B | 10.25B | 11.55B | 52.23B | 0 | 7.7B | 7.49B | 39.77B | 49.24B | 4.13B | 2.29B | 5.28B | 21.17B | 31.35B | 222.22B | 240.37B | 306.66B | 285.45B | 357.66B | 324.2B | 283.15B | 257.37B | 11.01B | 9.87B | 9.92B | 8.61B | 7.48B | 6.93B | 12.85B | 13.14B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 166M | 133M | 183M | 126M | 229M | 205M | 151M | 185M | 121M | 180M | 882M | 448M | 399M | 1.43B | 2.42B | 2.58B | 2.06B | 2.14B | 1.81B | 2.01B | 1.42B | 1.27B | 1.15B | 462M | 377M | 353M | 227M | 182M | 123M | 140M | 112M |
| Receivables | 33.4B | 6.32B | 6B | 12.71B | 11.91B | 10.97B | 10.28B | 9.91B | 8.35B | 7.97B | 7.39B | 26.73B | 26.35B | 26.8B | 8.21B | 3.45B | 3.27B | 3.4B | 407M | 3.68B | 9.25B | 10.09B | 9.41B | 9.04B | 7.64B | 7.59B | 6.87B | 6.54B | 6.81B | 12.71B | 13.03B |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.29B | 36.23B | -57.72B | -51.05B | -47.67B | 27.01B | 839M | -5.24B | -26.73B | -22.51B | -7.05B | 19.84B | 208.46B | 226.51B | 284.23B | 266.76B | 347.19B | 311.62B | 270.53B | 244.63B | 0 | 68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -612M | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill & Intangibles | 9.95B | 2.48B | 2.55B | 2.62B | 2.69B | 2.77B | 2.86B | 2.98B | 1.95B | 1.95B | 611M | 498M | 498M | 498M | 703M | 1.06B | 1.05B | 470M | 1.13B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.69B | 1.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.91B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 567M | 498M | 498M | 498M | 654M | 1.01B | 1.05B | 470M | 1.06B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.69B | 1.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 549M | 566M | 637M | 707M | 778M | 858M | 950M | 1.07B | 657M | 659M | 44M | 1.82B | 1.82B | 2.16B | 49M | 55M | 0 | 0 | 74M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PP&E (Net) | 923M | 931M | 888M | 896M | 927M | 1.03B | 1.12B | 1.18B | 1.01B | 1.03B | 991M | 974M | 831M | 877M | 977M | 1.03B | 1.15B | 1.03B | 1.07B | 972M | 791M | 683M | 643M | 593M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 0 | 0 | -55.14B | 48.46B | -1.45B | 20.63B | -51.79B | -48.19B | -24.56B | 130B | -33.52B | 159.05B | 172.59B | 167.51B | 139.11B | -45.08B | -48.74B | -115.49B | -107.49B | -123.92B | -114.09B | -103.86B | -92.17B | -65.06B | 0 | 0 | -1.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 67.43B | 67.02B | 64.47B | 54.77B | 59.39B | 58.73B | 55.55B | 54.55B | 49.21B | 211.77B | 206.53B | 210.71B | 226.29B | 258.98B | 276.07B | 281.12B | 298.04B | 253.18B | 240.31B | 341.16B | 307.83B | 270.23B | 245.5B | 214.21B | 171.31B | 172.22B | 164.07B | 161.16B | 143.74B | 125.26B | 104.32B |
| Total Debt | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.36B | 4.36B | 4.94B | 4.35B | 4.85B | 4.68B | 5B | 4.91B | 5.36B | 6.11B | 6.54B | 7.29B | 6.53B | 6.99B | 6.97B | 7.43B | 4.51B | 4.36B | 4.77B | 4.93B | 5.66B | 4.38B | 3.37B | 2.1B | 1.58B | 1.58B | 2.77B | 1.53B |
| Net Debt | 4.21B | 4.24B | 4.18B | 4.24B | 4.13B | 4.74B | 4.2B | 4.66B | 4.56B | 4.82B | 4.17B | 4.91B | 5.71B | 5.2B | 4.87B | 3.95B | 4.93B | -694M | -1.56B | 3.31B | 2.94B | 3.49B | 3.78B | 5.2B | 2.53B | 2.21B | 1.87B | 1.4B | 1.46B | 1.63B | 1.42B |
| Long-Term Debt | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.37B | 4.36B | 4.36B | 4.94B | 4.35B | 4.35B | 4.26B | 4.68B | 4.49B | 5.08B | 5.65B | 6.11B | 6.97B | 6.53B | 6.59B | 6.63B | 7.03B | 3.14B | 3.5B | 4.05B | 4.31B | 4.61B | 4.06B | 2.77B | 1.86B | 1.55B | 1.55B | 2.48B | 1.03B |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500M | 413M | 320M | 416M | 275M | 456M | 438M | 320M | 0 | 400M | 343M | 398M | 1.36B | 857M | 719M | 621M | 1.05B | 315M | 599M | 235M | 31M | 31M | 291M | 500M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 612M | 612M | 614M | 35.21B | 2.11B | 0 | 0 | 1.25B | 44.94B | 207.09B | 203.18B | 205.62B | 220.64B | 59.2B | 71.22B | 274.62B | 291.45B | 283.22B | 271.28B | 82.02B | 72.19B | 266.18B | 241.19B | 209.6B | 168.71B | 170.26B | 162.21B | 160.04B | 142.66B | 124.18B | 103.29B |
| Accounts Payable | 612M | 612M | 614M | 0 | 658M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 767M | 816M | 31.18B | 31.67B | 32.53B | 58.76B | 70.9B | 76.07B | 77.34B | 78.15B | 84.55B | 80.34B | 71.31B | 64.45B | 52.83B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.45B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 612M | 0 | 0 | 35.21B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 755M | 43.76B | 205.95B | 171.59B | 173.68B | 187.65B | 0 | 0 | 198.55B | 213.7B | 204.73B | 186.33B | 308M | 26M | 201.01B | 187.74B | 182.37B | 168.4B | 169.66B | 161.97B | 160.01B | 142.63B | 123.89B | 102.79B |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 62.45B | 62.03B | 59.49B | 13.78B | 52.93B | 53.79B | 51.2B | 50.2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193.67B | 197.88B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256.31B | 232.42B | 0 | 0 | -3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Equity | 18.89B | 18.98B | 16.45B | 15.33B | 13.63B | 17.84B | 18.56B | 16.27B | 13.1B | 13.49B | 16.9B | 17.64B | 18.72B | 18.91B | 22.45B | 21.49B | 20.31B | 11.56B | 7.58B | 19.2B | 18.88B | 15.32B | 14.24B | 11.64B | 10.73B | 9.01B | 7.46B | 5.89B | 6.89B | 6.48B | 4.52B |
| Equity Growth % | 47.74% | 15.39% | 7.31% | 12.44% | -23.61% | -3.84% | 14.05% | 24.19% | -2.91% | -20.17% | -4.19% | -5.76% | -0.98% | -15.78% | 4.47% | 5.79% | 75.76% | 52.47% | -60.53% | 1.74% | 23.17% | 7.63% | 22.33% | 8.43% | 19.09% | 20.75% | 26.62% | -14.42% | 6.26% | 43.41% | -3.87% |
| Shareholders Equity | 18.89B | 18.98B | 16.45B | 15.33B | 13.63B | 17.84B | 18.56B | 16.27B | 13.1B | 13.49B | 16.9B | 17.64B | 18.72B | 18.91B | 22.45B | 21.49B | 20.31B | 17.86B | 9.27B | 19.2B | 18.88B | 15.32B | 14.24B | 11.64B | 10.73B | 9.01B | 7.46B | 5.47B | 6.42B | 6.08B | 4.52B |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429M | 465M | 397M | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 25.42B | 24.74B | 21.53B | 19.01B | 17.05B | 15.76B | 13.92B | 12.69B | 11.05B | 9.64B | 13.11B | 12.55B | 11.19B | 10.68B | 10.74B | 11B | 12.08B | 11.16B | 11.34B | 14.69B | 12.42B | 10.21B | 8.28B | 6.5B | 6.89B | 6.15B | 5.89B | 5.13B | 4.47B | 3.66B | 2.52B |
| Common Stock | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 4M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 3M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 1M | 1M |
| Accumulated OCI | -2.42B | -2.06B | -2.89B | -2.85B | -3.88B | 172M | 1.17B | 52M | -1.58B | 663M | -337M | -329M | 928M | -79M | 2.84B | 1.25B | -1B | -3.31B | -7.52B | -858M | 178M | 90M | 1.43B | 1.25B | 1.09B | 534M | 369M | -272M | 811M | 832M | 392M |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 22.01% | 21.66% | 19.58% | 17.29% | 11.56% | 13.03% | 9.98% | 14.2% | 13.59% | -20.6% | 5.19% | 9.25% | 4.24% | 0.85% | -0.17% | 3.41% | 10.27% | -9.27% | -20.53% | 15.49% | 16.05% | 15.38% | 16.35% | -0.81% | 10.13% | 6.15% | 14.58% | 13.49% | 15.18% | 24.21% | -2.15% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.77% | 4.6% | 4.12% | 3.5% | 2.43% | 3.15% | 2.4% | 3.13% | 1.26% | -1.4% | 0.4% | 0.71% | 0.31% | 0.06% | -0.01% | 0.23% | 0.56% | -0.35% | -0.9% | 0.86% | 0.9% | 0.83% | 0.87% | -0.04% | 0.55% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 1.11% | -0.1% |
| Equity / Assets | 21.88% | 22.07% | 20.33% | 21.87% | 18.67% | 23.3% | 25.04% | 22.97% | 21.03% | 5.99% | 7.57% | 7.73% | 7.64% | 6.8% | 7.52% | 7.1% | 6.38% | 4.37% | 3.06% | 5.33% | 5.78% | 5.37% | 5.48% | 5.15% | 5.9% | 4.97% | 4.35% | 3.53% | 4.57% | 4.92% | 4.15% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.23x | 0.23x | 0.27x | 0.28x | 0.32x | 0.28x | 0.23x | 0.30x | 0.36x | 0.37x | 0.29x | 0.30x | 0.33x | 0.35x | 0.32x | 0.30x | 0.34x | 0.60x | 0.98x | 0.23x | 0.23x | 0.31x | 0.35x | 0.49x | 0.41x | 0.37x | 0.28x | 0.27x | 0.23x | 0.43x | 0.34x |
| Book Value per Share | 66.84 | 66.24 | 55.08 | 49.20 | 41.37 | 50.39 | 51.46 | 44.59 | 35.98 | 36.42 | 42.81 | 41.49 | 40.68 | 38.53 | 46.11 | 44.95 | 42.18 | 31.94 | 24.54 | 60.18 | 59.75 | 50.15 | 47.94 | 42.73 | 42.63 | 37.34 | 33.26 | 25.91 | 29.16 | 27.14 | 19.27 |
| Tangible BV per Share | 58.14 | 57.60 | 46.55 | 40.80 | 33.21 | 42.57 | 43.52 | 36.41 | 30.63 | 31.16 | 41.27 | 36.05 | 35.63 | 33.11 | 44.67 | 42.73 | 40.00 | 30.64 | 20.87 | 54.77 | 54.32 | 44.52 | 42.15 | 36.41 | 35.79 | 30.32 | 27.91 | 25.91 | 29.16 | 27.14 | 19.27 |
Social inflation litigation costs
As reported in recent financial statements, The Hartford has steadily grown its total assets from $70.1 billion in 2023Q4 to $86.3 billion by 2026Q1, reflecting a consistent expansion of the balance sheet that aligns with the company's successful capture of market share in commercial lines.
The steady increase in total assets relative to liabilities suggests that the company is effectively scaling its underwriting capacity without over-leveraging its equity base. This trajectory implies that management is successfully balancing premium growth with the necessary capital retention to support long-term solvency requirements.
Based on the provided quarterly data, claims and loss reserves fluctuated significantly, peaking at $5.7 billion in late 2024 before moderating to $3.7 billion by 2025Q4, which highlights the inherent difficulty in predicting long-tail liability settlements in the current inflationary environment.
The sharp reduction in reported loss figures toward the end of 2025 may indicate either a period of favorable development or a shift in the timing of claim settlements. Investors should monitor whether this trend persists, as any sudden reversal could signal that previous reserve estimates were overly optimistic regarding social inflation impacts.
According to the company's balance sheet filings, equity has grown from $15.3 billion in 2023Q4 to $18.9 billion in 2026Q1, providing a robust capital buffer that appears to enhance the firm's capacity to absorb potential underwriting shocks or market-driven investment portfolio volatility.
This consistent accumulation of equity suggests that the company is prioritizing internal capital generation to maintain a strong statutory position. Such a trend may indicate that management is well-positioned to sustain its current dividend and buyback programs while maintaining a conservative leverage profile relative to its peers.
As indicated by the historical data, the company's reliance on managing legacy asbestos and environmental liabilities, while currently stable, remains a non-obvious risk factor that could necessitate future reserve strengthening, as noted in recent regulatory disclosures regarding the P&C Other segment's long-tail exposure.
While the core business shows strong underwriting discipline, the presence of legacy liabilities creates a potential drag on future capital flexibility. Analysts should remain cautious, as these dormant exposures may require unexpected capital injections if legal environments shift, potentially offsetting the gains from the company's modern, high-margin commercial lines.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HIG stock.
As of 2025, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) had total assets of $86.00B including $10.80B in current assets.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) carries total debt of $4.37B, offset by $4.49B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $18.98B ($66.24 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) reported a current ratio of 17.65x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.