Ryan Specialty signals $80M annual savings from Empower restructuring as property pressures persist

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• Ryan Specialty's delegated authority business manages north of $10 billion in premium across more than 300 products

  80% confidence

• AI is viewed as an ally, not an adversary, with opportunities for improvement and significant efficiencies, though benefits cannot yet be quantified

  80% confidence

• The strong growth experienced in 2025 is expected to moderate within 2026

  80% confidence

• Ryan Specialty surpassed revenues of $3 billion, up 21% year-over-year, driven by organic growth of 10.1% on top of 12.8% in 2024

  80% confidence

• Property pricing declined further in Q4, most notably in December where large accounts saw pricing down 25% to 35%

  80% confidence

• Ryan Specialty does not see measurable trends of clients buying less insurance, though structure demands differ with higher retention levels and alternative risk coming into play

  80% confidence

• High single digit growth guidance for 2026 is expected to be industry-leading growth

  80% confidence

• Ryan Specialty delivered organic growth of 6.6% in Q4 2025

  80% confidence

• The construction segment and practice group remains very strong, though macroeconomic pressure and interest rates have slowed the timeline between submit to quote to bind

  80% confidence

• For full year 2026, adjusted EBITDAC margin is guided to flat to moderately down compared to prior year

  80% confidence

• Ryan Specialty completed 5 acquisitions with trailing revenue of over $125 million

  80% confidence

• The Empower program will incur a cumulative special charge of approximately $160 million through 2028 and deliver approximately $80 million of annual savings in 2029

  80% confidence

• Q4 total revenue grew 13% period-over-period to $751 million with organic revenue growth of 6.6%

  80% confidence

• 2025 was the most challenging property environment the insurance industry has faced in decades

  80% confidence

• Q4 adjusted EBITDAC grew 2.9% to $222 million with margin of 29.6% compared to 32.6% in prior year period

  80% confidence

• There is a meaningful dislocation between Ryan Specialty's current valuation and confidence in the near and long-term outlook of the business

  80% confidence

• Ryan Specialty guides to organic revenue growth in the high single digits for 2026, reflecting property pricing pressures, moderate casualty growth, and macroeconomic uncertainty

  80% confidence

• Q4 marked an intensification of property pricing trends with large accounts seeing rate decreases of 25% to 35%, higher than earlier in the year

  80% confidence

• The 35% margin target has been deferred beyond 2027, with Project Empower intended to support efficiencies and modest margin expansion, but no timeline is currently set

  80% confidence

• There is plenty of new business for Ryan Specialty to capture in 2026, with continued pursuit of new innovative ways to broker and underwrite

  80% confidence