Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: ERIEValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

ERIE valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$12.74B
Enterprise value
$11.63B
P/E (TTM)
22.1
10-yr median 33.7
Forward P/E
26.7
PEG ratio
2.67
Price / sales
3.1
10-yr median 4.1
Price / book
5.0
10-yr median 8.2
EV / EBITDA
—
10-yr median 22.5
Dividend yield
2.12%
$5.85 a year
Beta
0.33

ERIE key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

ERIE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio−25.4%
27.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 31.3 (−2.5%)2017: 36.1 (+15.5%)2018: 24.4 (−32.6%)2019: 30.6 (+25.6%)2020: 44.1 (+44.2%)2021: 29.9 (−32.3%)2022: 38.5 (+28.8%)2023: 39.6 (+2.8%)2024: 36.2 (−8.5%)2025: 27.0 (−25.4%)
20162025
Price / sales−35.1%
3.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.1 (+10.5%)2017: 4.1 (+1.9%)2018: 2.9 (−29.7%)2019: 3.9 (+32.1%)2020: 5.0 (+30.7%)2021: 3.3 (−34.6%)2022: 4.0 (+22.8%)2023: 5.4 (+33.4%)2024: 5.7 (+6.0%)2025: 3.7 (−35.1%)
20162025
Price / book−39.5%
6.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 8.1 (+10.6%)2017: 8.3 (+3.1%)2018: 7.2 (−13.1%)2019: 8.6 (+18.6%)2020: 10.9 (+27.3%)2021: 6.6 (−39.2%)2022: 7.9 (+19.7%)2023: 10.6 (+33.8%)2024: 10.9 (+3.0%)2025: 6.6 (−39.5%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−32.3%
18.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 20.5 (−1.6%)2017: 22.5 (+9.7%)2018: 17.3 (−23.3%)2022: 26.42023: 28.9 (+9.6%)2024: 27.7 (−4.3%)2025: 18.7 (−32.3%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow−40.8%
26.5
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 28.7 (+5.0%)2017: 42.3 (+47.4%)2018: 33.9 (−19.9%)2022: 38.42023: 61.1 (+59.1%)2024: 44.7 (−27.0%)2025: 26.5 (−40.8%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+1.5 pts
3.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 3.5% (−0.2 pts)2017: 2.4% (−1.1 pts)2018: 3.0% (+0.6 pts)2019: −1.1% (−4.0 pts)2020: −0.4% (+0.6 pts)2021: −1.7% (−1.2 pts)2022: 2.6% (+4.3 pts)2023: 1.6% (−1.0 pts)2024: 2.2% (+0.6 pts)2025: 3.8% (+1.5 pts)
20162025

ERIE valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

ERIE returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

ERIE debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

ERIE cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

ERIE price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

ERIE key metrics

2016–2025
Erie Indemnity Company key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$15.10B$21.72B$17.64B$11.49B$8.90B$12.94B$9.70B$7.02B$7.12B$6.58B
Enterprise value$14.75B$21.41B$17.53B$11.44B$8.77B$12.86B$9.45B$6.46B$7.14B$6.57B
P/E ratio27.036.239.638.529.944.130.624.436.131.3
Price / sales3.75.75.44.03.35.03.92.94.14.1
Price / book6.610.910.67.96.610.98.67.28.38.1
Price / free cash flow26.544.761.138.4———33.942.328.7
Price / operating cash flow22.035.546.331.429.937.826.624.436.125.9
EV / sales3.65.65.44.03.25.03.82.74.24.1
EV / EBITDA18.727.728.926.4———17.322.520.5
EV / free cash flow25.844.060.838.3———31.142.428.7
Earnings yield3.7%2.8%2.5%2.6%3.3%2.3%3.3%4.1%2.8%3.2%
Free cash flow yield3.8%2.2%1.6%2.6%−1.7%−0.4%−1.1%3.0%2.4%3.5%
Dividend yield1.7%1.1%1.3%1.8%2.2%2.1%1.7%2.2%2.0%2.1%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)1.7%1.1%1.3%1.8%2.2%2.1%1.7%2.2%2.0%2.1%
Share price at fiscal year-end$286.65$412.23$334.92$248.72$192.66$245.60$166.00$133.31$121.84$112.45
Per share
Revenue per share$77.20$72.03$62.05$61.49$58.48$48.76$43.08$45.71$29.39$27.63
Earnings per share$10.62$11.39$8.47$6.46$6.45$5.57$5.42$5.47$3.37$3.59
Operating cash flow per share$13.03$11.60$7.24$7.93$6.45$6.50$6.24$5.47$3.37$4.34
Free cash flow per share$10.84$9.23$5.48$6.47−$3.22−$1.05−$1.75$3.93$2.88$3.91
Cash per share$6.70$6.06$4.29$3.60$4.81$3.40$6.37$12.69$4.91$4.19
Book value per share$43.34$37.72$31.56$31.36$29.07$22.55$19.40$18.48$14.67$13.96
Tangible book value per share$43.34$37.72$32.50$30.43−$1.43−$1.66$1.79$1.71$0.19$1.12
Dividends per share$4.83$4.51$4.21$4.48$4.17$5.18$2.87$2.97$2.49$2.32
Capex per share$2.20$2.37$1.76$1.45$3.22$1.05$1.75$1.07$0.50$0.43
Debt per share—$0.14$2.13$2.65$2.03$1.82$2.05$1.89$5.18$4.02
Shares outstanding52.7M52.7M52.7M46.2M46.2M52.7M58.4M52.7M58.4M58.5M
Change in shares outstanding−0.0%+0.0%+14.1%+0.0%−12.3%−9.8%+10.9%−9.8%−0.2%−0.1%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)26.2%32.9%28.7%21.4%23.5%25.3%30.1%31.5%23.5%26.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)31.4%33.3%28.0%22.8%−19.5%−21.4%−26.5%45.4%23.5%27.6%
Return on assets (ROA)17.9%22.4%18.9%13.3%13.7%14.2%16.7%16.7%12.3%14.2%
Return on tangible assets16.7%20.8%17.7%13.6%35.7%34.8%32.1%32.2%24.0%26.4%
Free cash flow margin14.0%12.8%8.8%10.5%−5.5%−2.2%−4.1%8.6%9.8%14.2%
Income quality (OCF / net income)1.231.020.851.231.001.171.151.001.001.21
Financial health
Total debt—$7.5M$112.3M$122.5M$93.8M$95.9M$119.8M$99.7M$302.9M$235.3M
Cash & short-term investments$353.0M$319.4M$226.1M$166.4M$222.1M$178.9M$371.9M$668.8M$286.9M$245.2M
Net debt−$353.0M−$311.9M−$113.8M−$43.9M−$128.3M−$83.1M−$252.2M−$569.0M$15.9M−$9.9M
Debt / equity—0.000.070.080.070.080.110.100.350.29
Debt / assets—0.000.050.050.040.050.060.060.180.15
Net debt / EBITDA−0.45−0.40−0.19−0.10———−1.520.05−0.03
Current ratio1.241.431.311.101.211.171.522.482.292.19
Quick ratio1.241.431.311.111.311.261.512.48−0.022.19
Interest coverage———187.3-69.2-364.9-248.8151.9256.0—
Working capital$216.6M$342.5M$221.2M$70.3M$132.9M$104.6M$303.7M$697.6M$427.5M$355.3M
Invested capital$1.93B$1.68B$1.55B$1.40B$1.21B$1.10B$881.1M$404.6M$873.3M$807.0M
Tangible asset value$2.28B$1.99B$1.71B$1.41B−$66.0M−$87.3M$104.5M$90.1M$11.0M$65.5M
Net current asset value$61.0M$243.7M$121.1M−$12.3M−$135.8M−$196.8M$8.4M$364.3M−$48.4M−$78.0M
Graham number$101.75$98.33$77.55$67.53$64.94$53.14$48.65$47.68$33.36$33.59
Graham net-net per share−$2.97−$0.82−$2.03−$5.11−$7.56−$7.75−$2.64$3.90$3.71−$3.08
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$254.3M$237.5M$221.7M$206.8M$192.8M$272.9M$167.7M$156.5M$145.8M$136.0M
Share buybacks (net)————————$0$0
Dividend payout ratio45.5%39.6%49.7%69.3%64.7%93.0%52.9%54.3%74.0%64.6%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow44.5%48.8%76.8%69.2%———75.5%86.7%59.3%
Capex / revenue2.8%3.3%2.8%2.4%5.5%2.2%4.1%2.3%1.7%1.6%
Capex / operating cash flow16.8%20.4%24.3%18.4%50.0%16.2%28.0%19.5%14.7%9.9%
Capex / depreciation1.511.951.731.303.031.623.324.211.951.66
Stock-based compensation / revenue−2.3%−2.5%0.4%−0.1%0.1%0.5%0.4%0.3%0.7%0.6%
R&D / revenue——0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%————
SG&A / revenue1.8%21.2%44.1%46.8%2.2%23.7%—0.1%14.0%13.2%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding65.965.164.764.565.868.867.470.393.786.0
Days of inventory on hand——-0.6-5.4-8.5-4.70.268.799.9-53.9
Days payables outstanding20.520.822.222.320.222.720.039.682.254.2
Cash conversion cycle (days)45.344.241.936.837.141.447.699.4111.4-22.1
Receivables turnover5.545.615.645.665.555.305.425.193.894.24
Payables turnover17.7717.5216.4616.3418.0616.0918.279.224.446.74
Inventory turnover——————1,780.735.313.65—
Asset turnover1.301.421.391.271.241.241.331.401.071.09
Average receivables$734.0M$676.5M$579.9M$502.0M$486.9M$484.4M$464.6M$464.2M$441.0M$381.2M
Average payables$192.9M$178.0M$167.0M$150.8M$144.5M$136.6M$116.0M$221.1M$315.7M$193.4M
Average inventory——−$4.9M−$36.1M−$60.6M−$28.2M$1.2M$383.5M$383.5M−$192.5M
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%−2.0%1.9%62.8%60.2%51.0%49.7%50.8%48.5%

Computed from ERIE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

ERIE valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Erie Indemnity traded at 27.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 33.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 22.1 and the forward P/E is 26.7. Erie Indemnity earned a return on equity of 26.2% and a return on invested capital of 31.4% in fiscal 2025. It returned $254.3 million to shareholders: $254.3 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 45% of free cash flow. The share count fell 10.0% from 58.5M to 52.7M over 9 years.

See the ERIE income statement, the ERIE chart for price history, or the ERIE stock overview for the latest quote and news.

ERIE key metrics FAQ

What is Erie Indemnity's P/E ratio?

Erie Indemnity's trailing P/E ratio is 22.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 26.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 27.0, compared with a 10-year median of 33.7.

What is Erie Indemnity's EV/EBITDA?

Erie Indemnity's enterprise value was 18.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $14.7 billion, EBITDA $787.4 million).

What is Erie Indemnity's return on equity?

Erie Indemnity's return on equity (ROE) was 26.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $559.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.1 billion.

What is Erie Indemnity's ROIC?

Erie Indemnity's return on invested capital was 31.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

What is Erie Indemnity's dividend yield?

Erie Indemnity's forward dividend yield is 2.12%. Erie Indemnity paid $254.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($4.83 per share), a payout ratio of 45.5%.

What is Erie Indemnity's free cash flow yield?

Erie Indemnity generated $571.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.8% on its market value at year-end ($15.1 billion).

What is Erie Indemnity's current ratio?

Erie Indemnity's current ratio was 1.24 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.24 times current liabilities.

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