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title: "Cincinnati Financial expands buyback by 15M shares, posts investor presentation with 2Q26 results"
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description: "Cincinnati Financial authorized a 15 million-share buyback and posted an investor presentation for Q2 2026. The company reported Q2 EPS of $8.05, up from $4.34 in the prior year, driven partly by equity fair-value changes. Year-to-date results include 8.0% annualized value creation ratio and 5% P&C premium growth. However, the combined ratio rose to 100.8% due to higher catastrophe losses."
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# Cincinnati Financial expands buyback by 15M shares, posts investor presentation with 2Q26 results

**Cincinnati Financial posted investor presentation slides and the board authorized an additional 15 million-share repurchase program.**

**Key Highlights:**

-   Board authorized repurchase of up to 15 million additional common shares, adding to 15M remaining from prior program.
-   Presentation slides posted for investor use beginning Aug 26, 2026; furnished under Reg FD (Exhibit 99.1).
-   2Q26 EPS of $8.05 vs. $4.34 in 2Q25; $3.26 of the $3.71 EPS increase from fair-value change in equities.
-   YTD 6-30-26: 8.0% annualized VCR, 5% P&C net written premium growth, investment income up ~13% and $1.356B operating cash flow.
-   Combined ratio 2Q26 of 100.8% (up 5.9 pts vs. 2Q25) driven by higher catastrophe losses and higher current accident year results.

Original SEC Filing: CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP \[ CINF \] - 8-K - Aug. 25, 2026

**Disclaimer**

This is an AI-powered summary. It may contain inaccuracies. Consider verifying important information with the source. Please note this summary is solely based on documents filed with the SEC.

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