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Fairfax Financial | Sustainability Performance

https://www.fairfax.ca/

Operates as a financial services holding company with global insurance and investment businesses.

1985

Canada

10,001+ employees

Financial Services

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9282
Overall
#244
in Canada
#438
in Financial Services

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

454 out of 609

Overview
Environmental
Nature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Female employees

46% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

2.5M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

38.3B $, 2026▲6.6% YoY

Revenue

38.7B $, 2024▼8.1% YoY

Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Controversy level


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  • Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, Canadian major insurance/financial holdings (Prem Watsa, 'Canadian Berkshire Hathaway'), has faced sustained class actions over the historic 2023 Muddy Waters Research shortseller report alleging accounting irregularities at Fairfax Financial Holdings' insurance subsidiaries (including Allied World Assurance Company), plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Canadian insurance sector consolidation pressure affecting Canadian institutional shareholders.
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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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1,012 assets assessed
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55Moderate
$1.5Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

38.3B $, 2026▲6.6% YoY

Revenue

38.7B $, FY2024▼8.1% YoY

EBITDA

5.7B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

15% Industry: -6▲5.7% YoY

P/E ratio

8.7 Industry: 37▼38.5% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$38.7BFY2024 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

3.6B 2024▼115.4% YoY

Capex

408.0M 2024▲26% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

10.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

31.3

▲ 16.6%

2022

35.6

▲ 11.0%

2023

38.7

▲ 54.8%

2024

45.1

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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38%
Independent Directors

8 out of 21 incl. management

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Overall score

41

Environment

11

Social

70

Governance

44

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

1



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