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Fairfax Financial (FFH)

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Hold44 / 100

Hold: 44 is between your Sell line (40) and Buy line (60). Off the high (−12% from its 1-year high) scores 60 and lifts it; Plays in (35%) scores 35 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightFFHPointsWeightAdds
Plays in35%354014.0
Off the high−12% from its 1-year high603018.0
Trend−1% vs 200-day393011.7
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for FFH
FactorFFHPointsWhat it is
Plays in35%35The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+18% · 7 analysts · capped: below 200-day50How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating2.7 · hold14The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E8.1×96Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E9.7×88Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.2894P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales0.9×90Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book1.2×91Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yield0.9%28Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+3%32Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Revenue growth−0%10Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin12%52Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity16%62Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.46×55Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−12% from its 1-year high60How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend−1% vs 200-day39How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−6%27The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure0/10 · low100The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on FFH

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Plays in35 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureLow0 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple0.99×Price ÷ its 200-day average (−1%). Higher than on 29% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about FFH now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved FFH lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P/TSX; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Fri Sep 18−2.4% against the S&P/TSX1.7× a normal day

FFH −2.6%, the S&P/TSX −0.2% that session; −3.2% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on FFH was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for FFH starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.2%. The 25 other Financials stocks Be The Puck covers moved +0.3% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Wed Sep 16+2.5% against the S&P/TSX1.9× a normal day

FFH +2.3%, the S&P/TSX −0.3% that session; −1.9% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on FFH was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for FFH starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.3%. The 25 other Financials stocks Be The Puck covers moved +0.1% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Tue Sep 8−2.4% against the S&P/TSX1.8× a normal day

FFH −3.4%, the S&P/TSX −1.1% that session; +0.9% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on FFH was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for FFH starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −1.1%. The 25 other Financials stocks Be The Puck covers moved −1.7% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on FFH

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on FFH went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.6%Exit below C$2,235.09 (−2.3%)26% 169/658+6.3% / +14.1%−66.0% / −56.2%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTAug 14, 2026 +0.7%Enter above C$2,288.46 (+0.0%)31% 29/93+13.1% / +14.1%−30.5% / −56.2%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,248.94 (−1.7%)21% 80/388+9.1% / +14.1%−57.2% / −56.2%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTJan 19, 2026 −4.7%Not on one close16% 24/148+3.3% / +14.1%−36.3% / −56.2%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTMay 1, 2026 +5.4%Enter above C$2,515.20 (+9.9%)20% 18/90+6.7% / +14.1%−40.5% / −56.2%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTMar 27, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$2,552.42 (+11.6%)29% 28/96+8.2% / +14.1%−33.2% / −56.2%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 +1.2%Enter above C$2,291.20 (+0.1%)38% 15/39+11.3% / +14.1%−32.7% / −56.2%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −2.1%Enter above C$2,318.98 (+1.4%)13% 24/182+8.1% / +14.1%−45.6% / −56.2%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyOUTMar 12, 2026 +1.1%Enter above C$5,759.33 (+151.7%)41% 13/32+7.9% / +14.1%−50.0% / −56.2%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTApr 27, 2026 −3.1%Enter above C$6,141.53 (+168.4%)13% 17/134+6.8% / +14.1%−43.9% / −56.2%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyOUTAug 14, 2026 +0.7%Enter above C$2,257.63 (−1.3%)37% 51/137+7.7% / +14.1%−40.3% / −56.2%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.6%Exit below C$2,251.53 (−1.6%)24% 188/768+7.0% / +14.1%−60.5% / −56.2%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.6%Exit below C$2,131.23 (−6.9%)35% 90/254+6.1% / +14.1%−42.0% / −56.2%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 +2.7%Enter above C$2,538.37 (+10.9%)33% 9/27+11.2% / +14.3%−36.2% / −56.2%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$2,546.38 (+11.3%)29% 38/131+7.7% / +14.1%−46.3% / −56.2%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTAug 14, 2026 +0.7%Enter above C$2,347.41 (+2.6%)27% 34/127+9.2% / +14.1%−39.4% / −56.2%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTAug 17, 2026 +1.5%Enter above C$2,327.71 (+1.7%)34% 52/153+7.0% / +14.1%−40.5% / −56.2%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTAug 14, 2026 +0.7%Not on one close43% 124/289+7.7% / +14.1%−31.0% / −56.2%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,194.80 (−4.1%)41% 243/590+9.3% / +14.1%−47.9% / −56.2%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINSep 17, 2026 −0.7%Exit below C$2,178.41 (−4.8%)39% 84/218+8.1% / +14.1%−39.7% / −56.2%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,181.36 (−4.7%)37% 174/472+8.9% / +14.1%−48.7% / −56.2%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJan 16, 2026 −6.1%Not on one close37% 61/163+8.5% / +14.1%−22.5% / −56.2%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$2,321.76 (+1.5%)30% 56/189+8.6% / +14.1%−47.5% / −56.2%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTJul 17, 2026 −1.3%Enter above C$2,307.98 (+0.9%)35% 61/173+8.7% / +14.1%−43.1% / −56.2%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$1,933.59 (−15.5%)33% 73/224+12.2% / +14.1%−36.7% / −56.2%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close38% 86/224+9.5% / +14.1%−43.6% / −56.2%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$2,313.29 (+1.1%)33% 52/159+9.8% / +14.1%−37.0% / −56.2%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 +2.0%Enter above C$2,610.25 (+14.1%)35% 36/103+11.1% / +14.1%−33.3% / −56.2%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 +1.8%Not on one close34% 72/213+4.2% / +14.1%−36.8% / −56.2%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJan 16, 2026 −6.1%Not on one close50% 27/54+2.7% / +14.1%−21.5% / −56.2%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyOUTSep 8, 2026 +3.1%Enter above C$2,343.17 (+2.4%)38% 48/127+8.3% / +14.1%−34.4% / −56.2%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTApr 28, 2026 −2.3%Enter above C$2,474.63 (+8.2%)32% 45/139+6.2% / +14.1%−28.3% / −56.2%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTApr 28, 2026 −2.3%Enter above C$2,474.63 (+8.2%)36% 32/89+8.2% / +14.1%−24.0% / −56.2%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTAug 17, 2026 +1.5%Enter above C$3,306.67 (+44.5%)35% 36/104+3.4% / +14.1%−32.8% / −56.2%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTJan 16, 2026 −6.1%Enter above C$2,343.17 (+2.4%)37% 42/113+6.8% / +14.1%−38.9% / −56.2%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −2.1%Enter above C$2,333.24 (+2.0%)32% 50/157+3.1% / +14.1%−43.6% / −56.2%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTJul 14, 2026 −1.4%Enter above C$2,309.08 (+0.9%)30% 70/236+3.6% / +14.1%−41.2% / −56.2%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTAug 11, 2026 −0.2%Enter above C$2,306.07 (+0.8%)34% 65/189+4.8% / +14.1%−37.5% / −56.2%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTAug 17, 2026 +1.5%Enter above C$2,327.17 (+1.7%)34% 60/177+8.6% / +14.1%−43.8% / −56.2%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 +8.3%Enter above C$2,494.98 (+9.0%)39% 24/61+10.0% / +14.1%−47.0% / −56.2%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,213.94 (−3.2%)28% 86/306+8.9% / +14.1%−51.2% / −56.2%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −5.1%Not on one close26% 46/176+1.4% / +14.1%−32.9% / −56.2%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTJun 22, 2026 +2.4%Enter above C$2,416.62 (+5.6%)32% 52/164+2.6% / +14.1%−19.1% / −56.2%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +3.1%Exit below C$2,199.34 (−3.9%)30% 223/754+2.5% / +14.1%−70.9% / −56.2%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTJul 31, 2025 −5.9%Not on one close25% 7/28+2.7% / +14.1%−7.4% / −56.2%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 +6.6%Enter above C$2,342.08 (+2.4%)32% 7/22+11.2% / +13.9%−33.5% / −56.2%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +3.1%Not on one close50% 14/28+12.2% / +13.9%−33.5% / −56.2%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTJan 30, 2026 +1.8%Enter above C$2,604.20 (+13.8%)39% 11/28+10.7% / +13.9%−33.5% / −56.2%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +1.9%Not on one close16% 25/158+7.2% / +14.1%−38.4% / −56.2%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 +6.6%Enter above C$2,473.07 (+8.1%)22% 4/18+7.6% / +14.1%−43.8% / −56.2%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTApr 17, 2026 −6.9%Enter above C$2,373.09 (+3.7%)32% 38/118+8.4% / +14.1%−38.7% / −56.2%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Exit below C$2,137.33 (−6.6%)32% 142/438+6.6% / +14.1%−57.3% / −56.2%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Exit below C$2,235.06 (−2.3%)26% 215/824+2.3% / +14.1%−78.5% / −56.2%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Exit below C$2,040.04 (−10.8%)39% 116/300+8.2% / +14.1%−37.9% / −56.2%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINNov 30, 2020 +466.7%Exit below C$2,306.91 (+0.8%)45% 5/11+15.4% / +15.6%−43.2% / −56.2%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,267.49 (−0.9%)32% 179/562+7.4% / +14.1%−28.5% / −56.2%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$2,063.86 (−9.8%)37% 100/272+7.4% / +14.1%−43.4% / −56.2%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$2,329.12 (+1.8%)31% 55/177+9.3% / +14.1%−40.7% / −56.2%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 +1.2%Enter above C$2,260.50 (−1.2%)34% 26/77+12.6% / +13.9%−33.8% / −56.2%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +3.1%Not on one close42% 8/19+12.9% / +15.3%−33.5% / −56.2%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTSep 30, 2026 +3.1%Not on one close53% 18/34+12.3% / +13.9%−29.3% / −56.2%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.6%Exit below C$2,144.72 (−6.3%)33% 112/340+6.8% / +14.1%−48.8% / −56.2%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −5.1%Not on one close64% 23/36+4.8% / +14.1%−49.2% / −56.2%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTJul 24, 2026 −1.6%Not on one close60% 199/332+4.5% / +14.1%−27.6% / −56.2%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −4.3%Not on one close65% 259/396+6.7% / +14.1%−41.8% / −56.2%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +0.9%Buy below C$2,163.57 (−5.4%)66% 122/186+2.8% / +14.1%−49.9% / −56.2%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyINJul 23, 2026 +0.2%Not on one close62% 93/151+7.7% / +14.1%−42.0% / −56.2%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +3.0%Exit below C$2,267.98 (−0.9%)55% 161/291+3.4% / +14.1%−65.4% / −56.2%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyINJul 21, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close60% 51/85+6.7% / +14.1%−44.5% / −56.2%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +1,689.9%Sell above C$5,604.97 (+145.0%)–+14.1% / +14.1%−56.2% / −56.2%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTFeb 12, 2024 +76.2%Not on one close50% 9/18+1.6% / +14.1%−18.9% / −56.2%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINSep 14, 2026 +0.9%Not on one close45% 137/306+5.9% / +14.1%−63.8% / −56.2%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +3.1%Exit below C$2,271.43 (−0.7%)52% 226/435+6.2% / +14.1%−56.7% / −56.2%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Buy below C$2,287.94 (0.0%)62% 1259/2016+13.9% / +14.1%−27.8% / −56.2%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTFeb 18, 2026 −3.9%Not on one close58% 57/98+4.3% / +14.1%−36.2% / −56.2%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +3.1%Exit below C$2,176.09 (−4.9%)36% 385/1060+3.9% / +14.1%−72.8% / −56.2%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINAug 31, 2026 +1.2%Sell above C$2,263.79 (−1.1%)55% 69/125+4.6% / +14.1%−49.0% / −56.2%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Not on one close23% 192/826−0.7% / +14.1%−79.3% / −56.2%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTAug 26, 2026 +2.2%Not on one close36% 69/191+3.2% / +14.1%−47.3% / −56.2%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTJul 3, 2026 −5.6%Not on one close67% 34/51+8.1% / +14.1%−56.0% / −56.2%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTSep 8, 2026 +3.1%Not on one close30% 50/164+8.1% / +14.1%−54.7% / −56.2%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Exit below C$2,232.98 (−2.4%)25% 190/764+2.0% / +14.1%−75.8% / −56.2%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTSep 23, 2026 +2.9%Enter above C$2,252.37 (−1.6%)36% 132/363+10.8% / +14.1%−43.5% / −56.2%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +1.9%Enter above C$2,287.94 (0.0%)33% 174/526+2.1% / +14.1%−64.2% / −56.2%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +1.9%Not on one close36% 32/90+9.4% / +14.1%−52.2% / −56.2%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.6%Not on one close37% 318/856+8.7% / +14.1%−57.5% / −56.2%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyINJul 13, 2026 −3.2%Exit below C$2,258.90 (−1.3%)41% 64/157+5.5% / +14.1%−54.0% / −56.2%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTOct 29, 2025 +2.3%Not on one close33% 35/105+9.6% / +14.1%−29.9% / −56.2%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTAug 8, 2025 −2.5%Not on one close29% 21/72−0.8% / +14.1%−36.5% / −56.2%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −2.7%Buys Oct 3051% 22/43+10.1% / +14.1%−45.4% / −56.2%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +2.9%Window opens Apr 148% 21/44+8.7% / +14.1%−45.9% / −56.2%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 27, 2026 −3.1%Window opens Oct 1656% 24/43+9.8% / +14.1%−44.9% / −56.2%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −10.5%Buys Dec 2334% 15/44+1.9% / +14.1%−8.1% / −56.2%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +3.5%Buys Oct 2949% 257/526+1.6% / +14.1%−47.4% / −56.2%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +3.1%Sells Jun 3036% 4/11+5.9% / +14.1%−34.9% / −56.2%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −0.4%Buys Nov 2447% 180/386+2.1% / +14.1%−14.5% / −56.2%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +200.4%Not on one close60% 12/20+11.3% / +14.1%−42.3% / −56.2%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Sells Oct 1650% 1143/2284+6.3% / +14.1%−52.6% / −56.2%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −0.8%Buys Oct 2747% 162/348+1.8% / +14.1%−11.2% / −56.2%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +3.1%Sells Oct 1651% 278/541+6.5% / +14.1%−41.0% / −56.2%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 4, 2005Always in–+14.1%−56.2%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureLow0 of 10 points
  • Market swings0/3
  • Past crashes0/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2

Nothing on the checklist stands out.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Oct 2007 · back to its old high Oct 2007

FFH−6%
TSX−47%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Dec 2021

FFH−35%
TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Mar 2022 · back to its old high Mar 2022

FFH−5%
TSX−14%
  • Beta0.56Moves about 0.6× as much as the TSX week to week.
  • Downside capture−77%In months the TSX fell, this fell -77% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change+33%
  • From 52-week high−12%
  • Debt to equity0.54×
  • Net debt / EBITDA0.8×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover8.8×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Insurance - Property & Casualty · Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and Asia, and internationally. It operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance; Life insurance and Run-off; and Non-Insurance Companies segments.

Size and valuation
Market capC$51.2BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$38.5BTotal sales.
P/E ratio8.1×Buyers pay C$8 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E9.7×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit.
Price to book1.2×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin11.6%Keeps 12¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth−0.5%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Earnings growth+2.9%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity16.5%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$4.8BCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$26.5BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$14.3BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$8.3BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.54×Moderate.
Interest cover8.8×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst targetC$2,701.9418% above the close, from 7 analysts (range C$1,954.46 to C$3,485.15).
Consensus ratingHoldAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield0.92%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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