ERIE Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-30

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
ERIE Report Diluted EPS (Class A) BEAT pred ~$3.70 vs. cons $3.58 MEDIUM
ERIE Report Exchange direct written premium (DWP) growth YoY MISS pred ~3.0% vs. cons ~4.0% MEDIUM
ERIE Report Exchange GAAP combined ratio (Q2) BEAT pred ~101% vs. cons ~105% (prior-yr 116.9%) MEDIUM
ERIE Guide H2 2026 DWP growth trajectory (mgmt commentary; no formal guide) LOWER guide ~2-3% vs. cons ~4% (2H26) MEDIUM
ERIE Guide Policies-in-force / retention trend LOWER guide ~ -1.7% to -2.5% PIF, retention ~88% vs. cons ~-1% / ~89% (FY26) MEDIUM
ERIE Guide Management fee rate (2026) UNCHANGED guide 25.0% vs. cons 25.0% (FY26) HIGH
ERIE Guide CFO succession / continuity (Pelkowski retiring YE26) UNKNOWN guide n/a successor unnamed vs. cons n/a (YE26) LOW
ERIE Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -3.0% LOW
ERIE Return 5-day cumulative residual -4.5% (FADE) Stock ran +17% into the print (from ~$210 on 7/22 to ~$246), setting up sell-the-news. Even with an EPS beat and a big combined-ratio recovery vs the cat-heavy Q2'25 (116.9%), the DWP growth step-down (from 9.2% a year ago toward ~3%) plus negative PIF/retention confirms the bear thesis that a rate-driven top line caps the 25% management-fee engine. Out-period math pulls forward fee-revenue estimates down even after a headline beat, so the initial drop follows through / fades further rather than recovering. LOW