AM Best affirms Legal & General ratings. Legal & General stock costs EUR 3.68.

Published on 10/29/2026 at 12:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ratings stayed stable on October 28, 2026 and H1 profit rose 7.00 percent. Legal & General stock costs EUR 3.68 on October 29, 2026.

Ratings and operating progress

AM Best affirmed Legal & General's A+ financial strength rating on October 28, 2026.
First-half 2026 revenue rose to GBP 6.26 billion from GBP 5.43 billion.
Legal & General stock traded at EUR 3.68 at 12:47 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026.

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Legal & General stock costs EUR 3.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026 at 12:47 p.m. CEST. The latest company-specific signal is a ratings affirmation from AM Best dated October 28, 2026, which kept Legal & General Group's issuer credit rating at a and its insurance subsidiaries' financial strength rating at A+ with a stable outlook.

Ratings rest on capital strength

AM Best said the group had very strong balance-sheet strength and strongest-level risk-adjusted capitalization. Its adjusted financial leverage at year-end 2025 was 52.20 percent excluding contractual service margin and 15.30 percent including it, while the four-year average return on equity through 2025 was 12.20 percent.

The agency also linked its assessment to operating performance across the institutional retirement and retail divisions. Reported net profit reached GBP 616.00 million in fiscal year 2025, compared with GBP 195.00 million in fiscal year 2024, according to AM Best.

What changed in three events

On August 5, 2026, Legal & General reported first-half core operating profit of GBP 918.00 million, up 7.00 percent, according to Simply Wall St. On September 14, 2026, the group announced a GBP 1.20 billion share buyback, and on October 26, 2026, it disclosed purchases of 6,350,673 shares through its program, according to Sharecast. AM Best's October 28, 2026 affirmation was the third event.

What dates come next

Legal & General's next sales and revenue release is listed for November 15, 2026, according to MarketScreener. That report will give investors a fresh test of whether the first-half operating improvement is carrying into the second half.

Stock price and investor context

Legal & General reported first-half revenue of GBP 6.26 billion, up from GBP 5.43 billion a year earlier, while net income rose from GBP 259.00 million to GBP 447.00 million, according to Simply Wall St. Barclays cut its price target from GBp 330.00 to GBp 329.00 while retaining an Overweight rating on October 23, 2026, as reported by Morningstar.

Lang and Schwarz quote

Legal & General stock was trading at EUR 3.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026 at 12:47 p.m. CEST. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker LGEN, and its principal business lines cover retirement, asset management, capital and insurance services.

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