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Alleghany Corporation

Logo: Allegheny Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American investment company

Alleghany Corporation is an American investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests. It was incorporated in 1929 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1984.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1929Founded1

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  • TickerY on NYSE1
  • Industryinsurance1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitewww.alleghany.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address1411 Broadway, 34Th Floor, New York, Ny 100185
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer5

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Alleghany Corporation is an American investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests. It was incorporated in 1929 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1984. On March 21, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway made an $11.6 billion offer to acquire the company, which completed in October 2022.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

27.3%Net margin6
50.3%Revenue growth, 20216
11.3%Return on equity6
0.31×Debt to equity6

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

  • Other costs63¢$2.4B
  • Interest3¢$102.3M
  • Income tax7¢$281.9M
  • Profit27¢$1.0B

Out of $3.8B in revenue.6

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

  • Share buybacks16¢$290.5M
  • Kept or used elsewhere84¢$1.6B

Out of $1.9B of cash from operations.6

Financial statements

Revenue789106$3.8B in 2021−24% since 2015
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2015: $5.0B$5.0B20152016: $6.1B$6.1B2016+23%2017: $928.3M$928.3M2017−85%2018: $1.6B$1.6B2018+77%2019: $2.3B$2.3B2019+42%2020: $2.5B$2.5B2020+8%2021: $3.8B$3.8B2021+50%
Net income789106$1.0B in 2021+85% since 2015
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2015: $560.3M$560.3M20152016: $456.9M$456.9M2016−18%2017: $90.1M$90.1M2017−80%2018: $39.5M$39.5M2018−56%2019: $857.8M$857.8M2019+2070%2020: $101.8M$101.8M2020−88%2021: $1.0B$1.0B2021+917%
Fiscal year2015201620172018201920202021
Revenue$5.0B7$6.1B8$928.3M9$1.6B10$2.3B6$2.5B6$3.8B6
Interest$91.8M7$81.6M8$83.1M9$90.7M10$100.0M6$88.2M6$102.3M6
Income tax$195.2M7$187.1M8-$63.8M9-$15.1M10$233.4M6$30.7M6$281.9M6
Net income$560.3M7$456.9M8$90.1M9$39.5M10$857.8M6$101.8M6$1.0B6
Earnings per share$35.147$29.608$5.859$2.6210$59.446$7.146$74.706
Earnings per share (diluted)$35.137$29.598$5.859$2.6210$59.396$7.046$74.666

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The story

Founded by Van Sweringen brothers in 1929.1

Products and brands

  • title insurance

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
  • Jazwares

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 2, 1990Went public Listed on NYSE1
  2. 1929Founded Founded1

Recent filings

  1. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
  2. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
  3. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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  10. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
  11. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
  12. Oct 21, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION
  13. Oct 19, 20228-K
  14. Oct 4, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
  15. Oct 4, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2

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