American Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
American Financial Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.62% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.6%
Dividend yield
-0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 11.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 24% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
American Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AFG) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Mar 26
AFGC Debentures Still A Buy For Longer-Term Income Investors
Mar 25American Financial Group: Q4 2024 Earnings Preview
Jan 30American Financial Group: A Financially Stable Property Insurer And Dividend Grower
Jan 23American Financial Group's (NYSE:AFG) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.80
Oct 04Insufficient Growth At American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) Hampers Share Price
Sep 02
Alternative Investments And Calculated Underwriting Propel Insurance Giant To New Heights
Aug 23 Strategic underwriting and capital management efforts are poised to enhance underwriting margins, shareholder value, and EPS.American Financial Group: Solid Underwriting In Q2 With Potential Benefits From Rental Inflation
Aug 07American Financial: Debentures Better Than Dividends For Income Investors
Jun 05Little Excitement Around American Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:AFG) Earnings
May 30American Financial Group: Attractive Due To Solid Underwriting And Multifamily Upside
May 09American Financial Group: An Underwriting Stumble Has Created Opportunity
Nov 09Insurer American Financial Group Is A Buy Opportunity Despite Elevated Valuation
Sep 08American Financial Group: Q2, Bullish On Revenue And Bearish On Underwriting
Aug 22Buy American Financial Group While On Sale
Jun 07American Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Jan 31American Financial declares $0.63 dividend
Jan 03American Financial Group: Superior Business Fundamentals May Be Reflected In The Price
Dec 22Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: AFG's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AFG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| American Financial Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AFG) | 2.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.9% |
| Industry Average (Insurance) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (AFG) (up to 3 years) | 4.4% |
Notable Dividend: AFG's dividend (2.62%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.62%).
High Dividend: AFG's dividend (2.62%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.86%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (24.3%), AFG's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (23.2%), AFG's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/07 04:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
American Financial Group, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Zaremski | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Jay Cohen | BofA Global Research |
| Amit Kumar | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |