First American Financial Corporation

NYSE:FAF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.3b

First American Financial Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

First American Financial is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.53%.

Key information

3.5%

Dividend yield

1.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.0%
Future Dividend Yield3.7%
Dividend Growth8.6%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio141%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

First American: A Solid Q1 And Relative Safe Haven From Tariffs (Upgrade)

Apr 23

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Mar 23
First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Nov 29
First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

First American Financial: Housing Market Malaise Outweighs Portfolio Repositioning

Nov 11
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Sequoia Initiative And Tech Advances To Propel Revenue And Margin Growth

Aug 28 Introduction of the Sequoia project and Endpoint's platform could significantly enhance operational efficiency and potentially boost revenue through faster service and technological advancements.

First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Aug 19
First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

First American Financial: Too Much Optimism Around A Recovery

Aug 12

First American Financial: Lack Of Near-Term Growth Leaves Shares With Limited Upside

May 16

First American Financial: Limited Housing Supply Leaves Shares Fully Valued

Dec 30

Why First American Financial Is Worth A Nibble At Current Prices

Oct 20

First American Financial: Cooling Volumes Makes For A Hold

Aug 09

First American Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 08

First American acquires 1031 Solutions

Feb 02

First American Financial: Patience Should Be Rewarded

Jan 12

First American Financial declares $0.52 dividend

Nov 16

First American Financial: Low-Risk Housing Play At A Great Valuation

Oct 21

First American Financial raises dividend by 2% to $0.52/share

Aug 24

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: FAF's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: FAF's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First American Financial Dividend Yield vs Market
How does FAF dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (FAF)3.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.9%
Industry Average (Insurance)1.9%
Analyst forecast (FAF) (up to 3 years)3.7%

Notable Dividend: FAF's dividend (3.53%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.62%).

High Dividend: FAF's dividend (3.53%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.86%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (140.7%), FAF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (39.2%), FAF's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/07 05:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

First American Financial Corporation is covered by 11 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bruce HartingBarclays
Terry MaBarclays
Andrew KligermanCredit Suisse