RLI Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

RLI is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.78% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

0.8%

Dividend yield

-0.04%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield0.7%
Future Dividend Yield1.9%
Dividend Growth-3.2%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.160
Payout ratio12%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Dec 26
RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

RLI Corp.: A Resilient Dividend Champion Navigating 2024 With Strong Underwriting And Growth Potential

Oct 25

Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

Sep 07
Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

A 'RLI'able Dividend Champion

Aug 20

RLI Corp.: Results In Spite Of Expected Competition

Jun 06

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 22
RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Results: RLI Corp. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Apr 26
Results: RLI Corp. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

RLI Corp.: Mounting Competition In Property, But No Alarms

Mar 11

Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

Feb 15
Getting In Cheap On RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) Is Unlikely

RLI Corp.: A Dividend Aristocrat Priced For Perfection

Aug 07

RLI Corp.: The Always Expensive Dividend Aristocrat Priced For Perfection

May 23

RLI declares $0.26 dividend

Feb 09

RLI GAAP EPS of $2.13 beats by $0.96, revenue of $360.59M beats by $36.67M

Jan 25

RLI Continues To Grow Its Premiums

Dec 19

RLI Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 18

RLI Continues An Aristocratic Tradition But Is Construction Exposed

Aug 25

RLI declares $0.26 dividend

Aug 17

RLI Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 19

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: RLI's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

RLI Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RLI dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RLI)0.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Insurance)2.0%
Analyst forecast (RLI) (up to 3 years)1.9%

Notable Dividend: RLI's dividend (0.78%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).

High Dividend: RLI's dividend (0.78%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.57%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (12.2%), RLI's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (9.7%), RLI's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 08:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

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Analyst Sources

RLI Corp. is covered by 19 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cullen JohnsonB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Casey AlexanderCompass Point Research & Trading, LLC
Randolph BinnerFBR Capital Markets & Co.