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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Dividend Yield % : 0.57% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is WR Berkley Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of WR Berkley is 0.57%.

The historical rank and industry rank for WR Berkley's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

WRB' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.75   Max: 1
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of WR Berkley was 1.00%. The lowest was 0.49%. And the median was 0.75%.

WRB's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
92.75% of 400 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 3.505 vs WRB: 0.57

WR Berkley's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.08.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WR Berkley was 0.17. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.11.

As of today (2024-04-27), the Forward Dividend Yield % of WR Berkley is 0.57%.

WR Berkley's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.11.

During the past 12 months, WR Berkley's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WR Berkley was 71.00% per year. The lowest was 0.70% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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WR Berkley Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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WR Berkley Dividend Yield % Chart

WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.62 0.71 0.62 0.53 0.61

WR Berkley Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.69 0.66 0.61 0.50

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Dividend Yield %

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, WR Berkley's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WR Berkley's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, WR Berkley's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WR Berkley's Dividend Yield % falls into.



WR Berkley Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

WR Berkley Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1102024-03-012024-03-042024-03-13Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1102023-12-152023-12-182023-12-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1102023-09-222023-09-252023-10-04Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1102023-06-232023-06-262023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

WR Berkley's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.44/76.65
=0.57 %

Current Share Price is $76.65.
WR Berkley's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.44.

WR Berkley's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.44/76.65
=0.57 %

Current Share Price is $76.65.
WR Berkley's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.11 * 4 = $0.44.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
Executives
Daniel Lynn Mosley director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mark Ellwood Brockbank director ROC FLEURI APT C41, 1 RUE DU TENAO, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Jonathan Talisman director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, W R BERKLEY CORPORATION, GREENWICH CT 06830
Philip S Welt officer: EVP & General Counsel W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
James G Shiel officer: Sr.Vice Pres. - Investments C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Leigh Ann Pusey director LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Maria Luisa Ferre director PO BOX 9066590, SAN JUAN PR 00906-6590
Matthew M Ricciardi officer: SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ira S Lederman officer: SVP-General Counsel & Sec. 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Clement P Patafio officer: V.P.-Corp. Controller C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Christopher L Augostini director C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Eugene G Ballard officer: Sr.V.P.- CFO & Treas. C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ronald E Blaylock director
Lucille T Sgaglione officer: Senior Vice President C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jeffrey Marc Hafter officer: SVP W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830