American Financial Group Inc dividend history

American Financial Group Inc's dividend was $7.28 a share in fiscal 2025, down 22.8% on the year before. That was 72.0% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $88M
Dividends (TTM): $576M
Returned to shareholders: 45%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $312M
Diluted share count: −0.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 5.2%; dividends 4.5% + buybacks 0.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 60%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 25.5%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

American Financial Group Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.520	$0.575	$0.662	$0.970	$1.80	$1.91	$2.03	$2.15	$4.79	$4.45	$4.95	$3.85	$28.06	$14.31	$8.10	$9.43	$7.28	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+10.6%	+15.2%	+46.4%	+86.1%	+5.8%	+6.3%	+6.0%	+122.4%	−7.0%	+11.2%	−22.2%	+628.8%	−49.0%	−43.4%	+16.4%	−22.8%	—
Dividends paid	60	63	67	90	160	167	176	185	417	394	444	334	2,374	1,213	684	788	606	576
Share buybacks	81	292	315	415	70	191	126	133	0	6	0	313	319	11	213	0	99	88
Dividends ÷ net income	11.6%	13.1%	19.6%	18.4%	34.0%	36.9%	50.0%	28.5%	87.8%	74.3%	49.5%	45.6%	119.0%	135.1%	80.3%	88.8%	72.0%	60.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from American Financial Group Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to American Financial Group Inc.