Brown & Brown dividend history

Brown & Brown's dividend was $0.620 a share in fiscal 2026, up 14.8% on the year before. That was 18.3% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2010, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $850M
Dividends (TTM): $225M
Returned to shareholders: 72%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $100M
Diluted share count: +12.3%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.6%; dividends 1.0% + buybacks 3.6% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 19%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Brown & Brown: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Dec 2009	2011Dec 2010	2012Dec 2011	2013Dec 2012	2014Dec 2013	2015Dec 2014	2016Dec 2015	2017Dec 2016	2018Dec 2017	2019Dec 2018	2020Dec 2019	2021Dec 2020	2022Dec 2021	2023Dec 2022	2024Dec 2023	2025Dec 2024	2026Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.151	$0.156	$0.163	$0.175	$0.185	$0.205	$0.225	$0.250	$0.280	$0.310	$0.330	$0.350	$0.380	$0.420	$0.480	$0.540	$0.620	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+3.3%	+4.0%	+7.7%	+5.7%	+10.8%	+9.8%	+11.1%	+12.0%	+10.7%	+6.5%	+6.1%	+8.6%	+10.5%	+14.3%	+12.5%	+14.8%	—
Dividends paid	43	44	46	50	54	59	64	70	78	85	91	101	107	120	135	154	193	225
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	0	75	164	19	129	91	59	55	83	74	0	0	100	850
Dividends ÷ net income	28.0%	27.5%	28.4%	26.9%	24.7%	28.7%	26.3%	27.3%	19.4%	24.6%	22.9%	20.9%	18.3%	17.9%	15.5%	15.5%	18.3%	18.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	20.4%	15.6%	20.8%	25.2%	14.4%	16.5%	17.6%	17.9%	18.6%	16.1%	15.1%	15.7%	14.0%	14.5%	14.3%	14.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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 Brown & Brown's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 27, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Brown & Brown.