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The Hartford dividend history

The Hartford's dividend was $2.16 a share in fiscal 2025, up 11.9% on the year before. That was 15.4% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2012.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$1.8B
Dividends (TTM)
$642M
Returned to shareholders
40%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$4.5B
Diluted share count
−4.0%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
6.6%
dividends 1.7% + buybacks 4.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
14%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
19.9%
of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

The Hartford: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share—$0.200$0.400$0.400$0.500$0.660$0.780$0.860$0.940$1.10$1.20$1.30$1.44$1.58$1.75$1.93$2.16—
Dividend per share growth——+100.0%0.0%+25.0%+32.0%+18.2%+10.3%+9.3%+17.0%+9.1%+8.3%+10.8%+9.7%+10.4%+10.6%+11.9%—
Dividends paid14985153175202282316334341379433457485506528556592642
Share buybacks———1546001,7961,2501,3301,02802001501,7021,5501,4001,5141,6151,791
Dividends ÷ net income—5.2%21.5%—114.8%35.3%18.8%37.3%—21.0%20.8%26.3%20.5%27.8%21.1%17.9%15.4%13.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow———6.7%17.2%16.0%12.9%18.1%17.6%13.9%12.8%12.2%12.2%13.2%13.2%9.6%10.3%—

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 The Hartford'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 The Hartford.