W. R. Berkley Corporation dividend history

W. R. Berkley Corporation's dividend was $1.85 a share in fiscal 2025, up 32.1% on the year before. That was 39.4% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2022, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $631M
Dividends (TTM): $705M
Returned to shareholders: 41%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $1.1B
Diluted share count: −1.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.8%; dividends 2.5% + buybacks 2.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 38%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

W. R. Berkley Corporation: 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	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$0.590	$1.29	$1.40	$1.85	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+118.6%	+8.5%	+32.1%	—
Dividends paid	29	49	43	184	53	181	58	184	188	255	308	84	356	235	501	532	700	705
Share buybacks	147	471	187	128	166	239	224	132	48	25	18	346	122	94	537	304	270	631
Dividends ÷ net income	9.3%	11.1%	11.1%	36.0%	10.5%	28.0%	11.5%	30.6%	34.3%	39.8%	45.2%	15.9%	34.8%	17.0%	36.3%	30.3%	39.4%	37.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	10.1%	12.3%	6.9%	29.0%	7.0%	26.2%	7.1%	23.1%	31.6%	44.7%	28.4%	5.2%	16.3%	9.2%	17.1%	14.5%	19.5%	22.1%

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.

Recent dividend announcements

September 10, 2026 W. R. Berkley Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from W. R. Berkley Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to W. R. Berkley Corporation.