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During the past 12 months, Employers Holdings's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Employers Holdings was 49.40% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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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.
Employers Holdings Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
EIG vs TIPT, AMSF, ITIC: Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Employers Holdings's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward 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.
Employers Holdings Forward Dividend Yield % vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Employers Holdings's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Employers Holdings's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Employers Holdings Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.340000
2026-05-13
2026-05-13
2026-05-27
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.320000
2026-03-04
2026-03-04
2026-03-18
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.320000
2025-11-12
2025-11-12
2025-11-26
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.320000
2025-08-13
2025-08-13
2025-08-27
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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.
Employers Holdings's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* 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.
What does a Forward Dividend Yield % of 2.74% mean?
Employers Holdings (EIG) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 2.74% as of Aug. 04, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Employers Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Employers Holdings ranks #254 out of 419 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 60.6%.
Is Employers Holdings' Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Employers Holdings' current Forward Dividend Yield % is 2.74%. The Insurance industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.18. Employers Holdings' value of 2.74% is 13.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Employers Holdings ranks #254 out of 419 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Employers Holdings has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Employers Holdings' Forward Dividend Yield % compare to TIPT and AMSF?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Employers Holdings ranks #254 out of 419 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Employers Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.18. Employers Holdings' value of 2.74% is 13.8% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Forward Dividend Yield % for an Insurance company?
The median Forward Dividend Yield % among Insurance companies is 3.18, based on 419 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Forward Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Forward Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Employers Holdings's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 2.74% is 13.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Forward Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Forward Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Employers Holdings and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Employers Holdings's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 2.74%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Employers Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Employers Holdings (EIG) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $53.74, compared to a current price of $50.65 — trading 5.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 2.74% and 13.8% below the Insurance industry median of 3.18. Employers Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Forward Dividend Yield % calculated?
Forward Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Employers Holdings (EIG), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 2.74% as of Aug. 04, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Employers Holdings (EIG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Employers Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $50.65 is trading 5.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $53.74.
GuruFocus considers Employers Holdings to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for EIG:
Forward Dividend Yield %: 2.74%
GF Value™: $53.74 vs. price of $50.65 (5.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 13.8% below the Insurance median (#254 of 419)
No single metric tells the full story. See the EIG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Employers Holdings Inc is a provider of workers' compensation insurance and services focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in low-to-medium hazard industries. Its customers are employers, and the insurance premiums that those employers pay to account for company revenue. Substantially all of the remaining revenue is generated through investments. The company operates exclusively in the United States, and it generates more than half of its business in California. By industry, the company has exposure to restaurants, which account for roughly a fourth of the total premiums the company earns. It operates as a single reportable segment, Insurance Operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
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