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The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover Insurance Group) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 7.40% (As of Dec. 2023)
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The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Hanover Insurance Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

THG' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.4   Med: 10.3   Max: 35.7
Current: 7.4

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Hanover Insurance Group was 35.70% per year. The lowest was 7.40% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.

THG's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
54.81% of 239 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 6.3 vs THG: 7.40

During the past 12 months, The Hanover Insurance Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27. As of today, The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividend Yield % is 2.51%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of The Hanover Insurance Group Inc is 2.95, which seems too high.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Hanover Insurance Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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.


The Hanover Insurance Group 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, The Hanover Insurance Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Hanover Insurance Group's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



The Hanover Insurance Group 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


The Hanover Insurance Group  (NYSE:THG) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.85/ 3.13
=0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Hanover Insurance Group was 2.95. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.32.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of The Hanover Insurance Group Inc is 2.95, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

The Hanover Insurance Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.8502024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8502023-12-142023-12-152023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8102023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.8102023-06-152023-06-162023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.32/131.56
=2.52 %

Current Share Price is $131.56.
The Hanover Insurance Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.32.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of The Hanover Insurance Group was 3.04%. The lowest was 1.63%. And the median was 2.14%.

* 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.


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The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover Insurance Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA, USA, 01653
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc is a holding company whose primary business is offering property and casualty insurance products and services. The company markets itself through independent agents and brokers in the United States while conducting business internationally through a wholly owned subsidiary, Chaucer Holdings Limited, domiciled in the United Kingdom. The company conducts business operations through three operating segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Other. The company operates an investment portfolio that is primarily exposed to fixed-income securities.
Executives
Jane D Carlin director C/O PHH CORPORATION, 3000 LEADENHALL ROAD, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
David John Lovely officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark Joseph Welzenbach officer: Senior Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET (S-316), WORCESTER MA 01653
Elizabeth A Ward director 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Francisco Aristeguieta director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
John C Roche officer: Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Warren E Barnes officer: Vice President of Subsidiary THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Richard W Lavey officer: Vice President of Subsidiary THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Jeffrey M Farber officer: Executive Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Willard T Lee officer: Senior Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Bryan J Salvatore officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, N435, WORCESTER MA 01653
J Paul Condrin director 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Bunting Theodore H Jr director P. O. BOX 61000, NEW ORLEANS LA 70161
Martin P Hughes director C/O HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, 55 EAST JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO IL 60604
Dennis Francis Kerrigan officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, E-10, WORCESTER MA 01653