American Financial GroupAFE 80 Shareholder Yield % is 1.01% as of Mar. 2026, which is 38% below its 10-year median of 1.64. GuruFocus rates AFE with a GF Score™ of 80/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 491 Insurance companies, American Financial Group ranks worse than 62.12% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % was 1.01%.
American Financial Group (NYSE:AFE) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
American Financial Group Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
American Financial Group Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* 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.
American Financial Group Shareholder Yield % Chart
AFE vs CNA, AIZ, ORI: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder 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.
American Financial Group Shareholder Yield % vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
American Financial Group (AFE) has a Shareholder Yield % of 1.01% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on American Financial Group and its competitors. This is 38% below median its historical median of 1.64. According to the industry distribution chart, American Financial Group ranks #305 out of 491 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 62.1%.
Is American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % too high?
American Financial Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.01% is 38% below median its 10-year median of 1.64. The Insurance industry median Shareholder Yield % is 2.62. American Financial Group's value of 1.01% is 61.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, American Financial Group ranks #305 out of 491 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, American Financial Group has a GF Score™ of 80/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does American Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % compare to CNA and AIZ?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, American Financial Group ranks #305 out of 491 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places American Financial Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 2.62. American Financial Group's value of 1.01% is 61.5% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.64 vs. the industry median of 2.62, American Financial Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Insurance company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Insurance companies is 2.62, based on 491 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. American Financial Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.01% is 61.5% 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 Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on American Financial Group and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 2.62 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. American Financial Group's current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01%, which is 38% below median its own 10-year median of 1.64. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is American Financial Group stock overvalued right now?
American Financial Group (AFE) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 1.01%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01%, which is 38% below median its 10-year median of 1.64 and 61.5% below the Insurance industry median of 2.62. American Financial Group's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For American Financial Group (AFE), the current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01% as of Mar. 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.
American Financial Group Inc is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the property and casualty insurance business, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses. The group operates through two segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, which generates maximum revenue, and Other. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment is further divided into different sub-segments, such as Property and transportation, Specialty casualty, and Specialty financial. These sub-segments offer insurance coverage for vehicles and commercial property, customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses, workers' compensation insurance, risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, trade credit insurance, and other insurance products.
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