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BZLYF (Beazley) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 2.76 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is Beazley 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Beazley's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.76.


The historical rank and industry rank for Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

BZLYF' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 2.29   Max: 3.98
Current: 2.76


During the past 13 years, Beazley's highest Yield on Cost was 3.98. The lowest was 1.57. And the median was 2.29.


BZLYF's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
68.4% of 405 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 4.25 vs BZLYF: 2.76

Competitive Comparison of Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Beazley's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


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Beazley 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Beazley is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Beazley  (OTCPK:BZLYF) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Beazley Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22 Bishopsgate, London, GBR, EC2N 4BQ
Beazley PLC is a specialty insurer providing services to customers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. It operates through the following segments which includes Cyber Risks segment underwrites cyber and technology risks, Digital segment underwrites a variety of marine, contingency and SME liability risks through digital channels such as e-trading platforms and broker portals. MAP Risks segment underwrites marine, portfolio underwriting and political and contingency business. Property Risk segment underwrites first party property risks and reinsurance business. Specialty Risks segment underwrites a wide range of liability classes, including employment practices risks and directors and officers, as well as healthcare, lawyers and international financial institutions.