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WRB Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WRBW. R. Berkley Corporation
Financial Services / Insurance - Property & Casualty
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WRB Dividend answer
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.54%, or $0.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.26%, from $0.19 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.10 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 21, 2026. Payment date: Sep 30, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
WRB Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WRB Dividend Date
When WRB next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WRB dividend
WRB's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.10 per share. Data last checked: Oct 6, 2026.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest WRB Dividend Dates
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WRB Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WRB Annual Dividend History
WRB Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.10, event yield 2.69%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- -4.04%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.209
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.170
- Absolute change
- -$0.039
- Years increased
- 2
- Years reduced
- 3
WRB's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at -4.04% a year from 2020 through 2025.
WRB reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 131.8% in 2025, a single step rather than steady compounding.
WRB Dividend Yield
How WRB's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WRB's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WRB dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 2.69% | Quarterly | $0.19 | Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $0.60 | $0.60 | 2.71% | Special | $0.18 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 2.62% | Semi-Annual | $0.18 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $1.09 | $1.09 | 2.56% | Special | $0.75 | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 1.83% | Semi-Annual | $0.75 | Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 2.14% | Special | $0.99 | Jun 11, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.08 | $0.08 | 2.71% | Annual | $0.99 | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 2.89% | Special | $0.9833 | Dec 6, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 2.70% | Special | $0.81 | Sep 11, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.62 | $0.74 | 3.02% | Special | $0.8867 | Jun 12, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | $0.11 | $0.0733 | 1.74% | Semi-Annual | $0.96 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 4, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $0.61 | $0.4067 | 2.75% | Special | $0.9533 | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.61 | $0.4067 | 2.19% | Special | $0.6133 | Sep 13, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | $0.11 | $0.0733 | 1.56% | Semi-Annual | $0.2733 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | $0.10 | $0.0667 | 2.15% | Quarterly | $0.20 | Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 9, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | $0.50 | $0.3333 | 1.90% | Special | $0.1911 | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 13, 2023 | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $0.10 | $0.0667 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $0.1911 | Dec 9, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.10 | $0.0667 | 2.41% | Semi-Annual | $0.1244 | Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.60 | $0.40 | 2.24% | Special | $0.1156 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | $0.13 | $0.0578 | 2.26% | Semi-Annual | $0.1156 | Feb 25, 2022 | Mar 9, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | $1.13 | $0.5022 | 2.55% | Special | $0.1644 | Nov 5, 2021 | Dec 7, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.13 | $0.0578 | 1.40% | Semi-Annual | $0.1644 | Aug 3, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.28 | 1.34% | Special | $0.16 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.0533 | 64.74% | Quarterly | $0.2133 | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 10, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.0533 | 73.32% | Quarterly | $0.2089 | Nov 9, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.0533 | 1.89% | Quarterly | $0.1556 | Aug 4, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.0533 | 2.08% | Quarterly | $0.1511 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 23, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | $0.11 | $0.0489 | 2.68% | Semi-Annual | $0.0978 | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 11, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Nov 21, 2019 | $0.86 | $0.3822 | 2.48% | Quarterly | $0.2859 | Nov 8, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2019 | $0.11 | $0.0489 | 1.74% | Semi-Annual | $0.2859 | Aug 6, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.61 | $0.2711 | 2.43% | Quarterly | $0.4296 | Jun 6, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | $0.15 | $0.0444 | 2.53% | Semi-Annual | $0.5778 | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.1926 | 2.70% | Quarterly | $0.5748 | Nov 9, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $0.65 | $0.1926 | 2.63% | Quarterly | $0.3822 | Aug 8, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.1482 | 1.81% | Special | $0.2311 | May 31, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $0.14 | $0.0415 | 2.16% | Semi-Annual | $0.083 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.1896 | 2.26% | Quarterly | $0.08 | Nov 13, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Sep 19, 2017 | $0.14 | $0.0415 | 2.47% | Semi-Annual | $0.2667 | Aug 8, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.64 | $0.1896 | 2.96% | Quarterly | — | May 17, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.0385 | 2.09% | Quarterly | — | Feb 8, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Nov 29, 2016 | $0.13 | $0.0385 | 2.43% | Monthly | — | Nov 4, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | $0.50 | $0.1482 | 2.42% | Irregular | — | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | $0.63 | $0.1867 | 1.78% | Quarterly | — | Aug 2, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 | Oct 5, 2016 |
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A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WRB Dividends FAQ
Does WRB pay a dividend?
W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.10 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WRB's dividend yield?
WRB's trailing dividend yield is 0.26%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WRB's next dividend?
WRB's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is WRB's ex-dividend date?
WRB's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 21, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has WRB's dividend changed?
WRB's one-year dividend growth is 11.76% based on comparable covered dividend history.