Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG) Dividend History

NYSE: EIGYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

EIG latest dividend

$0.34last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 12Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateAug 26Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2007paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +4.7%5-year growth a year
  • 2.66%forward yield

EIG dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$136
Each payment
$34
Value of the shares
$5,121
Dividend yield
2.66%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.36 per share, before tax.

EIG dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

EIG dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)1.7%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)70.4%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+4.7%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases2
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

EIG yield on cost

Employers Holdings, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$41.253.30%$1.323.2%
3 years ago$40.863.33%$3.729.1%
5 years ago$39.793.42%$8.0720.3%
10 years ago$30.804.42%$12.1939.6%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

EIG dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

EIG dividends by year

Employers Holdings, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.26+6.8%2.92%4
2024$1.18+7.3%2.30%4
2023$1.10−66.5%2.79%4
2022$3.28—7.60%6
2021$1.000.0%2.42%4
2020$1.00+13.6%3.11%4
2019$0.88+10.0%2.11%4
2018$0.80+33.3%1.91%4
2017$0.60+66.7%1.35%4
2016$0.36+50.0%0.91%4
2015$0.240.0%0.88%4
2014$0.240.0%1.02%4
2013$0.240.0%0.76%4
2012$0.240.0%1.17%4
2011$0.240.0%1.33%4
2010$0.240.0%1.37%4
2009$0.240.0%1.56%4
2008$0.24—1.45%4
2007$0.18—1.08%3

EIG dividend history

80 payments
Employers Holdings, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-122026-08-26$0.34—Quarterly
2026-05-132026-05-27$0.34+6.2%Quarterly
2026-03-042026-03-18$0.32—Quarterly
2025-11-122025-11-26$0.32—Quarterly
2025-08-132025-08-27$0.32—Quarterly
2025-05-142025-05-28$0.32+6.7%Quarterly
2025-03-052025-03-19$0.3—Quarterly
2024-11-132024-11-27$0.3—Quarterly
2024-08-142024-08-28$0.3—Quarterly
2024-05-072024-05-22$0.3+7.1%Quarterly
2024-02-272024-03-13$0.28—Quarterly
2023-11-072023-11-22$0.28—Quarterly
2023-08-082023-08-23$0.28—Quarterly
2023-05-092023-05-24$0.28+7.7%Quarterly
2023-02-282023-03-15$0.26−79.2%Quarterly
2022-12-052022-12-20$1.25+380.8%
Show all 80 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-11-082022-11-23$0.26—Quarterly
2022-08-092022-08-24$0.26−74.0%Quarterly
2022-05-312022-06-15$1.00+284.6%
2022-05-102022-05-25$0.26+4.0%Quarterly
2022-02-282022-03-15$0.25—Quarterly
2021-11-092021-11-24$0.25—Quarterly
2021-08-032021-08-18$0.25—Quarterly
2021-05-042021-05-19$0.25—Quarterly
2021-03-022021-03-17$0.25—Quarterly
2020-11-032020-11-18$0.25—Quarterly
2020-08-042020-08-19$0.25—Quarterly
2020-05-052020-05-20$0.25—Quarterly
2020-03-032020-03-18$0.25+13.6%Quarterly
2019-11-052019-11-20$0.22—Quarterly
2019-08-062019-08-21$0.22—Quarterly
2019-05-072019-05-22$0.22—Quarterly
2019-03-052019-03-20$0.22+10.0%Quarterly
2018-11-062018-11-21$0.2—Quarterly
2018-08-072018-08-22$0.2—Quarterly
2018-05-082018-05-23$0.2—Quarterly
2018-03-062018-03-21$0.2+33.3%Quarterly
2017-11-072017-11-22$0.15—Quarterly
2017-08-072017-08-23$0.15—Quarterly
2017-05-082017-05-24$0.15—Quarterly
2017-03-062017-03-22$0.15+66.7%Quarterly
2016-11-072016-11-23$0.09—Quarterly
2016-08-082016-08-24$0.09—Quarterly
2016-05-092016-05-25$0.09—Quarterly
2016-02-262016-03-15$0.09+50.0%Quarterly
2015-11-062015-11-24$0.06—Quarterly
2015-08-102015-08-26$0.06—Quarterly
2015-05-112015-05-27$0.06—Quarterly
2015-03-022015-03-18$0.06—Quarterly
2014-11-072014-11-26$0.06—Quarterly
2014-08-112014-08-27$0.06—Quarterly
2014-05-122014-05-28$0.06—Quarterly
2014-03-032014-03-19$0.06—Quarterly
2013-11-182013-12-04$0.06—Quarterly
2013-08-192013-09-04$0.06—Quarterly
2013-05-202013-06-05$0.06—Quarterly
2013-03-112013-03-27$0.06—Quarterly
2012-11-192012-12-05$0.06—Quarterly
2012-08-172012-09-04$0.06—Quarterly
2012-05-182012-06-05$0.06—Quarterly
2012-03-082012-03-26$0.06—Quarterly
2011-11-142011-11-30$0.06—Quarterly
2011-08-122011-08-30$0.06—Quarterly
2011-05-162011-06-01$0.06—Quarterly
2011-03-072011-03-23$0.06—Quarterly
2010-11-152010-12-01$0.06—Quarterly
2010-08-162010-09-01$0.06—Quarterly
2010-05-172010-06-02$0.06—Quarterly
2010-03-082010-03-24$0.06—Quarterly
2009-11-162009-12-02$0.06—Quarterly
2009-08-182009-09-03$0.06—Quarterly
2009-05-182009-06-03$0.06—Quarterly
2009-03-092009-03-25$0.06—Quarterly
2008-11-182008-12-04$0.06—Quarterly
2008-08-192008-09-04$0.06—Quarterly
2008-05-202008-06-04$0.06—Quarterly
2008-03-052008-03-27$0.06—Quarterly
2007-11-192007-12-12$0.06—Quarterly
2007-08-212007-09-13$0.06—Quarterly
2007-05-222007-06-14$0.06—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

EIG stock split history

Employers has no stock splits on record.

EIG dividend overview

Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share, a yield of 2.66% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.26 per share in 2025, up 6.8% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 4.7% a year on average and over ten years 18.0% a year. The payout ratio is 1.7% of trailing earnings.

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EIG dividends FAQ

Does Employers pay a dividend?

Yes. Employers has paid a regular dividend since 2007, quarterly, most recently $0.34 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 12, 2026.

What is Employers's dividend yield?

Employers's forward annual dividend is $1.36 per share, a dividend yield of 2.66% at the latest close of $51.21.

How often does Employers pay dividends?

Employers pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Employers's dividend growing?

Employers's dividend per share grew from $1.00 in 2020 to $1.26 in 2025, 4.7% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 2 years in a row.

What is Employers's dividend payout ratio?

Employers pays out 1.7% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 70.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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