American Equity Investment Life Holding's most recent annual dividend of $0.34 per share was on Nov 26, 2021 (ex-date). At an annualized rate of $0.34 per share, the stock yields 0.82%. The latest AEL distribution of $0.34 marks a dividend growth of 6%.
AEL has a dividend yield of 0.82% which is lower than the Financial Services sector and the industry average.
American Equity Investment Life Holding has a history of paying dividends since 2003. Our records of AEL show that the company has issued one annual dividend in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 6% for the last year. However since the stock price has gone up by 36% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 22%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 | Dec 13, 2021 | $0.34 | normal |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | $0.32 | normal |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | $0.3 | normal |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 27, 2018 | Dec 12, 2018 | $0.28 | normal |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 28, 2017 | Dec 12, 2017 | $0.26 | normal |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 20, 2016 | $0.24 | normal |
AEL has a payout ratio of 4.6% which is lower than the Financial Services sector and the industry average.