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AGO Assured Guaranty dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Assured Guaranty's last quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share was on Mar 5, 2024 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $1.15 per share represents a current dividend yield of 1.32%. The latest AGO payout of $0.31 marks a dividend growth of 11%.

Key dates

  • AGO last dividend date: Mar 5, 2024
  • AGO next dividend date: Not announced
AGO dividend stats
DPS
$1.15
Dividend yield
1.32%
Payout ratio
9.2%
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
3.23%
Payout ratio
39.4%

Dividend yield

What is Assured Guaranty current dividend yield

Assured Guaranty's dividend yield of 1.32% is below the Financial Services sector and the industry average. Compared to its Financial Services sector average of 3.23%, Assured Guaranty's dividend yield is 59% lower. Historically AGO's dividend yield has averaged at 1.9% in the last 5 years, which is above the current yield.

Dividend history

What is AGO dividend payout history and dates

Assured Guaranty has a history of paying dividends since 2004. Our records of AGO show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 12% since one year ago. But with the stock price up by 83% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 39%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Payment date Declared on Amount Type
Mar 5, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 Feb 21, 2024 $0.31 normal
Nov 14, 2023 Nov 29, 2023 Nov 1, 2023 $0.28 normal
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Aug 2, 2023 $0.28 normal
May 16, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 3, 2023 $0.28 normal
Mar 7, 2023 Mar 22, 2023 Feb 22, 2023 $0.28 normal
Nov 15, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 Nov 2, 2022 $0.25 normal
Aug 16, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 Aug 3, 2022 $0.25 normal
May 17, 2022 Jun 1, 2022 May 4, 2022 $0.25 normal
Mar 8, 2022 Mar 23, 2022 Feb 23, 2022 $0.25 normal
Nov 16, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 Nov 1, 2021 $0.22 normal
Aug 17, 2021 Sep 1, 2021 Aug 4, 2021 $0.22 normal
May 18, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 May 5, 2021 $0.22 normal
Mar 9, 2021 Mar 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 $0.22 normal
Nov 17, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 $0.2 normal
Aug 18, 2020 Sep 2, 2020 Aug 5, 2020 $0.2 normal
May 19, 2020 Jun 3, 2020 May 6, 2020 $0.2 normal
Mar 10, 2020 Mar 25, 2020 Feb 26, 2020 $0.2 normal
Nov 19, 2019 Dec 4, 2019 Nov 6, 2019 $0.18 normal
Aug 20, 2019 Sep 4, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 $0.18 normal
May 21, 2019 Jun 5, 2019 May 8, 2019 $0.18 normal
Mar 12, 2019 Mar 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 $0.18 normal
Nov 20, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 Nov 7, 2018 $0.16 normal
Aug 14, 2018 Aug 29, 2018 Aug 1, 2018 $0.16 normal
May 15, 2018 May 30, 2018 May 2, 2018 $0.16 normal
Mar 6, 2018 Mar 21, 2018 Feb 21, 2018 $0.16 normal
Nov 14, 2017 Nov 29, 2017 Nov 1, 2017 $0.143 normal
Aug 14, 2017 Aug 30, 2017 Aug 2, 2017 $0.143 normal
May 15, 2017 May 31, 2017 May 3, 2017 $0.143 normal
Mar 6, 2017 Mar 22, 2017 Feb 22, 2017 $0.143 normal
Nov 14, 2016 Nov 30, 2016 Nov 2, 2016 $0.13 normal
Aug 15, 2016 Aug 31, 2016 Aug 3, 2016 $0.13 normal
May 16, 2016 Jun 1, 2016 May 4, 2016 $0.13 normal
Mar 7, 2016 Mar 23, 2016 Feb 24, 2016 $0.13 normal

Assured Guaranty dividend payout ratio

What is Assured Guaranty dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

Assured Guaranty's payout ratio of 9.2% is below the Financial Services sector and the industry average. If we compare it with its Financial Services sector average of 39.4%, Assured Guaranty's payout ratio is 77% lower.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

AGO dividend vs peer dividends

How does AGO dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
RDN Radian Group Inc 2.77% $0.92 24.1%
ESNT Essent Group Ltd 1.74% $1.03 15.7%
AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd 1.32% $1.15 9.2%

Frequently asked questions

Does Assured Guaranty pay a dividend?

Yes, Assured Guaranty has been paying dividends for the last 20 years.

When is Assured Guaranty's next dividend?

AGO hasn't announced its next dividend date yet, however if we take into account its recent dividend frequency, it is likely that its next dividend will be in June 2024.

When was AGO's last dividend?

Assured Guaranty's last regular dividend was on Mar 5, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.31 per share.

How much dividend does Assured Guaranty pay (per share)?

AGO has paid dividend of $1.15 per share in the last year.

What is Assured Guaranty's dividend yield?

Currently Assured Guaranty's dividend yield is 1.32%.

How often does Assured Guaranty pay dividends?

Assured Guaranty pays dividends quarterly.

What is Assured Guaranty's dividend payout ratio?

The dividend payout ratio of Assured Guaranty is 9.2%.

Does Assured Guaranty pay a good dividend?

Assured Guaranty's dividend yield is below the Financial Services sector average.