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CNA Cna Financial dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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Cna Financial's most recent quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Aug 11, 2023. The payout stands at $2.86 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 7.27%.

Key dates

  • CNA last dividend date: Aug 11, 2023
  • CNA next dividend date: Not announced
Peer dividends: HIG HCC RLI WRB L WTM
CNA dividend stats
DPS
$2.86
Dividend yield
7.27%
Payout ratio
81.3%
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
3.73%
Payout ratio
33.5%

Dividend yield

What is Cna Financial current dividend yield

Cna Financial's dividend yield of 7.27% is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Financial Services sector average of 3.73%, Cna Financial's dividend yield is 95% higher. The current dividend yield is higher than the historical average of 4.0% of the last 5 years.

Dividend history

What is CNA dividend payout history and dates

Cna Financial has a dividend history dating as far as 2007, but consistently the company has been paying dividends for the last 12 consecutive years. According to our data CNA has distributed five dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 81% for the last twelve months. And since the stock price has gone up by 6% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 71%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Payment date Declared on Amount Type
Aug 11, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 $0.42 normal
May 12, 2023 Jun 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 $0.42 normal
Feb 17, 2023 Mar 9, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 $0.42 normal
Feb 17, 2023 Mar 9, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 $1.2 normal
Nov 14, 2022 Dec 1, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 $0.4 normal
Aug 12, 2022 Sep 1, 2022 Aug 1, 2022 $0.4 normal
May 13, 2022 Jun 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 $0.4 normal
Feb 18, 2022 Mar 10, 2022 Feb 7, 2022 $2 special
Feb 18, 2022 Mar 10, 2022 Feb 7, 2022 $0.4 normal
Nov 12, 2021 Dec 2, 2021 Oct 29, 2021 $0.38 normal
Aug 13, 2021 Sep 2, 2021 Aug 2, 2021 $0.38 normal
May 14, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 May 3, 2021 $0.38 normal
Feb 19, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 Feb 8, 2021 $0.75 special
Feb 19, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 Feb 8, 2021 $0.38 normal
Nov 13, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 $0.37 normal
Aug 14, 2020 Sep 3, 2020 Aug 3, 2020 $0.37 normal
May 15, 2020 Jun 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 $0.37 normal
Feb 21, 2020 Mar 12, 2020 Feb 10, 2020 $0.37 normal
Feb 21, 2020 Mar 12, 2020 Feb 10, 2020 $2 special
Nov 7, 2019 Dec 2, 2019 Oct 28, 2019 $0.35 normal
Aug 16, 2019 Sep 5, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 $0.35 normal
May 10, 2019 May 30, 2019 Apr 29, 2019 $0.35 normal
Feb 22, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 Feb 11, 2019 $2 special
Feb 22, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 Feb 11, 2019 $0.35 normal
Nov 16, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 Nov 5, 2018 $0.35 normal
Aug 10, 2018 Aug 29, 2018 Jul 30, 2018 $0.35 normal
May 11, 2018 May 30, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 $0.3 normal
Feb 23, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 Feb 12, 2018 $2 special
Feb 23, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 Feb 12, 2018 $0.3 normal
Nov 10, 2017 Nov 29, 2017 Oct 30, 2017 $0.3 normal
Aug 10, 2017 Aug 30, 2017 Jul 31, 2017 $0.3 normal
May 11, 2017 May 31, 2017 May 1, 2017 $0.25 normal
Feb 15, 2017 Mar 8, 2017 $0.25 normal
Feb 15, 2017 Mar 8, 2017 Feb 6, 2017 $2 normal
Nov 9, 2016 Nov 30, 2016 Oct 31, 2016 $0.25 normal
Aug 11, 2016 Aug 31, 2016 Aug 1, 2016 $0.25 normal
May 12, 2016 Jun 1, 2016 May 2, 2016 $0.25 normal
Feb 18, 2016 Mar 9, 2016 $0.25 normal
Feb 18, 2016 Mar 9, 2016 Feb 8, 2016 $2 special

Cna Financial dividend payout ratio

What is Cna Financial dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

Cna Financial's payout ratio of 81.3% is above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Financial Services sector average of 33.5%, Cna Financial's payout ratio is 143% higher.

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

CNA dividend vs peer dividends

How does CNA dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
CNA Cna Financial Corp 7.27% $2.86 81.3%
HIG Hartford Financial Services Group Inc 2.4% $1.7 27%
RLI Rli Corp 0.78% $1.06 6.7%
WRB Berkley W R Corp 0.66% $0.42 9.1%
HCC Warrior Met Coal Inc 0.53% $0.27 3%
L Loews Corp 0.39% $0.25 4.8%
WTM White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd 0.07% $1 0.2%

Frequently asked questions

Does Cna Financial pay a dividend?

Yes, Cna Financial has been paying dividends for the last 12 years.

When was CNA's last dividend?

Cna Financial's last dividend ex-date was on Aug 11, 2023. The dividend amount was $0.42 per share.

How much dividend does Cna Financial pay (per share)?

CNA has paid dividend of $2.86 per share in the last year.

What is Cna Financial's dividend yield?

The current dividend yield of Cna Financial is 7.27%.

What is Cna Financial's dividend payout ratio?

The dividend payout ratio of Cna Financial is 81.3%.

Does Cna Financial pay a good dividend?

Cna Financial's dividend yield is higher than the Financial Services sector average.