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Data last updated: Sep 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 17, 2026): Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) pays a $3.74 annual dividend ($0.93 quarterly), yielding 9.20% at $40.59/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-04. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 9.20%
Annual Dividend: $3.74 per share
Payout Ratio: 80.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-04
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 42
Old Republic International Corporation dividend income comes from one of the longest-operating insurance underwriters in North America, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Chicago. ORI runs three main divisions: General Insurance, Title Insurance, and a mortgage insurance run-off business, serving clients from transportation and healthcare to commercial construction. The trailing annual dividend rate is $3.7350 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 4, 2026. At a beta of 0.615, ORI stock moves well below the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize lower price volatility over rapid capital appreciation.
Old Republic International Corporation pays out 80.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That level leaves a narrower buffer than most income investors prefer, though ORI's General Insurance segment spans a wide range of commercial lines, from workers' compensation and surety bonds to aviation and commercial vehicle coverage, providing diversified premium revenue across multiple industries. Old Republic International Corporation dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from that payout ratio itself: at 80.1%, any meaningful earnings decline, whether from underwriting losses or a slowdown in Title Insurance activity tied to real estate volumes, would compress the margin between earnings and the dividend.
Old Republic International Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.6% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.67 to $3.16 over that span (with 2026 a partial year and not used in the CAGR calculation). The annual history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. The largest single-year increase in the window was 198.1% in 2025, which reflects ORI's pattern of supplementing its regular quarterly dividend rather than a steady, incremental raise each year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +18.1% | $1.92 (2022) | $3.16 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +30.3% | $0.84 (2020) | $3.16 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +15.6% | $0.74 (2015) | $3.16 (2025) |
ORI fits dividend investors who want a high current yield from a diversified, multi-line insurance business and can accept an elevated payout ratio. The yield classification is high (above 4%), currently sitting at 9.02%, well above the 5-year average of 5.07%. That gap reflects how much the yield has expanded, and at an 80.1% payout ratio, sustaining it depends on earnings holding up across General Insurance and Title Insurance. The trade-off is straightforward: income investors get an outsized yield from a low-beta insurer with a long dividend history, but growth has been irregular and the payout leaves little room for earnings pressure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | $0.3150 |
| 2026-06-05 | $0.3150 |
| 2026-03-09 | $0.3150 |
| 2026-01-02 | $2.5000 |
| 2025-12-05 | $0.2900 |
| 2025-09-05 | $0.2900 |
| 2025-06-06 | $0.2900 |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.2900 |
| 2025-01-03 | $2.0000 |
| 2024-12-06 | $0.2650 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.4450 |
| 2025 | $3.1600 |
| 2024 | $1.0600 |
| 2023 | $0.9800 |
| 2022 | $1.9200 |
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