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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): The Progressive Corporation (PGR) pays a $13.90 annual dividend, yielding 6.35% at $218.95/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.35%
Annual Dividend: $13.90 per share
Payout Ratio: 69.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-01
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 40
The Progressive Corporation dividend currently yields 6.35%, making PGR one of the higher-yielding names in the property-casualty insurance sector. Progressive insures personal and commercial vehicles, homes, and specialty assets like motorcycles, RVs, and watercraft across the United States. Trailing annual payments total $13.90 per share over the past twelve months. With a beta of 0.259, PGR stock moves far less than the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize low price volatility alongside yield.
The Progressive Corporation pays out 69.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60-75%). That level is supported by a broad, recurring-demand business: personal and commercial vehicle insurance, residential property coverage, and specialty lines like flood and umbrella policies generate premiums across economic conditions. The Progressive Corporation dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from that same payout ratio, which leaves a narrower earnings cushion than lower-payout peers and means any meaningful earnings decline would put the current $13.90 annual rate under strain.
The Progressive Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.9% per year from 1995 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.22 to $4.90 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The history table also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear, and the three-year consecutive increase streak reflects a relatively recent return to upward momentum.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | +13.1% | $2.65 (2020) | $4.90 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +21.7% | $0.69 (2015) | $4.90 (2025) |
PGR fits dividend investors who want a high current yield from a low-volatility insurance business. At 6.35%, the yield is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the 5-year average yield of 1.21%, which reflects a meaningful shift in what the stock now pays relative to its own history. The trade-off is a 69.7% payout ratio that leaves limited room for error, and a consecutive increase streak of just three years that does not yet signal the kind of long-run dividend discipline some income investors require. What an investor gets here is substantial current income from a broadly diversified insurer. What they accept is an elevated payout and a growth record that has been uneven.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-01-02 | $13.6000 |
| 2025-10-02 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-07-03 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-04-03 | $0.1000 |
| 2025-01-10 | $4.6000 |
| 2024-10-03 | $0.1000 |
| 2024-07-03 | $0.1000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $13.9000 |
| 2025 | $4.9000 |
| 2024 | $1.1500 |
| 2023 | $0.4000 |
| 2022 | $0.4000 |
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