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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Swiss Re AG (SSREF) pays a $8.00 annual dividend, yielding 4.48% at $178.77/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-04-14. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.48%
Annual Dividend: $8.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 48.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-04-14
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 15
Swiss Re AG dividend income comes from one of the world's oldest reinsurers, a Zurich-based company founded in 1863 that underwrites property, casualty, and life and health risk for insurers, corporations, and governments worldwide. The current yield is 4.56%, placing SSREF in high-yield territory for the financial services sector. The trailing annual dividend rate is $8.00 per share, paid annually, with the next ex-dividend date on April 14, 2026. A beta of 0.338 means the stock moves far less than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize low price volatility.
Swiss Re AG pays out 48.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings retained within the business, which spans Property & Casualty Reinsurance, Life & Health Reinsurance, and Corporate Solutions, three segments that collectively serve a broad, global client base including stock and mutual insurers, public sector entities, and large corporations. Swiss Re AG dividend safety faces its most visible pressure from the nature of reinsurance itself: large catastrophe events or adverse claims cycles can compress earnings in any given year, which the historical record of year-over-year declines in the dividend table confirms has happened before.
Swiss Re AG dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.5% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $3.2762 to $7.3840 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 146.4% in 2013, though the history also contains at least one decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.7% | $6.25 (2022) | $7.38 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +3.9% | $6.09 (2020) | $7.38 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -0.1% | $7.46 (2015) | $7.38 (2025) |
SSREF fits income-focused investors who want a high-yield payer from the global reinsurance industry and can accept year-to-year dividend variability. The current yield of 4.56% is high (above 4%), though it sits below the 5-year average yield of 5.43%, meaning the stock is currently priced at a premium relative to its own recent income history. Three consecutive years of dividend increases and a 48.7% payout ratio point to a payer with room to sustain current payments. The trade-off is clear: reinsurance earnings are exposed to catastrophe cycles, and the historical record shows the dividend has declined in past years. Income is real and meaningful; predictability is not guaranteed.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | $8.0000 |
| 2025-04-16 | $7.3840 |
| 2024-04-16 | $6.8190 |
| 2023-04-14 | $6.3968 |
| 2022-04-19 | $6.2470 |
| 2021-04-20 | $6.4480 |
| 2020-04-21 | $6.0950 |
| 2019-04-23 | $5.5150 |
| 2018-04-24 | $5.1110 |
| 2017-04-25 | $4.8700 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.0000 |
| 2025 | $7.3840 |
| 2024 | $6.8190 |
| 2023 | $6.3968 |
| 2022 | $6.2470 |
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