WRB
W. R. Berkley Corporation
- Financial
- US companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty (20)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $27.1bn
$73.10
as of 29 Oct 2026, 7% below its 52-week high
Signals point to elevated dividend-cut risk, though it still screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.57%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.57%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Cash cover
- Over 20×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- Earnings cover
- 4.2×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
- 5y dividend growth
- +29.5% a yearMeasured from a cut in FY2020
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated15 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $1.09
Compared with US companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty (20)
- Trailing yield is higher than 12 of the 17 other US companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty with a yield figure.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than all 17 other US companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
87
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
85
HighSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
60
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Risk is 85
WRB against US companies in Insurance - Property & Casualty (20)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of WRB’s past readings.
- P/E14.1×P30, good for this measure
- Yield2.78%P90, good for this measure
- DGR 5y+33.4%P72, good for this measure
- ROIC8.2%P14, poor for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.
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