AFG Stock — American Financial Group, Inc.

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG)

AFG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.2%.

At the current 2.47% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $247 per year, or about $61.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

American Financial Group is an insurance holding company that provides property and casualty insurance products across the United States, including specialty transportation, marine, agricultural, casualty, and financial insurance lines sold through independent agents and brokers. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. American Financial Group may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector with regular quarterly distributions.

AFG performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.2%.

AFG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.78%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.00%

5-year average yield

2.04

Last close

$140.47 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$11,647,978,329

Average volume

341920.0

Last dividend

$0.88

Last ex-dividend date

07/15/2026

Last payment date

07/24/2026

Beta

0.6

Payout ratio

0.356

P/E ratio

12.28

Forward P/E

11.534

EPS

$11.44

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.47%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.00%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AFG risks and drawbacks

AFG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.2%.

Who may consider AFG — and who may not

AFG may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AFG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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