AMSF Stock — AMERISAFE Inc

AMERISAFE Inc (AMSF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AMSF is a Stock. its distribution rate is 6.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 48/100 (Caution). Total return is 488.0% over the past 20.9 years, 307.3 points behind SPY at 795.3%.

AMERISAFE, Inc. is a workers' compensation insurance company that underwrites coverage for small and mid-sized employers in hazardous industries such as construction, trucking, logging, agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications, and maritime. The company distributes earnings to shareholders on a quarterly basis and currently offers a high distribution rate. AMERISAFE appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector.

AMSF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 488.0% over the past 20.9 years, 307.3 points behind SPY at 795.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -32.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 40.2%.

AMSF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

48 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.12%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/18/2005

Distribution rate

6.49%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

10.38%

5-year average yield

2.88

Last close

$25.25 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$468,035,464

Average volume

253916.0

Dividend

$0.41

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.272

Payout ratio

131.0%

P/E ratio

10.18

Forward P/E

22.3714

EPS

$2.48

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.49%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (10.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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.

AMSF risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 40.2%.

Who may consider AMSF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AMSF pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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