EIG Stock — Employers Holdings Inc

Employers Holdings Inc (EIG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EIG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.58%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 291.8% over the past 19.7 years, 369.3 points behind SPY at 661.1%.

Employers Holdings provides workers' compensation insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries across the United States, distributing its products through insurance agents, brokers, trade associations, and direct channels. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. It may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector with regular quarterly payouts.

EIG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 291.8% over the past 19.7 years, 369.3 points behind SPY at 661.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 29.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.7%.

EIG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.58%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/31/2007

Distribution rate

2.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.58%

5-year average yield

2.62

Last close

$51.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$919,757,512

Average volume

127757.0

Dividend

$0.34

Ex-dividend date

08/12/2026

Payment date

08/26/2026

Beta

0.472

Payout ratio

1.7%

P/E ratio

68.28

Forward P/E

13.6054

EPS

$0.75

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.58%) 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.

EIG risks and drawbacks

EIG'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.7%.

Who may consider EIG — and who may not

EIG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EIG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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