KNSL Stock — Kinsale Capital Group, Inc

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc (KNSL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KNSL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1957.1% over the past 10.2 years, 1642.7 points ahead of SPY at 314.4%.

Kinsale Capital Group is a specialty insurance company that provides property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines market across the United States, offering both commercial lines coverage (such as commercial property, excess casualty, construction, and professional liability) and personal lines products like high-value homeowners insurance through a network of independent brokers. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest rate. This security may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector with regular income.

KNSL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1957.1% over the past 10.2 years, 1642.7 points ahead of SPY at 314.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.9%.

KNSL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.21%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/28/2016

Distribution rate

0.27%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.25%

5-year average yield

0.16

Last close

$365.24 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$8,319,591,947

Average volume

238500.0

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

08/28/2026

Payment date

09/14/2026

Beta

0.871

Payout ratio

4.3%

P/E ratio

14.43

Forward P/E

15.1057

EPS

$25.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.27%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.25%) 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.

KNSL risks and drawbacks

KNSL'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 35.9%.

Who may consider KNSL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KNSL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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