MTG Stock — MGIC Investment Corporation

MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MTG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.44%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 408.8% over the past 35.2 years.

MGIC Investment Corporation provides private mortgage insurance and related credit risk management services to mortgage lenders and government-sponsored entities across the United States. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This security may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the mortgage insurance sector.

MTG performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 408.8% over the past 35.2 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.9%.

MTG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.42%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/07/1991

Distribution rate

2.44%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.23%

5-year average yield

2.17

Last close

$27.85 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,712,726,794

Average volume

1675511.0

Dividend

$0.17

Ex-dividend date

08/05/2026

Payment date

08/20/2026

Beta

0.667

Payout ratio

19.3%

P/E ratio

8.7

Forward P/E

8.6806

EPS

$3.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.44%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.23%) 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.

MTG risks and drawbacks

MTG'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 17.9%.

Who may consider MTG — and who may not

MTG 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 (MTG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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