ROOT Stock — Root, Inc.

Root, Inc. (ROOT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ROOT is a Stock. Total return is -89.6% over the past 6 years, 242.9 points behind SPY at 153.3%.

Root, Inc. is an insurance company that offers automobile and renters insurance products to U.S. customers primarily through digital channels including websites, mobile applications, and partnerships. The company does not currently pay distributions. Root may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the insurance sector without an expectation of dividend income.

ROOT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -89.6% over the past 6 years, 242.9 points behind SPY at 153.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -33.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 52.4%.

ROOT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/28/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$50.47 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$690,783,698

Average volume

139704.0

Beta

2.911

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

14.14

Forward P/E

3.4447

EPS

$3.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

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

ROOT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 52.4%.

Who may consider ROOT — and who may not

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

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