WTM Stock — White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (WTM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WTM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 12022.7% over the past 41 years.

White Mountains Insurance Group is an insurance and reinsurance company operating through multiple segments that provide property, specialty, marine, casualty, and accident and health insurance and reinsurance services globally, along with capital solutions and investment management offerings. The company distributes a minimal amount annually. This business appeals primarily to investors seeking exposure to the insurance and reinsurance sector rather than those focused on generating current income.

WTM performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12022.7% over the past 41 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.2%.

WTM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.05%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/23/1985

Distribution rate

0.05%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.05%

5-year average yield

0.06

Last close

$2,160.31 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,156,057,482

Average volume

21808.0

Dividend

$1.00

Ex-dividend date

03/16/2026

Payment date

03/25/2026

Beta

0.282

Payout ratio

0.3%

P/E ratio

4.95

Forward P/E

13.8696

EPS

$436.68

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.05%) 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.

WTM risks and drawbacks

WTM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.2%.

Who may consider WTM — and who may not

WTM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WTM pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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