American Financial (AFG) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
American Financial's Payout Ratio came in at 0.60 for Q2 2026, down 39.4% from 1.00 a year earlier and down 7.0% from the prior quarter.
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American Financial (AFG) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Financial's Payout Ratio was 0.72, down 19.0% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.89 in FY2024 (+10.7%), 0.80 in FY2023 (-40.6%), 1.35 in FY2022 (+13.5%) and 1.19 in FY2021 (+160.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 488.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 62.6%).
- Business Quant data shows AFG's Payout Ratio at 0.65 (Q1 2026), 0.72 (Q4 2025) and 0.96 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | American Financial | 11.34 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.72 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.80 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.84 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.93 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.98 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.36 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.73 |
API Access
American Financial Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=AFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "AFG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=AFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();