Arthur J Gallagher Dividend yield

Arthur J Gallagher is part of Nonlife Insurance business, which is part of Financials industry. Arthur J Gallagher is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Arthur J Gallagher stock dividend

Arthur J Gallagher paid a total dividend of 469 million USD last year, for a market value of 49,323 millions (Market Cap 48,719 millions). Arthur J Gallagher dividend per share is 2.19 USD, and his stock market price 230.48 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Arthur J Gallagher has a dividend yield of 0.95%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Financials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Arthur J Gallagher stocks dividend with other Nonlife Insurance companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Arthur J Gallagher Dividend Payout

About the ability of Arthur J Gallagher to maintain his current dividend of USD 2.19 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.95%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Arthur J Gallagher payout on ernings is currently 29.84%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Financials industry, which are 39.34% and 46.18% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Arthur J Gallaghercan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Arthur J Gallagher is USD 9.93 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 2.19, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Arthur J Gallagher, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Financials industry and Nonlife Insurance sector companies.

Arthur J Gallagher Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Arthur J Gallagher's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.95%	2.19	29.84%	214
2022	1.08%	2.04	32.48%	210
2021	1.13%	1.92	32.16%	207
2020	1.46%	1.81	34.67%	192
2019	1.81%	1.72	34.13%	185
2018	2.23%	1.64	39.14%	182
2017	2.47%	1.56	42.39%	180
2016	3.02%	1.52	44.97%	177
2015	3.38%	1.48	52.48%	175

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Arthur J Gallagher dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Nonlife Insurance stocks.

Arthur J Gallagher Stock performance

Finally, last moth Arthur J Gallagher showed a return of 7.30% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.03% of Financials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 26.90% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Nonlife Insurance firms.