Verisk Analytics Dividend yield

Verisk Analytics is part of Support Services business, which is part of Industrials industry. Verisk Analytics is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Verisk Analytics stock dividend

Verisk Analytics paid a total dividend of 197 million USD last year, for a market value of 35,122 millions (Market Cap 34,500 millions). Verisk Analytics dividend per share is 1.36 USD, and his stock market price 242.22 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Verisk Analytics has a dividend yield of 0.56%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Verisk Analytics stocks dividend with other Support Services companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Payout

About the ability of Verisk Analytics to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.36 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.56%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Verisk Analytics payout on ernings is currently 19.10%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Verisk Analyticscan 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 Verisk Analytics is USD 7.34 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.36, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Verisk Analytics, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Industrials industry and Support Services sector companies.

Verisk Analytics Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Verisk Analytics'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	0.56%	1.36	19.10%	145
2022	0.70%	1.23	22.99%	158
2021	0.51%	1.17	21.59%	162
2020	0.52%	1.08	29.83%	162
2019	0.67%	1.00	22.42%	164
2018	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	165
2017	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	165
2016	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	169
2015	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	169

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Verisk Analytics dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Support Services stocks.

Verisk Analytics Stock performance

Finally, last moth Verisk Analytics showed a return of 5.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 29.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Support Services firms.