Verisk dividend: history and cash cover
MyStockButler's October 2026 analysis: Verisk paid $1.80 per share in 2025, and its dividend history rises from $1.16 in 2021 to $2.00 in 2026. The $1.80 dividend per share in 2025 was well covered by cash generation, although cash must also support debt and software investment.
How much does Verisk pay in dividends?
The dividend starts from the guided 2026 annual rate of $2.00. Its history rises from $1.16 in 2021 to $2.00 in 2026. The base case carries that record forward at roughly 10% annual growth. The bear case slows increases to about 5%, while the bull case assumes approximately 12% growth because adoption and cash generation strengthen.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow per share | 8.51 | 6.44 | |||
| − Dividends paid, per share | 1.79 | 1.55 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.15 |
| − Share buybacks, per share | 4.45 | 7.35 | 19.00 | 10.46 | 2.91 |
How much would Verisk's dividend pay you?
$10,000 invested in Verisk at its 1.0% dividend yield (our report of October 21, 2026) pays $100.00 in the first year, before tax. If its dividend per share keeps changing 11.7% a year, as it did from 2021 to 2025, and the dividends are reinvested, year 10 pays $312.72, with $1,868.59 received in all.
Before tax. Past dividend growth is not a promise. Information only, not investment advice.
Is Verisk dividend covered by its cash?
Stock compensation was $54.2 million in 2025. After treating that issuance as an ownership cost, calculated real free cash flow was $1,137.7 million. The $1.80 dividend per share in 2025 was well covered by cash generation, but cash must also support debt and software investment.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | 1,191.9 | 920.1 | |||
| − Dividends paid | 251.1 | 221.3 | 196.8 | 195.2 | 188.2 |
| − Share buybacks | 624.0 | 1,050.0 | 2,799.8 | 1,662.5 | 475.0 |
| = Free cash flow not paid out | 316.8 | ||||
| Paid out, % of free cash flow | 73.4% | 138.2% |
What this means. In 2024, the company paid shareholders more cash than it generated, so it had to use savings or borrow money to cover the difference.
What could change Verisk dividend?
For 2026, management guides to revenue of $3,190–$3,240 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1,790–$1,830 million. Adjusted EPS guidance is $7.45–$7.75. For 2026–2028, it targets 6%–8% annual organic constant-currency revenue growth. Its adjusted EBITDA target is 7%–10%. Management plans to return at least 75% of free cash flow through dividends and buybacks.
| October 2027 | October 2028 | October 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 1,260 (1,102 / 1,332) | 1,346 (1,120 / 1,466) | 1,440 (1,163 / 1,612) |
| Shares (millions) | 127 (129 / 126) | 125 (128 / 122) | 122 (126 / 119) |
| Dividends per share | 2.20 (2.10 / 2.24) | 2.42 (2.20 / 2.51) | 2.66 (2.30 / 2.81) |
| Net debt | 3,321 (5,462 / 3,626) | 2,917 (4,912 / 3,507) | 2,505 (4,379 / 3,268) |
What is Verisk dividend yield today?
The trailing P/E is 29.5x, meaning investors pay US$29.50 for each dollar of recent earnings. The forward P/E is 22.1x, but it relies on forecasts. Free cash flow yield is 4.8%, while the dividend yield is 1.0%, so much of the case depends on retained cash and repurchases. The cash yield also sits below the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield of 5.12% on October 20, 2026.