Kemper Corporation · KMPR · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$34.15 -0.44% on the day, -$0.15
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.28·3.75%
$0.32 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.32/qtr
pays ~Nov 22 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 20est.
ex in 6 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
16 yrs
raised last year ⓘ
Paying since
1990
145 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
78
Above its usual yield
KMPR share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
KMPR Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y 0.0%3Y +1.1%5Y +0.6%10Y +2.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 145 payments since 1990.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.32 rate), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.28 a year would stay $1.28 by 2031 - 3.75% on today's $34.15 price.

How Many KMPR Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.28 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,688 KMPR shares, about $160,095 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $34.15. $1,000 a month takes about 9,375 shares, about $320,156. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Kemper (KMPR) pays $0.32 a share quarterly, $1.28 a year, a 3.75% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $34.15. It has paid since 1990 and raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.32 quarterly and the last close of $34.15, this is what KMPR pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.32$0.11$1.28
100 shares$32.00$10.67$128.00
$10,000 invested (292.8 shares)$93.70$31.23$374.82
4,688 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.16$500.05$6,000.64
9,375 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 KMPR shares reinvest into 0.94 new shares each payment, about 3.8 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 107 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with KMPR’s own history in the KMPR DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

KMPR Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

78/100Above its usual yieldvs its 7-yr history
  • KMPR yields 3.75% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $34.15.
  • Its own 7-year median is 2.08%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.74% low5.19% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 7-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 7 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is KMPR’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026

KMPR has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 20, 2026, with the cash around Nov 22, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.32 a share, went ex on Aug 21, 2026 and paid Aug 24, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 1, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does KMPR Pay?

KMPR pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.28 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.8% against the 12 months before ($1.27 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 1 year of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Feb 18, 2025 - $0.31 to $0.32 (+$0.01, +3.23%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: n/a (EPS negative) - $1.28 paid / -$7.18 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 300.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

KMPR vs Similar Dividend Stocks (KMPB, CHCO...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to KMPR in market value, KMPR’s 3.75% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 3.20%, and its raise streak of 1 year is the 8th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
KMPR $34.15Kemper $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 3.75% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
KMPB $24.88Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed $0.367/qtr$1.47/yr fwd 5.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsno raise streak
CHCO $142.56City Holding $1.00/qtr$4.00/yr fwd 2.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
FRHLF $12.05Freehold Royalties $0.064/mo$0.77/yr fwd 6.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsno raise streak
HTH $36.08Hilltop Holdings $0.22/qtr$0.88/yr fwd 2.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 8+ yrsraised 8 yrs in a row
FCF $20.94First Commonwealth Financial $0.14/qtr$0.56/yr fwd 2.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16 yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
SII $106.94Sprott $0.40/qtr$1.60/yr fwd 1.50% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
WU $6.75Western Union $0.235/qtr$0.94/yr fwd 13.93% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 raised2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 15+ yrsno raise streak
BLX $50.55Bladex $0.688/qtr$2.75/yr fwd 5.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SRCE $88.131st Source $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 2.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 9 yrs in a row
AGM $177.85Federal Agricultural Mortgage $1.60/qtr$6.40/yr fwd 3.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092008 cut2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 16 yrsraised 14 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: KMPR vs KMPB, KMPR vs CHCO, KMPR vs FRHLF.

KMPR Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1990

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Aug 21, 2026Aug 24, 2026$0.32QuarterlyRegular
May 18, 2026May 20, 2026$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Feb 17, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Nov 17, 2025Nov 19, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Aug 18, 2025Aug 20, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
May 19, 2025May 21, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Feb 18, 2025Feb 20, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Nov 18, 2024Nov 20, 2024$0.31QuarterlyRegular
Aug 19, 2024Aug 21, 2024$0.31QuarterlyRegular
May 10, 2024May 13, 2024$0.31QuarterlyRegular
The other 135 KMPR payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 145 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for KMPR

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KMPR Dividend Questions

How often does KMPR pay dividends?

KMPR pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does KMPR pay dividends monthly?

No. KMPR pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next KMPR dividend?

KMPR has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 20, 2026, with the cash around Nov 22, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.32 a share, went ex on Aug 21, 2026 and paid Aug 24, 2026. The current rate is $0.32 per share, $1.28 a year.

Does KMPR pay a dividend in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 20, 2026, with the cash around Nov 22, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does KMPR pay per share?

KMPR pays $0.32 a share quarterly, $1.28 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $34.15 that is a 3.75% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 7-year median is 2.08%.

Has KMPR raised its dividend?

Yes. KMPR has raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Feb 18, 2025, took the rate from $0.31 to $0.32 (+3.23%). Over five years the dividend grew 0.6% a year.

Is KMPR’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. It has raised its dividend 1 years in a row and gone 16 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my KMPR dividends?

Add KMPR to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run KMPR in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 7 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.