United Fire Group Inc. · UFCS · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$51.35 +0.10% on the day, +$0.05
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.80·1.56%
$0.20 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.20/qtr
pays ~Dec 7 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 4est.
ex in 21 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
5 yrs
since the 2020 cut (-54.5%) ⓘ
Paying since
1992
100 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
20
Below its usual yield
UFCS share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
UFCS Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +24.6%3Y +7.7%5Y +5.9%10Y -2.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 100 payments since 1992.
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 $0.20 rate), not a promise. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.
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 $0.80 a year would stay $0.80 by 2031 - 1.56% on today's $51.35 price.

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

At $0.80 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 7,500 UFCS shares, about $385,125 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $51.35. $1,000 a month takes about 15,000 shares, about $770,250. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

United Fire Group (UFCS) pays $0.20 a share quarterly, $0.80 a year, a 1.56% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $51.35. It has made 100 dividend payments since 1992.

At today’s rate of $0.20 quarterly and the last close of $51.35, this is what UFCS pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.20$0.07$0.80
100 shares$20.00$6.67$80.00
$10,000 invested (194.7 shares)$38.95$12.98$155.79
7,500 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
15,000 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 UFCS shares reinvest into 0.39 new shares each payment, about 1.6 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 257 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 UFCS’s own history in the UFCS 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

UFCS Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

20/100Below its usual yieldvs its 5-yr history
  • UFCS yields 1.56% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $51.35.
  • Its own 5-year median is 2.25%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.41% low3.26% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 5-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 5 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 UFCS’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

UFCS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.20 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 9, 2027

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

How Often Does UFCS Pay?

UFCS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.76 a share, in 4 payments.
+18.8% against the 12 months before ($0.64 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, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Feb 24, 2026 - $0.16 to $0.20 (+$0.04, +25.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 15.3% - $0.80 paid / $5.23 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

UFCS vs Similar Dividend Stocks (PEBO, UVE...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to UFCS in market value, UFCS’s 1.56% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.16%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 10th 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 No cut ⓘ
UFCS $51.35United Fire Group $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 1.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsno raise streak
PEBO $38.27Peoples Bancorp $0.42/qtr$1.68/yr fwd 4.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 16 yrsraised 10 yrs in a row
UVE $48.57Universal Insurance Holdings $0.16/qtr$0.64/yr fwd 1.32% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 15 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
FMBH $51.19First Mid Bancshares $0.26/qtr$1.04/yr fwd 2.03% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 10 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
STC $41.61Stewart Information Services $0.55/qtr$2.20/yr fwd 5.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 16 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
WABC $59.64Westamerica Bancorporation $0.48/qtr$1.92/yr fwd 3.22% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 40+ yrsraised 36 yrs in a row
WD $38.61Walker & Dunlop $0.68/qtr$2.72/yr fwd 7.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 7+ yrsraised 7+ yrs in a row
TMP $100.14Tompkins Financial $0.74/qtr$2.96/yr fwd 2.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 36 yrsraised 20 yrs in a row
BHRB $70.96Burke & Herbert Financial Services $0.55/qtr$2.20/yr fwd 3.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 19 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
PAX $9.18Patria Investments $0.1625/qtr$0.65/yr fwd 7.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
PFBC $103.47Preferred Bank $0.80/qtr$3.20/yr fwd 3.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 10+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: UFCS vs PEBO, UFCS vs UVE, UFCS vs FMBH.

UFCS Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1992

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 4, 2026Sep 7, 2026$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Feb 24, 2026Feb 26, 2026$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Dec 5, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.16QuarterlyRegular
Aug 29, 2025Sep 1, 2025$0.16QuarterlyRegular
Jun 6, 2025Jun 9, 2025$0.16QuarterlyRegular
Mar 7, 2025Mar 10, 2025$0.16QuarterlyRegular
Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024$0.16QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.16QuarterlyRegular
May 31, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.16QuarterlyRegular
The other 90 UFCS payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 100 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 UFCS

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UFCS Dividend Questions

How often does UFCS pay dividends?

UFCS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does UFCS pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next UFCS dividend?

UFCS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.20 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026. The current rate is $0.20 per share, $0.80 a year.

Does UFCS pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does UFCS pay per share?

UFCS pays $0.20 a share quarterly, $0.80 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $51.35 that is a 1.56% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 5-year median is 2.25%.

Has UFCS raised its dividend?

UFCS has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Feb 24, 2026, took the rate from $0.16 to $0.20 (+25.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 5.9% a year.

Is UFCS’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. UFCS paid out 15% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has gone 5 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my UFCS dividends?

Add UFCS 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 UFCS in the DRIP calculator.

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