W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 165 recorded WRB dividend payments, running from December 20, 1985 to June 23, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $11.11 per share. WRB has most often paid quarterly.
WRB's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the WRB payment rate compounded at +44.8% a year, and +25.3% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
WRB's payment rate fell in 2020, 2022, 2025. The steepest drop was -66.7%.
WRB dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.85 | 4 | $0.340 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | $1.40 | 4 | $0.372 | — |
| 2023 | $1.29 | 5 (timing) | $0.333 | — |
| 2022 | $0.591 | 4 | $0.0667 | -60.5% |
| 2021 | $0.893 | 4 | $0.169 | +216.7% |
| 2020 | $0.209 | 4 | $0.0533 | -66.7% |
| 2019 | $0.747 | 4 | $0.160 | — |
| 2018 | $0.619 | 5 (timing) | $0.148 | — |
| 2017 | $0.459 | 4 | $0.116 | — |
| 2016 | $0.447 | 5 (timing) | $0.0385 | — |
| 2015 | $0.139 | 4 | $0.0356 | — |
| 2014 | $0.424 | 5 (timing) | $0.0326 | — |
| 2013 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0296 | — |
| 2012 | $0.400 | 5 (timing) | $0.0267 | — |
| 2011 | $0.0919 | 4 | $0.0237 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | $0.0800 | 4 | $0.0207 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | $0.0711 | 4 | $0.0178 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.0681 | 4 | $0.0178 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | $0.0593 | 4 | $0.0148 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | $0.0474 | 4 | $0.0119 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | $0.0395 | 4 | $0.0099 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | $0.0369 | 4 | $0.0092 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | $0.0360 | 4 | $0.0090 | +16.0% |
| 2002 | $0.0310 | 4 | $0.0078 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | $0.0304 | 4 | $0.0076 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0304 | 4 | $0.0076 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0304 | 4 | $0.0076 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | $0.0281 | 4 | $0.0070 | +16.1% |
| 1997 | $0.0244 | 4 | $0.0060 | +19.2% |
| 1996 | $0.0203 | 4 | $0.0051 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | $0.0187 | 4 | $0.0047 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | $0.0172 | 4 | $0.0043 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0156 | 4 | $0.0039 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | $0.0140 | 4 | $0.0035 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | $0.0125 | 4 | $0.0031 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | $0.0114 | 4 | $0.0029 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0104 | 4 | $0.0026 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | $0.0094 | 4 | $0.0023 | — |
| 1987 | $0.0018 | 1 (timing) | $0.0018 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0055 | 4 | $0.0015 | — |
| 1985 | $0.0014 | 1 (timing) | $0.0014 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than WRB's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent WRB dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | $0.600 |
| February 23, 2026 | $0.0900 |
| December 15, 2025 | $1.09 |
| September 22, 2025 | $0.0900 |
| June 23, 2025 | $0.590 |
| March 3, 2025 | $0.0800 |
| December 16, 2024 | $0.580 |
| September 23, 2024 | $0.330 |
| June 24, 2024 | $0.413 |
| March 1, 2024 | $0.0733 |
| December 15, 2023 | $0.407 |
| September 22, 2023 | $0.407 |
| June 23, 2023 | $0.0733 |
| March 8, 2023 | $0.0667 |
| January 12, 2023 | $0.333 |
| December 16, 2022 | $0.0667 |
| September 23, 2022 | $0.0667 |
| June 24, 2022 | $0.400 |
| March 8, 2022 | $0.0578 |
| December 6, 2021 | $0.502 |
| September 14, 2021 | $0.0578 |
| June 24, 2021 | $0.280 |
| March 9, 2021 | $0.0533 |
| December 14, 2020 | $0.0533 |
| September 14, 2020 | $0.0533 |
| June 22, 2020 | $0.0533 |
| March 10, 2020 | $0.0489 |
| November 21, 2019 | $0.382 |
| September 18, 2019 | $0.0489 |
| June 17, 2019 | $0.271 |
| March 13, 2019 | $0.0444 |
| November 27, 2018 | $0.193 |
| September 18, 2018 | $0.193 |
| June 14, 2018 | $0.0444 |
| June 8, 2018 | $0.148 |
| March 13, 2018 | $0.0415 |
| November 29, 2017 | $0.190 |
| September 19, 2017 | $0.0415 |
| June 13, 2017 | $0.190 |
| March 13, 2017 | $0.0385 |
| November 29, 2016 | $0.0385 |
| November 9, 2016 | $0.148 |
| September 16, 2016 | $0.187 |
| June 13, 2016 | $0.0385 |
| March 11, 2016 | $0.0356 |
| November 27, 2015 | $0.0356 |
| September 3, 2015 | $0.0356 |
| June 11, 2015 | $0.0356 |
| March 17, 2015 | $0.0326 |
| December 16, 2014 | $0.296 |
| November 28, 2014 | $0.0326 |
| September 8, 2014 | $0.0326 |
| June 6, 2014 | $0.0326 |
| March 17, 2014 | $0.0296 |
| November 29, 2013 | $0.0296 |
| September 6, 2013 | $0.0296 |
| June 7, 2013 | $0.0296 |
| March 27, 2013 | $0.0267 |
| December 20, 2012 | $0.296 |
| November 30, 2012 | $0.0267 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 165 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
WRB dividend history questions
How many dividends has WRB paid?
DivTrkr has 165 recorded WRB dividend payments between December 20, 1985 and June 23, 2026, totalling $11.11 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has WRB ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The WRB per-payment rate fell in 2020, 2022, 2025, the steepest being -66.7%.
How fast is the WRB dividend growing?
The WRB payment rate compounded at +44.8% a year over the last five complete years and +25.3% a year over the last ten.
How often does WRB pay a dividend?
WRB has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current WRB dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track WRB free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.