Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 0.97%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
0.97%
BRO now pays $0.66 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:
| If you bought | Price then | Yield on cost today |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years ago(2016-09-12) | $18.74 | 3.52% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-08) | $58.57 | 1.13% |
| 3 years ago(2023-09-11) | $73.40 | 0.90% |
| 1 year ago(2025-09-03) | $95.29 | 0.69% |
| Buying today |
Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| $67.25 |
| 0.97% |
Projection: starting from today's 0.97% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 12.7% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.97%
In 3 years
1.39%
In 5 years
1.77%
In 10 years
3.23%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO).
Starting Yield
0.98%
Ending YOC
5.44%
Year 15 Dividend
$3.66
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$27.80
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $0.66 | N/A | 0.98% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $0.74 | +12.10% | 1.10% | $0.74 |
| Year 2 | $0.83 | +12.10% | 1.23% | $1.57 |
| Year 3 | $0.93 | +12.10% | 1.38% | $2.50 |
| Year 4 | $1.04 | +12.10% | 1.55% | $3.54 |
| Year 5 | $1.17 | +12.10% | 1.74% | $4.71 |
| Year 6 | $1.31 | +12.10% | 1.95% | $6.02 |
| Year 7 | $1.47 | +12.10% | 2.18% | $7.49 |
| Year 8 | $1.65 | +12.10% | 2.45% | $9.13 |
| Year 9 | $1.84 | +12.10% | 2.74% | $10.98 |
| Year 10 | $2.07 | +12.10% | 3.08% | $13.05 |
| Year 11 | $2.32 | +12.10% | 3.45% | $15.37 |
| Year 12 | $2.60 | +12.10% | 3.86% | $17.96 |
| Year 13 | $2.91 | +12.10% | 4.33% | $20.88 |
| Year 14 | $3.27 | +12.10% | 4.86% | $24.14 |
| Year 15 | $3.66 | +12.10% | 5.44% | $27.80 |
