Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 2.47%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
2.47%
WRB now pays $1.87 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(2016-07-26) | $17.40 | 10.75% |
| 5 years ago(2021-08-03) | $32.24 | 5.80% |
| 3 years ago(2023-07-25) | $40.49 | 4.62% |
| 1 year ago(2025-07-29) | $68.63 | 2.72% |
| 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
| $75.65 |
| 2.47% |
Projection: starting from today's 2.47% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 54.7% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
2.47%
In 3 years
11.69%
In 5 years
32.95%
In 10 years
439.14%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB).
Starting Yield
2.47%
Ending YOC
1719.44%
Year 15 Dividend
$1300.76
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$3673.45
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $1.87 | N/A | 2.47% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $2.89 | +54.70% | 3.82% | $2.89 |
| Year 2 | $4.48 | +54.70% | 5.92% | $7.37 |
| Year 3 | $6.92 | +54.70% | 9.15% | $14.29 |
| Year 4 | $10.71 | +54.70% | 14.16% | $25.00 |
| Year 5 | $16.57 | +54.70% | 21.90% | $41.57 |
| Year 6 | $25.63 | +54.70% | 33.88% | $67.20 |
| Year 7 | $39.65 | +54.70% | 52.42% | $106.86 |
| Year 8 | $61.34 | +54.70% | 81.09% | $168.20 |
| Year 9 | $94.90 | +54.70% | 125.44% | $263.10 |
| Year 10 | $146.81 | +54.70% | 194.06% | $409.90 |
| Year 11 | $227.11 | +54.70% | 300.21% | $637.01 |
| Year 12 | $351.34 | +54.70% | 464.43% | $988.35 |
| Year 13 | $543.52 | +54.70% | 718.47% | $1531.87 |
| Year 14 | $840.83 | +54.70% | 1111.47% | $2372.70 |
| Year 15 | $1300.76 | +54.70% | 1719.44% | $3673.45 |
