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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · American Financial (AFG)

AFG Q3 earnings rise to $3.40 per share; declares $3.50 special dividend

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings

AFG reported third-quarter 2026 net earnings of $282 million ($3.40 per share), up from $215 million ($2.58 per share) a year earlier, and declared a one-time special cash dividend of $3.50 per share. The dividend totals approximately $290 million and is payable November 25, 2026, to holders of record on November 16, 2026. The company said the August 2026 sale of Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina generated $126 million in pretax net investment income and contributed $1.21 per share of core net operating earnings in the quarter.

Key points

  • Net earnings $282 million ($3.40 per share) vs. $215 million ($2.58 per share) in Q3 2025
  • Core net operating earnings $329 million ($3.97 per share) vs. $224 million ($2.69 per share) in Q3 2025
  • Special dividend $3.50 per share, about $290 million in total, payable November 25, 2026
  • Specialty P&C combined ratio 93.8% vs. 93.0% a year earlier

The filing

CompanyAmerican Financial (AFG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-446243

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:18 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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