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.
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
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From American Financial Group's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$8.17B
-1.8%
$10.08
-4.6%
10.3%
FY2024
$8.32B
+6.3%
$10.57
+5.2%
10.7%
FY2023
$7.83B
+11.2%
$10.05
-4.6%
10.9%
FY2022
$7.04B
+7.4%
$10.53
-54.8%
12.8%
FY2021
$6.55B
+13.6%
$23.30
+184.1%
30.4%
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What did American Financial earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, American Financial reported diluted EPS of $3.40 (+31.8% year over year) on revenue of $2.58B (+10.8%).
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