Kingstone Companies, Inc.
KINSFinancial Services · Stock · quarterly payer
$15.13
Add to PortfolioForward Yield
1.32%
Annual Dividend
$0.20
Payout Ratio
7%
5-Yr Growth
4.6%
Ex-Date
May 11, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
KINS Dividend Safety Score
57/ 100
Grade C
Borderline
Dividend-growth streak2 consecutive years of growth
Cut historyCut its dividend in 2020
Earnings payout coverage7% of earnings paid out
Free-cash-flow coverage8% of free cash flow
Balance-sheet strengthDebt/equity of 3.71
Yield vs its historyYield in line with its history
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Is KINS a good dividend stock?
MixedKingstone Companies, Inc. (KINS) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 1.32% ($0.20/yr), with 3 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of C. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (7%)
- 100% total price return over 5 years
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2020
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 1.32%
- Payout Ratio
- 7%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.20
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 4.6%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- May 11, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 3
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.48
- Market Cap
- $219.2M
- P/E Ratio
- 6.8
- 5-Yr Total Return
- 100%
- 52-Week Range
- $13.08 – $19.42
- Dividend Safety
- C · 57/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2020)
Frequently Asked Questions
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | — | $0.0500 | regular |
| Feb 11, 2026 | — | $0.0500 | regular |
| Nov 10, 2025 | — | $0.0500 | regular |
| Aug 11, 2025 | — | $0.0500 | regular |
| Aug 30, 2022 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| May 27, 2022 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Feb 25, 2022 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Nov 29, 2021 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Aug 30, 2021 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| May 27, 2021 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Feb 25, 2021 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Nov 27, 2020 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| Aug 28, 2020 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
| May 28, 2020 | — | $0.0400 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.20 / yr per share
Per payment (quarterly)$5.00
Annual$20.00
Monthly avg$1.67
