Dividends

Capital management priorities

We aim to:

  • ensure superior capitalisation at all times and maximise financial flexibility,
  • grow the ordinary dividend with long-term earnings and at a minimum maintain it,
  • deploy capital for business growth where it meets our strategy and profitability targets, 
  • complement ordinary dividend with sustainable annual share buyback.

Dividends are typically paid out of current earnings. Swiss Re pays its dividend annually. Shares are ex-dividend two working days after the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Dividend payment is typically two working days after the ex-dividend date.

Dividends paid and year-end share price information

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Adjusted by share split 2001

(20-for-1; information about the share split)

Dividends paid and year-end share price information (CHF) Adjusted by share split 2001

Year of payment

Dividend paid (USD)

Dividend paid (CHF)

Year-end share price (CHF)

Tax value (CHF)

2026

8.00

6.30080*

    

2025

7.35

6.00752

132.85

132.85

2024

6.80

6.21554

131.20

131.20

2023

6.40

5.688

94.56

94.56

2022

-

5.90

86.48

86.48

2021

-

5.90

90.26

90.26

2020

-

5.90

83.34

83.34

2019

-

5.60

108.70

108.70

2018

-

5.00

90.12

90.12

2017

-

4.85

91.25

91.25

2016

-

4.60

96.50

96.50

20151

-

4.252

98.15

98.15

20141

-

3.853

83.65

83.65

20131

-

3.504

82.05

82.05

20121

-

3.00

65.90

65.90

20111

-

2.75

47.87

47.87

2010

-

1.00

50.30

50.30

2009

-

0.10

49.91

49.91

2008

-

4.00

50.30

50.30

2007

-

3.40

80.45

80.45

2006

-

2.50

103.60

103.60

2005

-

1.60

96.20

96.20

2004

-

1.10

81.10

81.10

2003

-

1.00

83.50

83.50

2002

-

2.50

90.70

90.70

20015

-

2.50

167.00

168.25

2000

-

2.50

194.25
189.30

1999

-

2.40

163.55

161.55

1998

-

2.20

179.05

168.00

1997

-

1.50

136.60

124.50

19966

-

1.13

71.45

70.00

1995

-

0.75

66.80

66.00

For a dividend history of our American Depositary Receipts please see the ADR programme page.

Notes

1 Distributions in the form of Swiss withholding tax exempt distributions out of legal reserves from capital contributions.

2 In addition to the regular dividend of CHF 4.25 per share a special dividend of CHF 3.00 per share was paid in 2015.

3 In addition to the regular dividend of CHF 3.85 per share a special dividend of CHF 4.15 per share was paid in 2014.

4 In addition to the regular dividend of CHF 3.50 per share a special dividend of CHF 4.00 per share was paid in 2013.

5 In addition to the dividend a capital repayment of CHF 8 per share (CHF 0.40 per share on adjusted basis) was paid to the shareholders on 17 August 2001.

6 In addition to the dividend a capital repayment of CHF 10 per share (CHF 0.50 per share on adjusted basis) was paid to the shareholders on 1 March 1996.

*based on USD/CHF FX rate of 0.78760