Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) dividend history and payment record
Enact Holdings, Inc. pays dividends quarterly. We hold 19 payments for it, going back to November 2021 — the full record is below, with what it has paid and when. We don't publish a predicted next ex-dividend date for ACT. As soon as the company declares one it will appear at the top of this page; until then the record below is what we hold.
ACT dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.24 per share, August 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $0.96 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Raised 14.3%, from $0.21 to $0.24 |
| Consecutive years of increases | 3, in the record we hold |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 20 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 19 payments since November 2021 |
Enact Holdings, Inc.'s dividend schedule
Enact Holdings, Inc. has paid quarterly across the 4 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on August 20, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the last third of the month.
Payment follows the ex-date by about 20 days, based on the announcements we hold for ACT.
Increases have a season: of the 4 raises in our record, most take effect with the May payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount. The most recent was 14.3%, effective with the May 2026 ex-date.
ACT dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 19 going back to November 2021.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $0.24 |
| May 28, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.21 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $0.21 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.21 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.21 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.185 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $0.185 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | $0.185 |
| May 29, 2024 | $0.185 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.87 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | $0.16 |
| May 30, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | $0.14 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $1.26 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside ACT's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.87 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $1.26 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | $1.23 |
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to own ACT before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does ACT pay a dividend?
- Enact Holdings, Inc. has historically paid quarterly, across 19 payments since November 2021.
- How much does ACT pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.24 per share, with an ex-date of August 20, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $0.96 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.