This Boring Stock Could Fund Your Exciting Lifestyle

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I like boring businesses. The kind of yawn-inducing companies that quietly compound wealth through high, sustainable yields and steady, inflation-beating dividend growth.

Bonus points if they can consistently outperform the market.

Old Republic International Corporation ($ORI) checks all these boxes. This is one of those boring businesses that never makes headlines. But, the company has a 10-year average annual total return of 15.74% and a 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 6.46%.

Also, the firm regularly pays special dividends that give shareholders a total yield above 9%.

Case in point, an investor who bought Old Republic stock in February, 2024, would have paid about $29/share. Since then, this investor would have received $3.93/share in dividend payments — including a $2.00/share special distribution.

That’s a 13.55% yield on cost in a little over a year.

Pretty impressive for a company that flies under most people’s radar.

What does Old Republic do?

Old Republic International Corporation is an insurance company.

The firm writes specialty and title insurance policies. It’s good at writing these policies too.

Old Republic has been in business for over 100 years. And the company has paid uninterrupted dividends 84 years. In terms of dividend growth, Old Republic has raised its payout every year for 44 years. Also, as mentioned earlier, the firm routinely issues special dividend payments that compliment the fixed, quarterly distributions.

I like Old Republic and am a long-time shareholder. However, insurance stocks had a bit of a run-up recently.

Old Republic, Aflac, and other companies all saw their shares hit year-to-date highs. Fortunately, there’s been a correction and Old Republic is down 7.74% in the past month. The company now trades at a price to earnings ratio of 12.08 while offering a 2.95% starting dividend yield.

At its current share price of $38.40, a $1/share special dividend would give new shareholders a 5.62% yield-on-cost.

And a $2/share special dividend would give shareholders an 8.22% yield-on-cost.

Of course, special dividends aren’t guaranteed.

But even without a special dividend in 2026, Old Republic is still a solid company with a low P/E ratio, decent starting yield, and great long-term returns.

Plus, you’ve always got the potential kicker of future special dividend payments.

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Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only. It is not financial advice, always do your own research.