The PZU Group’s Capital and Dividend Policy for 2025–2027 was in force in 2025.
Capital and Dividend Policy
- manage capital effectively by optimizing the usage of capital from the Group’s perspective;
- maximize the rate of return on equity for the parent company’s shareholders, in particular, by maintaining the level of security and retaining capital resources for strategic growth objectives through the organic growth and acquisitions;
- ensure sufficient financial means to cover the Group’s liabilities to its clients.
- manage the PZU Group’s capital (including excess
capital) at the level of PZU; - maintain target solvency ratios of 200% for the PZU
Group, 200% for PZU SA and 200% for PZU Życie SA
(according to Directive 2009/138/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009
on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of
Insurance and Reinsurance, hereinafter referred to as
the “Solvency II Directive”) in the period until the
date of entry into force of the amendments to the
Solvency II Directive and at the level of 180% for the
PZU Group, 200% for PZU SA and 200% for PZU Życie
SA in the period after the entry into force of the
amendments to the Solvency II Directive; - maintain the PZU Group’s financial leverage ratio at
a level no higher than 25%; - ensure funds for growth and acquisitions;
- maintain the financial conglomerate’s surplus own
funds above the pertinent requirements for solvency; - PZU will not issue any new shares for the duration of
this Policy; - it is assumed that certain temporary deviations in the
actual solvency ratio above or below the target level
may occasionally occur.
- The PZU Group endeavors to manage capital effectively and maximize the rate of return on equity for the parent company’s shareholders, in particular by maintaining the level of security and retaining capital resources for strategic growth objectives through acquisitions;
- the amount of dividends proposed by the Management Board of the parent company, payable by PZU SA for a given fiscal year, is determined on the basis of the consolidated financial result of the PZU Group attributable to the owners of the parent company, whereby:
- no more than 20% shall augment retained earnings (reserve capital) for purposes of organic growth and innovation and implementation of growth initiatives;
- no less than 50% shall be paid as an annual dividend;
- the remainder shall be paid as an annual dividend or augment retained earnings (reserve capital) in the event that significant expenditures are made in connection with the implementation of the PZU Group’s Strategy, including, in particular, M&A transactions; subject to points 3 and 4;
- according to the Management Board’s plans and risk and solvency self-assessment of the parent company, the own funds of the parent company and the PZU Group following the declaration of payment or payment of a dividend will remain at a level that will ensure fulfillment of the conditions specified in the capital policy;
- the dividend determination takes into account the recommendations of the supervisory authority on dividends for all PZU Group companies.
Capital and dividend policy for 2025-2027
The Capital and Dividend Policy for 2025–2027 takes into account changes to Solvency II regulations entering into force as of 2027. In order to maintain capital stability to pay put dividends, the Solvency II target ratio is amended for the PZU Group and set at 180% (it is unamended for PZU SA and PZU Życie) – as of the date the Solvency II amendments come into force. Until then, target solvency ratios of 200% for the PZU Group, 200% for PZU SA and 200% for PZU Życie SA will be maintained.
Disbursement of dividends
16 October 2025 – payment of more than PLN 3.8 billion in dividends, or PLN 4.47 per share.
A detailed sequence of key related events is presented below.
The recommendation of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) for dividend payment in 2025
The KNF’s recommendation on the dividend policy of insurance and reinsurance companies allowed insurance companies to:
- pay out a dividend of up to 100% of the profit generated in 2023 (including dividends paid to date from 2023 profit);
- pay out a dividend of up to 100% of the profit generated in 2024,
provided that the criteria set by KNF have been fulfilled.
These criteria include a Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) (i.e. risk assessment) and the coverage of a specific capital requirement on a standalone (unconsolidated) basis. Moreover, a company intending to disburse a dividend must not have experienced a situation involving a shortage of own funds to cover the capital requirement in any quarter and must not be covered by a short-term financial plan or remedial plan.
The KNF Board also noted that when deciding on the level of dividends insurance companies should take into account their additional capital needs within the period of 12 months from the approval of the 2024 financial statements.
(RB 16/2025) – Motion of the PZU Management Board regarding the distribution of the profit generated in 2023 and the amount transferred from the supplementary capital created from the profit generated in 2023
In connection with the aforementioned recommendation of the KNF, the PZU SA Management Board recommended distribution of the profit generated in 2024 (and the amount transferred from the supplementary capital created from the profit generated in 2023). The proposed dividend amount was over PLN 3.8 billion, i.e., PLN 4.47 per share.
(RB 20/2025)
The Supervisory Board positively evaluated the Management Board’s proposal of 6 May 2025.
(RB 28/2025) – Ordinary Shareholder Meeting’s resolution on the distribution of PZU’s net profit
The Ordinary Shareholder Meeting of PZU adopted a resolution on distribution of PZU’s net profit, in which it decided to distribute the profit generated in 2024 increased by the amount transferred from the supplementary capital created from the profit generated in 2023. The amount of over PLN 3.8 billion was designated for the dividend payment. The dividend record date was set for September 25, 2025 and the dividend payout date was set for October 16, 2025.
KNF’s stance on the Dividend Policy in 20261
On 17 December 2025, KNF adopted a position on the dividend policy of insurance companies, reinsurance companies, and insurance-and-reinsurance companies in 2026.
- They have received a good or satisfactory SREP risk score for 2024;
- In the various quarters of 2025 they reported no shortage of own funds to cover the capital requirement (defined as the maximum of the minimum capital requirement (MCR) and the solvency capital requirement (SCR));
- In 2025 they were not covered by a short-term financial plan or the remedial plan.
- As at 31 December 2025, the level of own funds, without deducting the expected dividends, was at the level of at least 175% of the capital requirements for insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance-andreinsurance companies operating in section I and at least 150% of the capital requirements for insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance-and-reinsurance companies operating in section II.
The undertakings satisfying the above criteria may pay a dividend in the maximum amount of 100% of the profit generated in 2024 (this including dividends already paid out from the 2024 profit) and 100% of the profit generated in 2025, however the coverage of capital requirements (after deducting the expected dividends from own funds) as at December 31, 2025, and for the quarter in which the dividend was paid, will be at the level of at least 175% for undertakings operating in section I and at least 150% for undertakings operating in section II.
When deciding on the level of dividends, the undertakings satisfying the above criteria should take into account their additional capital needs within the period of 12 months from the approval date of the 2025 financial statements.
Source: PZU
| PZU profit and dividend | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated profit attributable to the parent company (PLN million) | 3,336 | 3,781 | 5,780 | 5,342 | 6,699 |
| PZU’s unconsolidated profit (PLN million) | 2,028 | 1,637 | 3,983 | 3,877 | 5,062 |
| Dividend paid for the year (PLN million) | 1,675 | 2,072 | 3,748 | 3,860 | ** |
| Dividend per share for the year (PLN) | 1.94 | 2.40 | 4.34 | 4.47 | *** |
| Dividend per share according to the year in which the right was established (PLN) | 3.50 | 1.94 | 2.40 | 4.34 | 4.47 |
| (a) Change in share price y/y | 9.2% | 0.2% | 33.5% | (3.0)% | 45.6% |
| (b) Annual dividend ratio (%)* | 10.8% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| (a+b) TSR Total Shareholders Return | 20.1% | 5.7% | 40.2% | 6.2% | 55.4* |
**up to the date of preparing this report on the activities of the PZU Group, the PZU Management Board has not adopted a resolution concerning the proposed distribution of profit for 2025
Source: PZU figures
Source: PZU
1 Up to the date of preparing this report on the activities of the PZU Group, the PZU Management Board has not adopted a resolution concerning the proposed distribution of profit for 2024. A report containing audited information on PZU’s solvency ratios and financial standing on a standalone basis will be published Q2 2025.