Williams Companies Dividend History
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72.34+0.88 (+1.23%)
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
- Dividend yield
- 2.83%
- Annual dividend
- $2.05
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 11, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 83%
Williams Companies dividend summary
Williams Companies pays a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share ($2.10 annualized), a 2.90% yield at the current price. It has raised its annual dividend for 8 consecutive years. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 4.6% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 83% of trailing earnings per share, a relatively high share of profits. WMB has 180 recorded dividend payments since 1982, totaling $2.08 per share over the last 12 months.
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WMB dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $0.525 | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $0.525 | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.525 | +5.0% | — |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.50 | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | $0.50 | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.50 | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.50 | +5.3% | — |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.475 | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | $0.475 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | $0.475 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $0.475 | +6.0% | — |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $0.448 | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | $0.448 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | $0.448 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | $0.448 | +5.4% | — |
| Dec 8, 2022 | $0.425 | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | $0.425 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.425 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2022 | $0.425 | +3.7% | — |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $0.41 | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2021 | $0.41 | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.41 | — | — |
| Mar 11, 2021 | $0.41 | +2.5% | — |
| Dec 10, 2020 | $0.40 | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2020 | $0.40 | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2020 | $0.40 | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2020 | $0.40 | +5.3% | — |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.38 | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2019 | $0.38 | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2019 | $0.38 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $0.38 | +11.8% | — |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.34 | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $0.34 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $0.34 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $0.34 | +13.3% | — |
| Dec 7, 2017 | $0.30 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.30 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2017 | $0.30 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.30 | +50.0% | — |
| Dec 7, 2016 | $0.20 | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $0.20 | -68.8% | — |
| Jun 16, 2016 | $0.64 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2016 | $0.64 | — | — |
| Dec 9, 2015 | $0.64 | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2015 | $0.64 | +8.5% | — |
| Jun 10, 2015 | $0.59 | +1.7% | — |
| Mar 11, 2015 | $0.58 | +1.8% | — |
| Dec 10, 2014 | $0.57 | +1.8% | — |
| Sep 10, 2014 | $0.56 | +31.8% | — |
| Jun 11, 2014 | $0.425 | +5.5% | — |
| Mar 12, 2014 | $0.403 | +6.1% | — |
| Dec 11, 2013 | $0.38 | +3.8% | — |
| Sep 11, 2013 | $0.366 | +4.0% | — |
| Jun 5, 2013 | $0.352 | +3.8% | — |
| Mar 6, 2013 | $0.339 | +4.3% | — |
| Dec 5, 2012 | $0.325 | +3.8% | — |
| Aug 22, 2012 | $0.313 | +4.3% | — |
| Jun 6, 2012 | $0.30 | +15.8% | — |
| Mar 7, 2012 | $0.259 | +27.1% | — |
| Dec 7, 2011 | $0.2038 | +25.0% | — |
| Aug 24, 2011 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2011 | $0.163 | +60.0% | — |
| Mar 9, 2011 | $0.1019 | — | — |
| Dec 8, 2010 | $0.1019 | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2010 | $0.1019 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2010 | $0.1019 | +13.6% | — |
| Mar 10, 2010 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Dec 9, 2009 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2009 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2009 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Mar 11, 2009 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Dec 10, 2008 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2008 | $0.0897 | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2008 | $0.0897 | +10.0% | — |
| Mar 12, 2008 | $0.0815 | — | — |
| Dec 12, 2007 | $0.0815 | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2007 | $0.0815 | — | — |
| May 23, 2007 | $0.0815 | +11.1% | — |
| Mar 7, 2007 | $0.0734 | — | — |
| Dec 6, 2006 | $0.0734 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2006 | $0.0734 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2006 | $0.0734 | +20.0% | — |
| Mar 8, 2006 | $0.0611 | — | — |
| Dec 7, 2005 | $0.0611 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2005 | $0.0611 | +50.0% | — |
| Jun 8, 2005 | $0.0408 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 2005 | $0.0408 | — | — |
| Dec 8, 2004 | $0.0408 | +400.0% | — |
| Aug 25, 2004 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2004 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2004 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Dec 10, 2003 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2003 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2003 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2003 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2002 | $0.0082 | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2002 | $0.0082 | -95.0% | — |
| Jun 5, 2002 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2002 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2002 | $0.163 | — | — |
| Dec 12, 2001 | $0.163 | +11.1% | — |
| Aug 22, 2001 | $0.1467 | +20.0% | — |
| Jun 6, 2001 | $0.1223 | +8.9% | — |
| Mar 7, 2001 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Dec 6, 2000 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2000 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2000 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 2000 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Dec 8, 1999 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Aug 25, 1999 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Jun 9, 1999 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 1999 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Dec 9, 1998 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Aug 26, 1998 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Jun 3, 1998 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Mar 12, 1998 | $0.1123 | — | — |
| Dec 3, 1997 | $0.1123 | +15.4% | — |
| Aug 20, 1997 | $0.0973 | — | — |
| May 28, 1997 | $0.0973 | — | — |
| Mar 5, 1997 | $0.0973 | — | — |
| Dec 4, 1996 | $0.0973 | +14.7% | — |
| Aug 21, 1996 | $0.0848 | — | — |
| May 29, 1996 | $0.0848 | — | — |
| Feb 28, 1996 | $0.0848 | +25.9% | — |
| Nov 29, 1995 | $0.0674 | — | — |
| Aug 23, 1995 | $0.0674 | — | — |
| May 26, 1995 | $0.0674 | — | — |
| Feb 27, 1995 | $0.0674 | +28.6% | — |
| Nov 28, 1994 | $0.0524 | — | — |
| Aug 22, 1994 | $0.0524 | — | — |
| May 27, 1994 | $0.0524 | — | — |
| Feb 28, 1994 | $0.0524 | — | — |
| Nov 29, 1993 | $0.0524 | +10.5% | — |
| Aug 23, 1993 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| May 24, 1993 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| Mar 8, 1993 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| Nov 30, 1992 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 1992 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| May 22, 1992 | $0.0474 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 1992 | $0.0474 | +8.6% | — |
| Nov 22, 1991 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 19, 1991 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 24, 1991 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Feb 25, 1991 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Nov 26, 1990 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 20, 1990 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 25, 1990 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Feb 26, 1990 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Nov 27, 1989 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 21, 1989 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 26, 1989 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Feb 27, 1989 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Nov 28, 1988 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 22, 1988 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 27, 1988 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Feb 29, 1988 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Nov 30, 1987 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 1987 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 26, 1987 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 1987 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Dec 1, 1986 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 25, 1986 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 23, 1986 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 1986 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Dec 2, 1985 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Aug 26, 1985 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| May 28, 1985 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Mar 4, 1985 | $0.0437 | — | — |
| Dec 3, 1984 | $0.0437 | +16.7% | — |
| Aug 27, 1984 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| May 29, 1984 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Feb 29, 1984 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Nov 28, 1983 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Aug 29, 1983 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| May 27, 1983 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Mar 1, 1983 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Nov 29, 1982 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Aug 30, 1982 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| May 28, 1982 | $0.0374 | — | — |
| Mar 1, 1982 | $0.0374 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.58 | 3 | -21.2% |
| 2025 | $2.00 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | $1.90 | 4 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | $1.79 | 4 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $1.70 | 4 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | $1.64 | 4 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | $1.60 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | $1.52 | 4 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | $1.36 | 4 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | $1.20 | 4 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | $1.68 | 4 | -31.4% |
| 2015 | $2.45 | 4 | +25.1% |
| 2014 | $1.96 | 4 | +36.3% |
| 2013 | $1.44 | 4 | +20.1% |
| 2012 | $1.20 | 4 | +89.5% |
WMB stock splits
| Date | Ratio | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2012 | 10000-for-8152 | Forward split |
| Apr 24, 2001 | 1000-for-918 | Forward split |
| Dec 30, 1997 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |
| Dec 31, 1996 | 3-for-2 | Forward split |
| Nov 8, 1993 | 2-for-1 | Forward split |