WMB The Williams Companies, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
The Williams Companies, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, operates as a prominent energy infrastructure entity, primarily conducting business throughout the United States. The company’s operations are organized into four key segments: Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico division manages crucial natural gas pipelines such as Transco and Northwest, in addition to natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets situated in the Gulf Coast. This segment also oversees various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. Focusing on midstream activities, the Northeast G&P segment handles gathering, processing, and fractionation within the Marcellus Shale region, predominantly in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment delivers gas gathering, processing, and treating services across the Rocky Mountain areas of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale in north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana, and the expansive Mid-Continent region (including the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins). This segment also operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities located near Conway in central Kansas. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides comprehensive wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas to utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers, while also offering risk and asset management and NGL marketing services. The company possesses and operates an extensive network, including 30,000 miles of pipelines, 29 processing facilities, 7 fractionation facilities, and an approximate NGL storage capacity of 23 million barrels. The Williams Companies, Inc. was established in 1908 and maintains its headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.88%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$2.1000
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
58.9
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
47
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$56.51 – $79.40
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
81.52%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
44
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
6.76
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
WMB's dividend yield fell from 2.94% to 2.88% over the past ~90 days (-0.06 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.06 pp from the share price ($71.48 on Jun 16, 2026 → $72.85 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), WMB's current yield is higher than approximately 28% of them. Our stored price history for WMB covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| $0.5250 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 2024 | Jun 07, 2024 | Jun 07, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2024 | Mar 07, 2024 | Mar 08, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 |
| $0.4475 Q | Regular | Oct 24, 2023 | Dec 07, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 |
| $0.4475 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2023 | Sep 08, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 |
| $0.4475 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2023 | Jun 09, 2023 | Jun 12, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 |
| $0.4475 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 | Mar 13, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2022 | Dec 08, 2022 | Dec 09, 2022 | Dec 26, 2022 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2022 | Sep 08, 2022 | Sep 09, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2022 | Jun 09, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2021 | Dec 09, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2021 | Sep 09, 2021 | Sep 10, 2021 | Sep 27, 2021 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jun 28, 2021 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2020 | Sep 10, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 | Sep 28, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| $0.3800 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| $0.3800 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| $0.3800 Q | Regular | May 09, 2019 | Jun 06, 2019 | Jun 07, 2019 | Jun 24, 2019 |
| $0.3800 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2019 | Mar 07, 2019 | Mar 08, 2019 | Mar 25, 2019 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Aug 15, 2018 | Sep 06, 2018 | Sep 07, 2018 | Sep 24, 2018 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | May 10, 2018 | Jun 07, 2018 | Jun 08, 2018 | Jun 25, 2018 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2018 | Mar 08, 2018 | Mar 09, 2018 | Mar 26, 2018 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 07, 2017 | Dec 08, 2017 | Dec 26, 2017 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Aug 17, 2017 | Sep 07, 2017 | Sep 08, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | May 18, 2017 | Jun 07, 2017 | Jun 09, 2017 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 08, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Nov 22, 2016 | Dec 07, 2016 | Dec 09, 2016 | Dec 27, 2016 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Aug 19, 2016 | Sep 07, 2016 | Sep 09, 2016 | Sep 26, 2016 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Jun 08, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2015 | Dec 09, 2015 | Dec 11, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| $0.6400 Q | Regular | Sep 11, 2015 | Sep 22, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| $0.5900 Q | Regular | May 21, 2015 | Jun 10, 2015 | Jun 12, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 |
| $0.5800 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2015 | Mar 11, 2015 | Mar 13, 2015 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| $0.5700 Q | Regular | Nov 18, 2014 | Dec 10, 2014 | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Aug 21, 2014 | Sep 10, 2014 | Sep 12, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | May 22, 2014 | Jun 11, 2014 | Jun 13, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 |
| $0.4025 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2014 | Mar 12, 2014 | Mar 14, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 |
| $0.3800 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2013 | Dec 11, 2013 | Dec 13, 2013 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| $0.3663 Q | Regular | Aug 21, 2013 | Sep 11, 2013 | Sep 13, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 |
| $0.3525 Q | Regular | May 16, 2013 | Jun 05, 2013 | Jun 07, 2013 | Jun 24, 2013 |
| $0.3387 Q | Regular | Jan 17, 2013 | Mar 06, 2013 | Mar 08, 2013 | Mar 25, 2013 |
| $0.3250 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2012 | Dec 05, 2012 | Dec 07, 2012 | Dec 24, 2012 |
| $0.3125 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2012 | Aug 22, 2012 | Aug 24, 2012 | Sep 10, 2012 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | May 18, 2012 | Jun 06, 2012 | Jun 08, 2012 | Jun 25, 2012 |
| $0.2587 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2012 | Mar 07, 2012 | Mar 09, 2012 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 2011 | Dec 07, 2011 | Dec 09, 2011 | Dec 27, 2011 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2011 | Aug 24, 2011 | Aug 26, 2011 | Sep 12, 2011 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2011 | Jun 08, 2011 | Jun 10, 2011 | Jun 27, 2011 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2011 | Mar 09, 2011 | Mar 11, 2011 | Mar 28, 2011 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Nov 18, 2010 | Dec 08, 2010 | Dec 10, 2010 | Dec 27, 2010 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 2010 | Aug 25, 2010 | Aug 27, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2010 | Jun 09, 2010 | Jun 11, 2010 | Jun 28, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2010 | Mar 10, 2010 | Mar 12, 2010 | Mar 29, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2009 | Dec 09, 2009 | Dec 11, 2009 | Dec 28, 2009 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jul 14, 2009 | Aug 26, 2009 | Aug 28, 2009 | Sep 14, 2009 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | May 21, 2009 | Jun 10, 2009 | Jun 12, 2009 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2009 | Mar 11, 2009 | Mar 13, 2009 | Mar 30, 2009 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Nov 20, 2008 | Dec 10, 2008 | Dec 12, 2008 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2008 | Aug 20, 2008 | Aug 22, 2008 | Sep 08, 2008 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | May 15, 2008 | Jun 11, 2008 | Jun 13, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2008 | Mar 12, 2008 | Mar 14, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2007 | Dec 12, 2007 | Dec 14, 2007 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2007 | Aug 22, 2007 | Aug 24, 2007 | Sep 10, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Apr 10, 2007 | May 23, 2007 | May 25, 2007 | Jun 11, 2007 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2007 | Mar 07, 2007 | Mar 09, 2007 | Mar 26, 2007 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2006 | Dec 06, 2006 | Dec 08, 2006 | Dec 26, 2006 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2006 | Aug 23, 2006 | Aug 25, 2006 | Sep 11, 2006 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | May 18, 2006 | Jun 07, 2006 | Jun 09, 2006 | Jun 26, 2006 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2006 | Mar 08, 2006 | Mar 10, 2006 | Mar 27, 2006 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 2005 | Dec 07, 2005 | Dec 09, 2005 | Dec 26, 2005 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2005 | Aug 24, 2005 | Aug 26, 2005 | Sep 12, 2005 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | May 20, 2005 | Jun 08, 2005 | Jun 10, 2005 | Jun 27, 2005 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2005 | Mar 09, 2005 | Mar 11, 2005 | Mar 28, 2005 |
| $0.5625 M | Regular | - | Jan 28, 2005 | Feb 01, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 |
| $0.0500 M | Regular | Nov 17, 2004 | Dec 08, 2004 | Dec 10, 2004 | Dec 27, 2004 |
| $0.0632 M | Regular | - | Nov 16, 2004 | Nov 10, 2004 | Nov 16, 2004 |
| $0.5625 M | Regular | - | Oct 28, 2004 | Nov 01, 2004 | Nov 16, 2004 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Jul 16, 2004 | Aug 25, 2004 | Aug 27, 2004 | Sep 13, 2004 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Jul 28, 2004 | Aug 01, 2004 | Aug 16, 2004 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | May 20, 2004 | Jun 09, 2004 | Jun 11, 2004 | Jun 28, 2004 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Apr 28, 2004 | May 01, 2004 | May 17, 2004 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Jan 23, 2004 | Mar 10, 2004 | Mar 12, 2004 | Mar 29, 2004 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Jan 28, 2004 | Feb 01, 2004 | Feb 17, 2004 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Nov 20, 2003 | Dec 10, 2003 | Dec 12, 2003 | Dec 29, 2003 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Oct 29, 2003 | Nov 01, 2003 | Nov 17, 2003 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Jul 16, 2003 | Aug 20, 2003 | Aug 22, 2003 | Sep 08, 2003 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Jul 30, 2003 | Aug 01, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | May 15, 2003 | Jun 11, 2003 | Jun 13, 2003 | Jun 30, 2003 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Apr 29, 2003 | May 01, 2003 | May 16, 2003 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Jan 27, 2003 | Mar 12, 2003 | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 31, 2003 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Jan 29, 2003 | Feb 01, 2003 | Feb 18, 2003 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Nov 21, 2002 | Dec 11, 2002 | Dec 13, 2002 | Dec 30, 2002 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Oct 30, 2002 | Nov 01, 2002 | Nov 18, 2002 |
| $0.0100 M | Regular | Jul 25, 2002 | Aug 21, 2002 | Aug 23, 2002 | Sep 09, 2002 |
| $0.5625 I | Regular | - | Jul 30, 2002 | Aug 01, 2002 | Aug 16, 2002 |
| $0.2000 M | Regular | May 16, 2002 | Jun 05, 2002 | Jun 07, 2002 | Jun 24, 2002 |
| $0.7638 Q | Regular | - | Apr 29, 2002 | May 01, 2002 | May 16, 2002 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2002 | Mar 13, 2002 | Mar 15, 2002 | Mar 25, 2002 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2001 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 14, 2001 | Dec 31, 2001 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2001 | Aug 22, 2001 | Aug 24, 2001 | Sep 10, 2001 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 21, 2001 | Jun 06, 2001 | Jun 08, 2001 | Jun 25, 2001 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2001 | Mar 07, 2001 | Mar 09, 2001 | Mar 26, 2001 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Nov 16, 2000 | Dec 06, 2000 | Dec 08, 2000 | Dec 25, 2000 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2000 | Aug 23, 2000 | Aug 25, 2000 | Sep 11, 2000 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 19, 2000 | Jun 07, 2000 | Jun 09, 2000 | Jun 26, 2000 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2000 | Mar 08, 2000 | Mar 10, 2000 | Mar 27, 2000 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Oil & Gas Midstream dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNP | Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited | 5.47% | 17.1% | 0 yrs | 84 |
| TEN | Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited | 2.09% | 17.1% | 0 yrs | 79 |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | 4.43% | 2.0% | 3 yrs | 68 |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | 4.84% | 5.1% | 0 yrs | 66 |
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WMB dividend — frequently asked questions
Does The Williams Companies, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.10 per share, a yield of approximately 2.88%.
What is The Williams Companies, Inc.'s dividend yield?
The Williams Companies, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.88%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does The Williams Companies, Inc. pay dividends?
The Williams Companies, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has The Williams Companies, Inc. paid dividends?
The Williams Companies, Inc. has 44 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.