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WMB The Williams Companies, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Energy / Oil & Gas Midstream

$72.85 ▲ $0.03(0.04%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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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

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.5250Pays Sep 28, 2026
Forward Annual$2.10
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 11, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth5.3%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth-2.0%Annual totals, 2015–2025

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

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 59/100, yield 2.88%.
A Accelerating
8 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E Enduring
44 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume8,330,200Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$72.70Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$72.42 – $73.66Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$72.82Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$89.11BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out1.22BImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$2.5112 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)28.9Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 11, 2026Pays Sep 28, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-Date-None declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.6%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)4.6%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases8 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

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

Current2.88%
1-Yr Average3.02%
Low / High2.62% – 3.54%
Percentile28%

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

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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

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.

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