Williams Cos Inc WMB
Dividend Summary
The next Williams Cos Inc dividend is expected to go ex in 2 months and to be paid in 3 months.
The previous Williams Cos Inc dividend was 50c and it went ex 1 month ago and it was paid 14 days ago.
There are typically 4 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 0.6.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Quarterly | Quarterly |
| Per share | 50c | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 29 Apr 2025 (Tue) | 29 Jul 2025 (Tue) |
| Ex-div date | 13 Jun 2025 (Fri) | 12 Sep 2025 (Fri) |
| Pay date | 30 Jun 2025 (Mon) | 29 Sep 2025 (Mon) |
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| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Quarterly | 30 Oct 2029 | 14 Dec 2029 | 24 Dec 2029 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Jul 2029 | 14 Sep 2029 | 24 Sep 2029 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Apr 2029 | 08 Jun 2029 | 25 Jun 2029 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 23 Jan 2029 | 09 Mar 2029 | 26 Mar 2029 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 31 Oct 2028 | 08 Dec 2028 | 25 Dec 2028 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 25 Jul 2028 | 08 Sep 2028 | 25 Sep 2028 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 25 Apr 2028 | 09 Jun 2028 | 26 Jun 2028 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 25 Jan 2028 | 10 Mar 2028 | 27 Mar 2028 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 02 Nov 2027 | 10 Dec 2027 | 27 Dec 2027 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 27 Jul 2027 | 10 Sep 2027 | 27 Sep 2027 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 27 Apr 2027 | 11 Jun 2027 | 28 Jun 2027 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 26 Jan 2027 | 12 Mar 2027 | 29 Mar 2027 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 03 Nov 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 | 28 Dec 2026 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 28 Jul 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 28 Apr 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 27 Jan 2026 | 13 Mar 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 04 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 | 29 Dec 2025 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 29 Jul 2025 | 12 Sep 2025 | 29 Sep 2025 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 29 Apr 2025 | 13 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | USD | 50c | 50c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Jan 2025 | 14 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | USD | 50.2c | 50c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 05 Nov 2024 | 13 Dec 2024 | 30 Dec 2024 | USD | 47.5c | 47.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 30 Jul 2024 | 13 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | USD | 47.5c | 47.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 30 Apr 2024 | 07 Jun 2024 | 24 Jun 2024 | USD | 47.5c | 47.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 30 Jan 2024 | 07 Mar 2024 | 25 Mar 2024 | USD | 46.8c | 47.5c | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 24 Oct 2023 | 07 Dec 2023 | 26 Dec 2023 | USD | 44.75c | 44.75c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 25 Jul 2023 | 08 Sep 2023 | 25 Sep 2023 | USD | 44.75c | 44.75c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 25 Apr 2023 | 09 Jun 2023 | 26 Jun 2023 | USD | 44.75c | 44.75c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 31 Jan 2023 | 10 Mar 2023 | 27 Mar 2023 | USD | 43.8c | 44.75c | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 25 Oct 2022 | 08 Dec 2022 | 26 Dec 2022 | USD | 42.5c | 42.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2022 | 08 Sep 2022 | 26 Sep 2022 | USD | 42.5c | 42.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Apr 2022 | 09 Jun 2022 | 27 Jun 2022 | USD | 42.5c | 42.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 01 Feb 2022 | 10 Mar 2022 | 28 Mar 2022 | USD | 42.6c | 42.5c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Oct 2021 | 09 Dec 2021 | 27 Dec 2021 | USD | 41c | 41c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 09 Sep 2021 | 27 Sep 2021 | USD | 41c | 41c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Apr 2021 | 10 Jun 2021 | 28 Jun 2021 | USD | 30c | 41c | 😞 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jan 2021 | 11 Mar 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | USD | 30c | 41c | 😞 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Oct 2020 | 10 Dec 2020 | 28 Dec 2020 | USD | 20c | 40c | 😖 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 29 Jul 2020 | 10 Sep 2020 | 28 Sep 2020 | USD | 20c | 40c | 😖 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Apr 2020 | 11 Jun 2020 | 29 Jun 2020 | USD | 20c | 40c | 😖 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Jan 2020 | 12 Mar 2020 | 30 Mar 2020 | USD | 42.8c | 40c | 😊 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 07 Nov 2019 | 12 Dec 2019 | 30 Dec 2019 | USD | 38c | 38c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 14 Aug 2019 | 12 Sep 2019 | 30 Sep 2019 | USD | 38c | 38c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 09 May 2019 | 06 Jun 2019 | 24 Jun 2019 | USD | 38c | 38c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 20 Feb 2019 | 07 Mar 2019 | 25 Mar 2019 | USD | 38c | 38c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 08 Nov 2018 | 13 Dec 2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | USD | 34c | 34c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 15 Aug 2018 | 06 Sep 2018 | 24 Sep 2018 | USD | 34c | 34c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 10 May 2018 | 07 Jun 2018 | 25 Jun 2018 | USD | 34c | 34c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 21 Feb 2018 | 08 Mar 2018 | 26 Mar 2018 | USD | 35c | 34c | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 16 Nov 2017 | 07 Dec 2017 | 26 Dec 2017 | USD | 30c | 30c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 17 Aug 2017 | 07 Sep 2017 | 25 Sep 2017 | USD | 30c | 30c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 18 May 2017 | 07 Jun 2017 | 26 Jun 2017 | USD | 30c | 30c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 21 Feb 2017 | 08 Mar 2017 | 27 Mar 2017 | USD | 20c | 30c | 😞 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 22 Nov 2016 | 07 Dec 2016 | 27 Dec 2016 | USD | 20c | 20c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 07 Sep 2016 | 26 Sep 2016 | USD | 32c | 20c | 😓 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 08 Jun 2016 | 16 Jun 2016 | 27 Jun 2016 | USD | 64c | 64c | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 03 Mar 2016 | 10 Mar 2016 | 28 Mar 2016 | USD | — | 64c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 19 Nov 2015 | 09 Dec 2015 | 28 Dec 2015 | USD | — | 64c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 11 Sep 2015 | 22 Sep 2015 | 30 Sep 2015 | USD | — | 64c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 10 Jun 2015 | 29 Jun 2015 | USD | — | 59c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 11 Feb 2015 | 11 Mar 2015 | 30 Mar 2015 | USD | — | 58c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 18 Nov 2014 | 10 Dec 2014 | 29 Dec 2014 | USD | — | 57c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 21 Aug 2014 | 10 Sep 2014 | 29 Sep 2014 | USD | — | 56c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 22 May 2014 | 11 Jun 2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | USD | — | 42.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 23 Jan 2014 | 12 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | USD | — | 40.25c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 21 Nov 2013 | 11 Dec 2013 | 30 Dec 2013 | USD | — | 38c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 21 Aug 2013 | 11 Sep 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | USD | — | 36.63c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 16 May 2013 | 05 Jun 2013 | 24 Jun 2013 | USD | — | 35.25c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 17 Jan 2013 | 06 Mar 2013 | 25 Mar 2013 | USD | — | 33.88c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | 15 Nov 2012 | 05 Dec 2012 | 24 Dec 2012 | USD | — | 32.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 22 Aug 2012 | 10 Sep 2012 | USD | — | 31.25c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 06 Jun 2012 | 25 Jun 2012 | USD | — | 30c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 07 Mar 2012 | 26 Mar 2012 | USD | — | 25.88c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 07 Dec 2011 | 27 Dec 2011 | USD | — | 25c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 24 Aug 2011 | 12 Sep 2011 | USD | — | 20c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 08 Jun 2011 | 27 Jun 2011 | USD | — | 20c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 09 Mar 2011 | 28 Mar 2011 | USD | — | 12.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 08 Dec 2010 | 27 Dec 2010 | USD | — | 12.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 25 Aug 2010 | 13 Sep 2010 | USD | — | 12.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 09 Jun 2010 | 28 Jun 2010 | USD | — | 12.5c | |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 10 Mar 2010 | 29 Mar 2010 | USD | — | 11c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | USD | — | 44c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | USD | — | 43c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | USD | — | 39c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | USD | — | 34.5c |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.5c | — |
| 2007 | 39.0c | 13.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0c | 10.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0c | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.5c | 10.2% |
| 2011 | 77.5c | 59.8% |
| 2012 | 119.63c | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 143.76c | 20.2% |
| 2014 | 195.75c | 36.2% |
| 2015 | 245.0c | 25.2% |
| 2016 | 168.0c | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 120.0c | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 136.0c | 13.3% |
| 2019 | 152.0c | 11.8% |
| 2020 | 160.0c | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 164.0c | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 170.0c | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 179.0c | 5.3% |
| 2024 | 190.0c | 6.1% |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2027 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2028 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2029 | Sign Up Required | |
Williams Cos Inc Optimized Dividend Chart
The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.
- Dividend Yield Today
- 3.4%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 6.5% on 11 September 2024
- 52 Week Low
- 3.4% on 24 March 2025
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About Williams Cos Inc
Williams Companies is a natural gas exploration, refining and transporation business. Additionally they have petroleum and electricity generation divisions.
In the early days of the internet Williams Companies layed fibre optic cable through their unused pipelines, which was eventually built into 2 companies which were sold off to become WorldCom and Williams Communications.
They have a great history of increasing their dividend payouts for over 5 years, especially since 2011. Analysts expect ongoing increases despite a low dividend cover.
October 26, 2014 Williams (NYSE: WMB), Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ), and Access Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ACMP) today announced that Williams Partners and Access Midstream Partners have entered into a merger agreement. Williams owns controlling interests in the two master limited partnerships (MLP).
- Sector
- Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
- Country
- United States
- Share Price
- $58.22 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 1,219 million
- Market Cap
- $71.0bn
- 0.6
- 7
- Market Indices
- S&P 100, S&P 500
- Financial Calendar URL
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- Home Page URL
- https://co.williams.com/
- Investor Relations URL
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- Dividend History URL
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Possible effects of the tax treatment of dividends from April 2016
The Telegraph online declared ‘Budget 2015 – Investors face tax raid on dividends’. Whilst this is true for those with large income portfolios, not everybody loses out and in fact those who do not currently invest in stocks and shares, there is now a tax incentive to do so.
