Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Williams Companies (WMB) — Dividend Profile
Utilities·Natural Gas Distribution
11y payment streak5y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.90%
@ $72.43
TTM Yield
2.80%
Forward Annual
$2.10
Quarterly
Market Cap
$87.6b
Payout (FCF)
269%
0.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
103%
Latest Amount
$0.5250
Ex 2026-03-13
3y CAGR
-33.6%
5y CAGR
-20.4%
10y CAGR
-6.6%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-12
Last recorded cut on or near 2016-09-07.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Yellow3 of 6 red flags · 2 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.30)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (54.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Danger
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
0.37×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
⚠ Fired
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +13.8%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.86%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
22 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
7 days
4 – 23 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.29%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (40)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-12$0.5250Quarterly2026-06-29recurring
2026-03-13$0.5250Quarterly2026-03-30recurring
2025-12-12$0.5000Quarterly2025-12-29recurring
2025-09-12$0.5000Quarterly2025-09-29recurring
2025-06-13$0.5000Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-03-14$0.5000Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-13$0.4750Quarterly2024-12-30recurring
2024-09-13$0.4750Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-07$0.4750Quarterly2024-06-24recurring
2024-03-07$0.4750Quarterly2024-03-25recurring
2023-12-07$0.4475Quarterly2023-12-26recurring
2023-09-08$0.4475Quarterly2023-09-25recurring
2023-06-09$0.4475Quarterly2023-06-26recurring
2023-03-10$0.4475Quarterly2023-03-27recurring
2022-12-08$0.4250Quarterly2022-12-26recurring
2022-09-08$0.4250Quarterly2022-09-26recurring
2022-06-09$0.4250Quarterly2022-06-27recurring
2022-03-10$0.4250Quarterly2022-03-28recurring
2021-12-09$0.4100Quarterly2021-12-27recurring
2021-09-09$0.4100Quarterly2021-09-27recurring
2021-06-10$0.4100Quarterly2021-06-28recurring
2021-03-11$0.4100Quarterly2021-03-29recurring
2020-12-10$0.4000Quarterly2020-12-28recurring
2020-09-10$0.4000Quarterly2020-09-28recurring
2020-06-11$0.4000Quarterly2020-06-29recurring
2019-12-12$0.3800Quarterly2019-12-30recurring
2019-09-12$0.3800Quarterly2019-09-30recurring
2019-06-06$0.3800Quarterly2019-06-24recurring
2019-03-07$0.3800Quarterly2019-03-25recurring
2018-12-13$0.3400Quarterly2018-12-31recurring
2018-09-06$0.3400Quarterly2018-09-24recurring
2018-06-07$0.3400Quarterly2018-06-25recurring
2018-03-08$0.3400Quarterly2018-03-26recurring
2017-12-07$0.3000Quarterly2017-12-26recurring
2017-09-07$0.3000Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-07$0.3000Quarterly2017-06-26recurring
2017-03-08$0.3000Quarterly2017-03-27recurring
2016-12-07$0.2000Quarterly2016-12-27recurring
2016-09-07$0.2000Quarterly2016-09-26recurring
2016-06-16$0.6400Quarterly2016-06-27recurring
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