Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Home Furnishings
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.46%
@ $208.09
TTM Yield
1.32%
Forward Annual
$3.04
Quarterly
Market Cap
$24.4b
Payout (FCF)
30%
3.3x covered
Payout (Earnings)
30%
Latest Amount
$0.7600
Ex 2026-04-17
3y CAGR
-41.1%
5y CAGR
-21.7%
10y CAGR
2.5%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2024-07-19.
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: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (7.77)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (44.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
3.34×
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.
✓ OK
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.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +17.8%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.91%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
23 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 6 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.85%
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
2026-04-17$0.7600Quarterly2026-05-22recurring
2026-01-16$0.6600Quarterly2026-02-20recurring
2025-10-17$0.6600Quarterly2025-11-21recurring
2025-07-18$0.6600Quarterly2025-08-22recurring
2025-04-17$0.6600Quarterly2025-05-24recurring
2025-01-17$0.5700Quarterly2025-02-21recurring
2024-10-18$0.5700Quarterly2024-11-22recurring
2024-07-19$0.5700Quarterly2024-08-23recurring
2024-01-18$0.9000Quarterly2024-02-23recurring
2023-10-19$0.9000Quarterly2023-11-24recurring
2023-07-20$0.9000Quarterly2023-08-25recurring
2023-04-20$0.9000Quarterly2023-05-26recurring
2023-01-19$0.7800Quarterly2023-02-24recurring
2022-10-20$0.7800Quarterly2022-11-25recurring
2022-07-21$0.7800Quarterly2022-08-26recurring
2022-04-21$0.7800Quarterly2022-05-27recurring
2022-01-20$0.7100Quarterly2022-02-25recurring
2021-10-21$0.7100Quarterly2021-11-26recurring
2021-07-22$0.5900Quarterly2021-08-27recurring
2021-04-22$0.5900Quarterly2021-05-28recurring
2021-01-21$0.5300Quarterly2021-02-26recurring
2020-10-22$0.5300Quarterly2020-11-27recurring
2020-07-23$0.4800Quarterly2020-08-28recurring
2020-04-23$0.4800Quarterly2020-05-29recurring
2020-01-23$0.4800Quarterly2020-02-28recurring
2019-10-24$0.4800Quarterly2019-11-29recurring
2019-07-25$0.4800Quarterly2019-08-30recurring
2019-04-25$0.4800Quarterly2019-05-31recurring
2019-01-24$0.4300Quarterly2019-02-22recurring
2018-10-25$0.4300Quarterly2018-11-21recurring
2018-07-19$0.4300Quarterly2018-08-24recurring
2018-04-26$0.4300Quarterly2018-05-25recurring
2018-01-24$0.3900Quarterly2018-02-23recurring
2017-10-26$0.3900Quarterly2017-11-22recurring
2017-07-19$0.3900Quarterly2017-08-25recurring
2017-04-26$0.3900Quarterly2017-05-26recurring
2017-01-24$0.3700Quarterly2017-02-24recurring
2016-10-25$0.3700Quarterly2016-11-23recurring
2016-07-20$0.3700Quarterly2016-08-26recurring
2016-04-27$0.3700Quarterly2016-05-27recurring
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