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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWDRY) pays a $0.10 annual dividend, yielding 0.42% at $9.24/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-04-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.42%
Annual Dividend: $0.10 per share
Payout Ratio: 9.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-04-10
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 10
Vestas Wind Systems A/S dividend comes from one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers, covering design, installation, and service across onshore and offshore markets. The current yield is 0.41%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.10 per share on an annual payment schedule. The next ex-dividend date is April 10, 2026, with the last declared amount at $0.038 per share. VWDRY's beta of 1.017 tracks closely with the broader market, making it less a pure income play and more a position for investors comfortable with industrial-sector volatility.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S pays out 9.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings means the dividend consumes very little of what the company generates, leaving substantial room before any payout pressure materializes. Vestas Wind Systems A/S dividend safety is further supported by the Service segment, which generates recurring revenue through service contracts and spare parts sales. The primary risk is earnings volatility in the Power Solutions segment, where project-based wind turbine installations can create lumpy revenue from year to year.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S dividend history shows a CAGR of -2.8% per year from 2015 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.0368 in 2015 to $0.0278 in 2025, a net decline over the decade (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 87.5% in 2016, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which explains the negative long-run growth rate. Growth is erratic. Income investors relying on steady annual raises will not find that here.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -28.7% | $0.08 (2020) | $0.03 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -22.9% | $0.10 (2018) | $0.03 (2025) |
VWDRY fits dividend investors who want minimal payout risk but are not depending on the stock for meaningful income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.41%, sitting just below the 5-year average of 0.44%. The payout ratio of 9.1% means the dividend is well-covered, but the decade-long CAGR of -2.8% shows the company has not used that coverage to grow payments reliably. What an investor gets is a conservatively structured payout from a global wind energy business with recurring service revenue. The trade-off is a yield too thin for income-focused portfolios and a growth rate that has trended negative over ten years.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | $0.0386 |
| 2025-04-10 | $0.0278 |
| 2022-04-06 | $0.0188 |
| 2021-04-09 | $0.0904 |
| 2020-04-13 | $0.0766 |
| 2019-04-04 | $0.0748 |
| 2018-04-04 | $0.1018 |
| 2017-04-06 | $0.0930 |
| 2016-03-30 | $0.0690 |
| 2015-03-30 | $0.0368 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0386 |
| 2025 | $0.0278 |
| 2022 | $0.0188 |
| 2021 | $0.0904 |
| 2020 | $0.0766 |
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