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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) pays a $1.85 annual dividend ($0.50 quarterly), yielding 2.42% at $83.87/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.42%
Annual Dividend: $1.85 per share
Payout Ratio: 26.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-07
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 55
Wells Fargo & Company dividend investors are looking at one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States, spanning consumer banking, mortgage lending, wealth management, and corporate investment banking. WFC currently pays a 2.13% dividend yield. The trailing annual dividend rate is $1.85 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on August 7, 2026. A beta of 0.916 puts WFC slightly below the broader market in price volatility, which suits income investors who want dividend exposure to financial services without extreme share price swings.
Wells Fargo & Company pays out 29.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That level of coverage gives the company substantial room to maintain the current payment across its four operating segments, which include consumer lending, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management. Wells Fargo & Company dividend safety faces its most visible data-supported pressure from the dividend history itself: the annual payout dropped sharply in 2020 and again in 2021, showing that the payout is not immune to earnings-driven cuts during stress periods.
Wells Fargo & Company dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.0% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share, that translates from $1.18 to $1.70 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest annual increase in the window was 83.3% in 2012, reflecting a recovery from a deeply suppressed base rather than organic acceleration. Growth is slow by most dividend investor standards, and the 18-year CAGR of 2.0% barely keeps pace with typical inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.6% | $1.10 (2022) | $1.70 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.9% | $1.22 (2020) | $1.70 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.4% | $1.48 (2015) | $1.70 (2025) |
WFC fits dividend investors who want exposure to a large, diversified financial services business and can accept a moderate yield with limited growth. The current yield of 2.13% sits above the 5-year average of 1.42%, which means the payout is currently more attractive on a yield basis than it has been historically. The trade-off is a 2.0% annual growth rate that does little to build income over time, and a dividend history that includes real cuts in 2020 and 2021. The moderate (2–4%) yield classification and a conservative payout ratio of 29.0% describe a stock that prioritizes financial headroom over income maximization. Four consecutive years of increases since 2022 show a rebuilding pattern, but the streak is short.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.5000 |
| 2026-05-08 | $0.4500 |
| 2026-02-06 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-11-07 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.4000 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.4000 |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.4000 |
| 2024-05-09 | $0.3500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4000 |
| 2025 | $1.7000 |
| 2024 | $1.5000 |
| 2023 | $1.3000 |
| 2022 | $1.1000 |
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