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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) pays a $1.85 annual dividend ($0.50 quarterly), yielding 2.14% at $86.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.14%
Annual Dividend: $1.85 per share
Payout Ratio: 29.0%
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 banks in the United States, spanning consumer banking, mortgage lending, wealth management, and corporate investment banking. WFC currently pays a 2.12% 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 0.92 puts WFC close to market-average volatility, making it a fit for dividend investors who want financial sector exposure without extreme price swings.
Wells Fargo & Company pays out 29.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to maintain the dividend even if earnings soften, and the breadth of WFC's business, spanning checking accounts, home and auto lending, brokerage, and commercial finance, means revenue draws from multiple product lines rather than a single source. Wells Fargo & Company dividend safety faces its most credible pressure from the cyclical nature of banking: credit losses and net interest margin compression during economic downturns can reduce earnings quickly, which is the primary data-supported risk to the current payout level.
Wells Fargo & Company dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.0% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $1.18 to $1.70 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 83.3% in 2012, which reflects a recovery from a deeply suppressed base rather than organic acceleration. The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth line has not been uninterrupted. At 2.0% annually, growth is slow and has barely kept 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 prioritize a low payout ratio over fast income growth. The yield sits in the moderate (2-4%) range at 2.12%, and that figure is already above the 5-year average yield of 1.42%, meaning the current entry point offers more income than the stock has historically delivered. The trade-off is clear: growth has averaged just 2.0% per year since 2007, and the dividend has been cut before. What Wells Fargo & Company offers is a conservative payout structure backed by a diversified banking business, not a high or rapidly growing income stream.
| 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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