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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) pays a $2.84 annual dividend ($0.76 quarterly), yielding 1.25% at $227.42/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.25%
Annual Dividend: $2.84 per share
Payout Ratio: 28.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 21
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. dividend sits at a 1.25% yield, backed by a portfolio of home-focused brands including Pottery Barn, West Elm, and the flagship Williams Sonoma cooking and entertaining line. WSM pays dividends quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $2.84 per share and an upcoming ex-dividend date of July 17, 2026. The yield is low, but the growth rate over the past decade tells a different story. With a beta of 1.463, WSM stock carries above-average price volatility, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than those seeking steady, high-yield income.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. pays out 28.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves a wide buffer between current earnings and the dividend obligation, which is meaningful for a specialty retailer operating across furniture, home decor, and kitchen goods through both physical stores and e-commerce. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the Consumer Cyclical sector: demand for home furnishings and discretionary goods tends to contract during economic downturns, and with a beta of 1.463, WSM stock moves sharply with broader market sentiment.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.3% per year from 2010 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.55 to $3.17 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 33.3% in 2012. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth record is not uninterrupted. For income investors focused on dividend growth, 13.3% annualized is a strong long-run rate, though the presence of a decline means the streak of consecutive increases currently stands at zero.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -5.8% | $3.05 (2022) | $2.55 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.3% | $1.97 (2020) | $2.55 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.3% | $1.38 (2015) | $2.55 (2025) |
WSM stock fits growth-and-income investors who care more about how fast the dividend grows than how much it yields today. The current yield of 1.25% is low (below 2%), and it sits just below the 5-year average yield of 1.29%, so there is no meaningful discount on offer. What the stock does provide is a 13.3% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years, driven by a multi-brand home retail business spanning Pottery Barn, West Elm, and the Williams Sonoma brand. The payout ratio of 28.5% keeps the dividend well-covered. The trade-off is clear: income investors who need yield today will find 1.25% insufficient, while those willing to wait for compounding growth get a conservatively funded dividend with room to expand.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | $0.7600 |
| 2026-04-17 | $0.7600 |
| 2026-01-16 | $0.6600 |
| 2025-10-17 | $0.6600 |
| 2025-07-18 | $0.6600 |
| 2025-04-17 | $0.6600 |
| 2025-01-17 | $0.5700 |
| 2024-10-18 | $0.5700 |
| 2024-07-19 | $0.5700 |
| 2024-04-18 | $1.1300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.1800 |
| 2025 | $2.5500 |
| 2024 | $3.1700 |
| 2023 | $3.4800 |
| 2022 | $3.0500 |
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