WEC Dividend History & Yield Analysis

WEC has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
3.40%
Forward yield
3.45%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$3.75
Annualized rate
$3.81
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.9530
5-year dividend CAGR
7.12%
Consecutive growth years
22

Yields calculated against a market price of $110.49.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$2.86
  • 2025$3.57
  • 2024$3.34
  • 2023$3.12
  • 2022$2.91
  • 2021$2.71
  • 2020$2.53
  • 2019$2.36
  • 2018$2.21
  • 2017$2.08
  • 2016$1.98
  • 2015$1.74
  • 2014$1.56
  • 2013$1.45
  • 2012$1.20
  • 2011$1.04
  • 2010$0.8000
  • 2009$0.6760
  • 2008$0.5400
  • 2007$0.5000
  • 2006$0.4600
  • 2005$0.4400
  • 2004$0.4150
  • 2003$0.4000
  • 2002$0.4000

WEC Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

WEC dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-14$0.9530
2026-05-012026-05-14$0.9530
2026-02-012026-02-13$0.9530
2025-11-012025-11-14$0.8930
2025-08-012025-08-14$0.8930
2025-05-012025-05-14$0.8930
2025-02-012025-02-14$0.8930
2024-11-012024-11-14$0.8350
2024-08-012024-08-14$0.8350
2024-05-012024-05-13$0.8350
2024-02-012024-02-13$0.8350
2023-11-012023-11-13$0.7800
2023-08-012023-08-11$0.7800
2023-05-012023-05-11$0.7800
2023-02-012023-02-13$0.7800
2022-11-012022-11-10$0.7280
2022-08-012022-08-11$0.7280
2022-05-012022-05-12$0.7280
2022-02-012022-02-11$0.7280
2021-11-012021-11-10$0.6780
2021-08-012021-08-12$0.6780
2021-05-012021-05-13$0.6780
2021-02-012021-02-11$0.6780
2020-11-012020-11-12$0.6330
2020-08-012020-08-13$0.6330
2020-05-012020-05-13$0.6330
2020-02-012020-02-13$0.6330
2019-11-012019-11-13$0.5900
2019-08-012019-08-13$0.5900
2019-05-012019-05-13$0.5900
2019-02-012019-02-13$0.5900
2018-11-012018-11-13$0.5530
2018-08-012018-08-13$0.5530
2018-05-012018-05-11$0.5530
2018-02-012018-02-13$0.5530
2017-11-012017-11-13$0.5200
2017-08-012017-08-10$0.5200
2017-05-012017-05-10$0.5200
2017-02-012017-02-10$0.5200
2016-11-012016-11-09$0.4950
2016-08-012016-08-10$0.4950
2016-05-012016-05-11$0.4950
2016-02-012016-02-10$0.4950
2015-11-012015-11-10$0.4580
2015-08-012015-08-12$0.2340
2015-06-012015-06-30$0.2070
2015-05-012015-05-12$0.4230
2015-02-012015-02-11$0.4220
2014-11-012014-11-12$0.3900
2014-08-012014-08-12$0.3900
2014-05-012014-05-12$0.3900
2014-02-012014-02-12$0.3900
2013-11-012013-11-12$0.3830
2013-08-012013-08-12$0.3830
2013-05-012013-05-10$0.3400
2013-02-012013-02-12$0.3400
2012-11-012012-11-09$0.3000
2012-08-012012-08-10$0.3000
2012-05-012012-05-10$0.3000
2012-02-012012-02-10$0.3000

Does WEC pay dividends?

Yes. WEC pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.9530 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the WEC yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($3.75) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the WEC DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.