WFC Dividend History & Yield Analysis

WFC 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)
2.11%
Forward yield
2.28%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.85
Annualized rate
$2.00
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5000
5-year dividend CAGR
6.86%
Consecutive growth years
4

Yields calculated against a market price of $87.54.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.40
  • 2025$1.70
  • 2024$1.50
  • 2023$1.30
  • 2022$1.10
  • 2021$0.6000
  • 2020$1.22
  • 2019$1.92
  • 2018$1.64
  • 2017$1.54
  • 2016$1.51
  • 2015$1.48
  • 2014$1.35
  • 2013$1.15
  • 2012$0.8800
  • 2011$0.4800
  • 2010$0.2000
  • 2009$0.4900
  • 2008$1.30
  • 2007$1.18
  • 2006$1.08
  • 2005$1.00
  • 2004$0.9300
  • 2003$0.7500
  • 2002$0.5500

WFC Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

WFC dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-07$0.5000
2026-05-012026-05-08$0.4500
2026-02-012026-02-06$0.4500
2025-11-012025-11-07$0.4500
2025-08-012025-08-08$0.4500
2025-05-012025-05-09$0.4000
2025-02-012025-02-07$0.4000
2024-11-012024-11-08$0.4000
2024-08-012024-08-09$0.4000
2024-05-012024-05-09$0.3500
2024-02-012024-02-01$0.3500
2023-11-012023-11-02$0.3500
2023-08-012023-08-03$0.3500
2023-05-012023-05-04$0.3000
2023-02-012023-02-02$0.3000
2022-11-012022-11-03$0.3000
2022-08-012022-08-04$0.3000
2022-05-012022-05-05$0.2500
2022-02-012022-02-03$0.2500
2021-11-012021-11-04$0.2000
2021-08-012021-08-05$0.2000
2021-05-012021-05-06$0.1000
2021-02-012021-02-04$0.1000
2020-11-012020-11-05$0.1000
2020-08-012020-08-06$0.1000
2020-05-012020-05-07$0.5100
2020-02-012020-02-06$0.5100
2019-11-012019-11-07$0.5100
2019-08-012019-08-08$0.5100
2019-05-012019-05-09$0.4500
2019-01-012019-01-31$0.4500
2018-11-012018-11-08$0.4300
2018-08-012018-08-09$0.4300
2018-05-012018-05-03$0.3900
2018-02-012018-02-01$0.3900
2017-11-012017-11-02$0.3900
2017-08-012017-08-02$0.3900
2017-05-012017-05-03$0.3800
2017-02-012017-02-01$0.3800
2016-11-012016-11-02$0.3800
2016-08-012016-08-03$0.3800
2016-05-012016-05-04$0.3800
2016-02-012016-02-03$0.3750
2015-11-012015-11-04$0.3750
2015-08-012015-08-05$0.3750
2015-05-012015-05-06$0.3750
2015-02-012015-02-04$0.3500
2014-11-012014-11-05$0.3500
2014-08-012014-08-06$0.3500
2014-05-012014-05-07$0.3500
2014-02-012014-02-05$0.3000
2013-11-012013-11-06$0.3000
2013-08-012013-08-07$0.3000
2013-05-012013-05-08$0.3000
2013-01-012013-01-30$0.2500
2012-11-012012-11-07$0.2200
2012-08-012012-08-08$0.2200
2012-05-012012-05-02$0.2200
2012-03-012012-03-22$0.1000
2012-02-012012-02-01$0.1200

Does WFC pay dividends?

Yes. WFC pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5000 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 WFC yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.85) 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 WFC DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.