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Williams-Sonoma (MEX:WSM) Dividend Yield % : 1.02% (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Williams-Sonoma Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Williams-Sonoma is 1.02%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:WSM' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 2.45   Max: 5.28
Current: 1.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Williams-Sonoma was 5.28%. The lowest was 1.01%. And the median was 2.45%.

MEX:WSM's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
76.68% of 579 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.65 vs MEX:WSM: 1.02

Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.19.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Williams-Sonoma was 0.52. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.34.

As of today (2025-03-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Williams-Sonoma is 1.23%.

Williams-Sonoma's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was MXN11.76.

During the past 12 months, Williams-Sonoma's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Williams-Sonoma was 28.80% per year. The lowest was 5.70% per year. And the median was 14.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Williams-Sonoma Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Williams-Sonoma Dividend Yield % Chart

Williams-Sonoma Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.84 1.75 2.40 1.82 1.01

Williams-Sonoma Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.25 1.28 1.51 1.01

Competitive Comparison of Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams-Sonoma's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Williams-Sonoma Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Williams-Sonoma Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5700002025-01-172025-01-172025-02-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 20.536700
USD 0.5700002024-10-182024-10-182024-11-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 19.718300
USD 0.5700002024-07-192024-07-192024-08-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 18.100200
USD 0.5650002024-04-182024-04-192024-05-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:MXN 16.800800

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Williams-Sonoma's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=42.754916/4299.00
=0.99 %

Current Share Price is MXN4299.00.
Williams-Sonoma's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is MXN42.754916.

Williams-Sonoma's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=46.823676/4299.00
=1.09 %

Current Share Price is MXN4299.00.
Williams-Sonoma's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as MXN11.705919 * 4 = MXN46.823676.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Williams-Sonoma  (MEX:WSM) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Williams-Sonoma Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94109
With a retail and direct-to-consumer presence, Williams-Sonoma is a player in the $300 billion domestic home category and $450 billion international home market, focused on expanding its exposure in the B2B ($80 billion total addressable market), marketplace, and franchise areas. Namesake Williams-Sonoma (160 stores) offers high-end cooking essentials, while Pottery Barn (186) provides casual home accessories. West Elm (122) is an emerging concept for young professionals, and Rejuvenation (11) offers lighting and house parts. Brand extensions include Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen (46) as well as Mark & Graham and Greenrow. Williams-Sonoma also has a business-to-business team that supports projects that range from residential to large-scale commercial.