Does WFC pay a dividend?

Yes. Wells Fargo & Company pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.23% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.85 per share.

How much does WFC pay in dividends?

$1.85 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next WFC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WFC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

WFC Dividend

Wells Fargo & Company

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.23%
Annual dividend: $1.85
Payout ratio: 0.29
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $82.97
Market cap: $251B

Is WFC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.23% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.29 means roughly 29% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 54 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2020, 2021. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

WFC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1972 to 2025.

Peak $1.92 in 2019Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for WFC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 7, 2026	September 1, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 8, 2026	June 1, 2026	$0.4500	Quarterly
February 6, 2026	March 1, 2026	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 7, 2025	December 1, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
August 8, 2025	September 1, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
May 9, 2025	June 1, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 7, 2025	March 1, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 8, 2024	December 1, 2024	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 9, 2024	September 1, 2024	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 9, 2024	June 1, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
February 1, 2024	March 1, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
November 2, 2023	December 1, 2023	$0.3500	Quarterly
August 3, 2023	September 1, 2023	$0.3500	Quarterly
May 4, 2023	June 1, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 2, 2023	March 1, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 3, 2022	December 1, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 4, 2022	September 1, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 5, 2022	June 1, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
February 3, 2022	March 1, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 4, 2021	December 1, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 5, 2021	September 1, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 6, 2021	June 1, 2021	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 4, 2021	March 1, 2021	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 5, 2020	December 1, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 6, 2020	September 1, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 7, 2020	June 1, 2020	$0.5100	Quarterly
February 6, 2020	March 1, 2020	$0.5100	Quarterly
November 7, 2019	December 1, 2019	$0.5100	Quarterly
August 8, 2019	September 1, 2019	$0.5100	Quarterly
May 9, 2019	June 1, 2019	$0.4500	Quarterly
January 31, 2019	March 1, 2019	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	December 1, 2018	$0.4300	Quarterly
August 9, 2018	September 1, 2018	$0.4300	Quarterly
May 3, 2018	June 1, 2018	$0.3900	Quarterly
February 1, 2018	March 1, 2018	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 2, 2017	December 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
August 2, 2017	September 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
May 3, 2017	June 1, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
February 1, 2017	March 1, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
November 2, 2016	December 1, 2016	$0.3800	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WFC pay a dividend?: Yes. Wells Fargo & Company pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.23% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.85 per share.
How much does WFC pay in dividends?: $1.85 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next WFC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WFC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.