Does WTFC pay a dividend?

Yes. Wintrust Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.33% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.15 per share.

How much does WTFC pay in dividends?

$2.15 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 WTFC ex-dividend date?

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

WTFC Dividend

Wintrust Financial Corporation

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.33%
Annual dividend: $2.15
Payout ratio: 0.20
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $162.10
Market cap: $10.9B

Is WTFC 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 median1.33% against a median of 2.78%. 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 0.20 means roughly 20% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 26 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2010. The most recent reduction was in 2010.
Raised for 12 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

WTFC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2000 to 2025.

Peak $2.00 in 2025Year 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 WTFC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 6, 2026	August 20, 2026	$0.5500	Quarterly
May 14, 2026	May 28, 2026	$0.5500	Quarterly
February 5, 2026	February 19, 2026	$0.5500	Quarterly
November 6, 2025	November 20, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 7, 2025	August 21, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 8, 2025	May 22, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 6, 2025	February 20, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 7, 2024	November 22, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
August 8, 2024	August 22, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
May 8, 2024	May 23, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
February 7, 2024	February 22, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 8, 2023	November 24, 2023	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 9, 2023	August 24, 2023	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 10, 2023	May 25, 2023	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 8, 2023	February 23, 2023	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 9, 2022	November 25, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 10, 2022	August 25, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
May 11, 2022	May 26, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
February 9, 2022	February 24, 2022	$0.3400	Quarterly
November 9, 2021	November 26, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 4, 2021	August 19, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 5, 2021	May 20, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
February 10, 2021	February 25, 2021	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 10, 2020	November 27, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
August 5, 2020	August 20, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
May 6, 2020	May 21, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
February 5, 2020	February 20, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
November 6, 2019	November 21, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 7, 2019	August 22, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 8, 2019	May 23, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
February 6, 2019	February 21, 2019	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 7, 2018	November 23, 2018	$0.1900	Quarterly
August 8, 2018	August 23, 2018	$0.1900	Quarterly
May 9, 2018	May 24, 2018	$0.1900	Quarterly
February 7, 2018	February 22, 2018	$0.1900	Quarterly
November 8, 2017	November 24, 2017	$0.1400	Quarterly
August 8, 2017	August 24, 2017	$0.1400	Quarterly
May 9, 2017	May 25, 2017	$0.1400	Quarterly
February 7, 2017	February 23, 2017	$0.1400	Quarterly
November 8, 2016	November 25, 2016	$0.1200	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WTFC pay a dividend?: Yes. Wintrust Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.33% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.15 per share.
How much does WTFC pay in dividends?: $2.15 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 WTFC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WTFC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.