WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. (WMB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1,222 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. (WMB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1,222 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 3.00 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 68.1 %. The dividend per share was 2.00 USD, up 5.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 2.44 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 727M | 715M | 585M | 591M | 681M | 683M | 747M | 749M | 785M | 826M | 1,210M | 1,212M | 1,213M | 1,215M | 1,218M | 1,217M | 1,219M | 1,222M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 117M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 6.00M | 90.0M | 2.00M | 64.0M | 2.00M | 36.0M | 41.0M | 384M | 2.00M | 1.00M | 2.00M | 3.00M | 0.00M | 2.00M | 3.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 16.12 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.02 % | 13.22 % | 0.29 % | 8.57 % | 0.27 % | 4.59 % | 4.96 % | 31.74 % | 0.17 % | 0.08 % | 0.16 % | 0.25 % | 0.00 % | 0.16 % | 0.25 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | -11.9M | -130M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | -1.67 % | -22.25 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.08 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 117M | -11.9M | -130M | 6.00M | 90.0M | 2.00M | 64.0M | 2.00M | 36.0M | 41.0M | 384M | 2.00M | 1.00M | 2.00M | 3.00M | -1.00M | 2.00M | 3.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 16.12 % | -1.67 % | -22.25 % | 1.02 % | 13.22 % | 0.29 % | 8.57 % | 0.27 % | 4.59 % | 4.96 % | 31.74 % | 0.17 % | 0.08 % | 0.16 % | 0.25 % | -0.08 % | 0.16 % | 0.25 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.78 | 1.20 | 1.44 | 1.96 | 2.45 | 1.68 | 1.20 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.79 | 1.90 | 2.00 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 17.63 % | 89.82 % | — | 121.54 % | 86.38 % | 228.37 % | 66.79 % | — | — | 45.63 % | — | 216.71 % | 919.91 % | 131.31 % | 101.07 % | 68.54 % | 104.09 % | 93.28 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.25B | 0.26B | 0.28B | 0.46B | 0.74B | 0.98B | 1.41B | 1.84B | 1.26B | 0.99B | 1.39B | 1.84B | 1.94B | 1.99B | 2.07B | 2.18B | 2.32B | 2.44B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.13 % | 2.54 % | 2.42 % | 2.96 % | 3.76 % | 3.75 % | 4.29 % | 9.88 % | 5.41 % | 3.93 % | 6.33 % | 6.44 % | 7.94 % | 6.27 % | 5.20 % | 5.12 % | 3.52 % | 3.36 % |
Figures in USD
