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Williams-Sonoma hikes dividend by 15.8%

Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) will raise the quarterly dividend by 15.8% to $0.66 per share in 2025. This marks 19 straight years of increases by WSM. The dividend yields is 1.3%.

Williams-Sonoma hikes dividend by 9.9%

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 9.9 percent to 78 cents per share in 2022. The year 2022 will mark 16  consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM. A new annual rate of $3.12 per share yields 1.9% to Williams-Sonoma shareholders at a stock price of $157. The next quarterly WSM dividend is payable on May 27, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2022. The Board of Directors also approved a new $1.5 billion stock repurchase authorization, which supersedes the approximately $750 million that remains outstanding under the company’s current stock repurchase authorization.  “Our impressive finish to fiscal 2021, our strong liquidity position, and our operating cash flows have allowed us to increase our quarterly dividend, and to authorize a new stock repurchase program of $1.5 billion,” said Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer. “These actions reflect our commitment t...

Williams-Sonoma hikes dividend by 20.3%

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend for the second time in 2021 with a new 20.3 percent increase to 71 cents per share. This follows a dividend hike of 11.3 percent to 59 cents quarterly announced in April 2021. The year 2021 will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM.  The next quarterly WSM dividend is payable on November 26, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 22, 2021. A new annual rate of $2.84 per share yields 1.6% to Williams-Sonoma shareholders at a stock price of $182. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of products for the home. These products are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East and ...

Williams-Sonoma hikes dividend by 11.3%

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 11.3 percent to 59 cents quarterly in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 10.4 percent to 53 cents per share announced in 2020. The company previously hiked its dividend by 11.6 percent to $0.48 per share in 2019. The year 2021 will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM. The next quarterly dividend is payable on May 28, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 23, 2021. A new annual rate of $2.36 per share yields 1.3% at a stock price of $178.61. “Our decisions to increase our quarterly dividend, to approve a new $1 billion share buyback authorization and to eliminate all outstanding funded debt reflect our confidence in the long-term outlook of our company, and our commitment to maximizing returns for our shareholders,” said Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer. Williams-Sonoma has announced a double digit dividend hike in each of...

Williams-Sonoma hikes dividend by 10.4%

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 10.4 percent to 53 cents per share in 2020. The company hiked its dividend by 11.6 percent to $0.48 per share in 2019. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 27, 2020, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 23, 2020. A new annual rate of $2.12 per share yields 1.9% at a stock price of $111. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of products for the home. These products are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East and the Philippines and stores and e-commerce websites in Mexico.