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Historical Dividend Data

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Ex-Date Record Date Pay Date Declared Date Type Amount
Dec 18, 2025 Dec 17, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.889
Dec 18, 2025 Dec 17, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.6456
Dec 19, 2024 Dec 18, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 -- Long Term Capital Gains 2.645
Dec 19, 2024 Dec 18, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9151
Dec 14, 2023 Dec 13, 2023 Dec 15, 2023 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.4999
Dec 15, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 Dec 16, 2022 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.012
Dec 16, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Dec 17, 2021 -- Short Term Capital Gains 1.887
Dec 16, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Dec 17, 2021 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.812
Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9770
Dec 17, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 -- Long Term Capital Gains 2.855
Dec 12, 2019 Dec 11, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.6448
Dec 12, 2019 Dec 11, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.00
Dec 13, 2018 Dec 12, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.3519
Dec 13, 2018 Dec 12, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 -- Long Term Capital Gains 2.922
Dec 14, 2017 Dec 14, 2017 Dec 14, 2017 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.118
Dec 14, 2017 Dec 14, 2017 Dec 14, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.8843
Dec 15, 2016 Dec 14, 2016 Dec 16, 2016 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.482
Dec 17, 2015 Dec 16, 2015 Dec 18, 2015 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.995
Dec 18, 2014 Dec 17, 2014 Dec 19, 2014 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.1860
Dec 18, 2014 Dec 17, 2014 Dec 19, 2014 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.944
Dec 19, 2013 Dec 18, 2013 Dec 20, 2013 -- Short Term Capital Gains 1.797
Dec 19, 2013 Dec 18, 2013 Dec 20, 2013 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.119
Dec 19, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 Dec 20, 2012 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.1015
Dec 18, 2008 Dec 17, 2008 Dec 19, 2008 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.1593
Dec 18, 2008 Dec 17, 2008 Dec 19, 2008 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.4307

Dividend Definition

Dividends are payments per share reported as of the ex-dividend date. Profits can be allocated to retained earnings or paid to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks. Shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shares. Dividends vary by company growth stage; rapidly growing companies often reinvest profits rather than pay dividends, while steady growth companies typically offer small, consistent dividends. Dividends can be qualified or non-qualified. Qualified dividends are taxed at the lower capital gains rate, while non-qualified dividends are taxed as regular income.

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Dividend Range, Past 5 Years

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Dividend Excel Add-In Codes

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Metric Code: dividend
Latest Data Point: =YCP("M:WBSIX", "dividend")
Last 5 Data Points: =YCS("M:WBSIX", "dividend", -4)
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