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WST Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WST Dividend answer
WST (WST) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.25%, or $1.04 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.21%, from $0.88 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.26 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 10, 2026. Payment date: Nov 18, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.26 per share.
WST Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WST Dividend Date
When WST next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WST dividend
WST's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest WST Dividend Dates
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WST Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WST Annual Dividend History
WST Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.22, event yield 26.08%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 5.51%
- Cohort rank
- #228
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Healthcare rank
- #20
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.650
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.850
- Absolute change
- $0.200
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
WST's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 5.51% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #228 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Included in the research cohort, but below the yield threshold used for the study's headline table.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
WST Dividend Yield
How WST's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WST's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WST dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 26.08% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 29.46% | Quarterly | $0.87 | Feb 16, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 36.46% | Quarterly | $0.86 | Dec 9, 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 31.04% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Jul 23, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 33.71% | Quarterly | $0.84 | Apr 24, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 |
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| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 39.28% | Quarterly | $0.83 | Feb 20, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 7, 2025 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 25.50% | Quarterly | $0.82 | Jan 28, 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 23.55% | Quarterly | $0.81 | Oct 24, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 26.13% | Quarterly | $0.80 | Apr 25, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 20.25% | Quarterly | $0.79 | Feb 20, 2024 | Apr 24, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 20.74% | Quarterly | $0.78 | Dec 6, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 23.31% | Quarterly | $0.77 | Oct 26, 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 20.15% | Quarterly | $0.76 | Apr 27, 2023 | Jul 26, 2023 | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 21.01% | Quarterly | $0.75 | Mar 3, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | May 3, 2023 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 28.65% | Quarterly | $0.74 | Dec 13, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 32.51% | Quarterly | $0.73 | Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 9, 2022 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 23.98% | Quarterly | $0.72 | Apr 28, 2022 | Jul 20, 2022 | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Apr 19, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 19.14% | Quarterly | $0.71 | Feb 23, 2022 | Apr 20, 2022 | May 4, 2022 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 18.81% | Quarterly | $0.70 | Jan 5, 2022 | Jan 19, 2022 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 16.66% | Quarterly | $0.69 | Oct 28, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 18.25% | Quarterly | $0.68 | May 5, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 20.99% | Quarterly | $0.67 | Feb 24, 2021 | Apr 21, 2021 | May 5, 2021 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 21.99% | Quarterly | $0.66 | Dec 9, 2020 | Jan 20, 2021 | Feb 3, 2021 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 22.68% | Quarterly | $0.65 | Oct 28, 2020 | Nov 11, 2020 | Nov 18, 2020 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 24.21% | Quarterly | $0.64 | Jul 15, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 | Aug 5, 2020 |
| Apr 21, 2020 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 38.14% | Quarterly | $0.63 | Feb 25, 2020 | Apr 22, 2020 | May 6, 2020 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 39.34% | Quarterly | $0.62 | Dec 13, 2019 | Jan 22, 2020 | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Oct 22, 2019 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 43.94% | Quarterly | $0.61 | Jul 25, 2019 | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 6, 2019 |
| Jul 23, 2019 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 48.67% | Quarterly | $0.60 | May 8, 2019 | Jul 24, 2019 | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Apr 16, 2019 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 51.80% | Quarterly | $0.59 | Feb 21, 2019 | Apr 17, 2019 | May 1, 2019 |
| Jan 22, 2019 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 55.53% | Quarterly | $0.58 | Dec 18, 2018 | Jan 23, 2019 | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 50.04% | Quarterly | $0.57 | — | Oct 24, 2018 | Nov 7, 2018 |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 56.64% | Quarterly | $0.56 | — | Jul 18, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 60.33% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Feb 15, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 | May 2, 2018 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 54.35% | Quarterly | $0.54 | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 18, 2018 | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Oct 17, 2017 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 56.99% | Quarterly | $0.53 | Jul 20, 2017 | Oct 18, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 55.51% | Quarterly | — | May 16, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Apr 17, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 64.33% | Quarterly | — | Feb 16, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 | May 3, 2017 |
| Jan 13, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 58.23% | Quarterly | — | Dec 14, 2016 | Jan 18, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Oct 17, 2016 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 67.48% | Quarterly | — | Sep 12, 2016 | Oct 19, 2016 | Nov 2, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WST Dividends FAQ
Does WST pay a dividend?
WST (WST) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.26 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WST's dividend yield?
WST's trailing dividend yield is 0.21%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WST's next dividend?
WST's next announced dividend is $0.26 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 10, 2026 and payment date of Nov 18, 2026.
When is WST's ex-dividend date?
WST's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 10, 2026.
How has WST's dividend changed?
WST's one-year dividend growth is 4.76% based on comparable covered dividend history.