WH Stock — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 35.3% over the past 8.4 years, 184.6 points behind SPY at 219.9%.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world's largest hotel franchising company, operating approximately 8,300 franchised properties across roughly 100 countries through a portfolio of 25 brands including Super 8, Days Inn, Ramada, La Quinta, and Wyndham. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. Wyndham appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the hospitality and real estate franchising sectors.

WH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 35.3% over the past 8.4 years, 184.6 points behind SPY at 219.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.4%.

WH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/18/2018

Distribution rate

2.28%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.25%

5-year average yield

1.68

Last close

$75.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,610,360,823

Average volume

1105522.0

Dividend

$0.43

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.685

Payout ratio

35.2%

P/E ratio

27.39

Forward P/E

12.7389

EPS

$2.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.28%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.25%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WH risks and drawbacks

WH's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 24.4%.

Who may consider WH — and who may not

WH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WH pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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