WSM Stock — Williams-Sonoma Inc.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM)

WSM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.3%.

At the current 1.27% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $127 per year, or about $31.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. is an omni-channel specialty retailer of home products including cookware, dining, furnishings, and décor sold under nine brand names—Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow—through e-commerce, catalogs, and retail stores. The company distributes a modest current dividend on a quarterly basis. Williams-Sonoma appeals to income investors seeking dividend exposure in the discretionary consumer retail sector.

WSM performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.3%.

WSM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.24%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/07/1983

Distribution rate

1.27%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.22%

5-year average yield

1.72

Last close

$232.69 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$27,406,035,765

Average volume

1082433.0

Next dividend

$0.76

Next ex-dividend date

10/16/2026 (as of 2026-10-16)

Next payment date

11/20/2026 (as of 2026-11-20)

Beta

1.463

Payout ratio

0.3145

P/E ratio

24.73

Forward P/E

24.1546

EPS

$9.41

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.27%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.22%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

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.

WSM risks and drawbacks

WSM'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.3%.

Who may consider WSM — and who may not

WSM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WSM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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