The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Yield on Cost (YOC): 2.87%
The yield on cost (YOC) for The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) is 2.87%.
WMB Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
2.87%
Yield on Cost for WMB
WMB now pays $2.05 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:
| If you bought | Price then | Yield on cost today |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years ago(2016-06-14) | $21.18 | 9.68% |
| 5 years ago(2021-06-10) | $27.71 | 7.40% |
| 3 years ago(2023-06-12) | $30.56 | 6.71% |
| 1 year ago(2025-06-16) | $59.15 | 3.47% |
| Buying today(at $71.49) | $71.49 | 2.87% |
If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing
Projection: starting from today's 2.87% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 4.6% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
2.87%
In 3 years
3.50%
In 5 years
3.99%
In 10 years
5.56%
Yield on Cost Calculator
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB).
Starting Yield
2.87%
Ending YOC
5.60%
Year 15 Dividend
$4.00
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$44.75
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $2.05 | — | 2.87% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $2.14 | +4.56% | 3.00% | $2.14 |
| Year 2 | $2.24 | +4.56% | 3.14% | $4.38 |
| Year 3 | $2.34 | +4.56% | 3.28% | $6.73 |
| Year 4 | $2.45 | +4.56% | 3.43% | $9.18 |
| Year 5 | $2.56 | +4.56% | 3.58% | $11.74 |
| Year 6 | $2.68 | +4.56% | 3.75% | $14.42 |
| Year 7 | $2.80 | +4.56% | 3.92% | $17.22 |
| Year 8 | $2.93 | +4.56% | 4.10% | $20.15 |
| Year 9 | $3.06 | +4.56% | 4.28% | $23.21 |
| Year 10 | $3.20 | +4.56% | 4.48% | $26.41 |
| Year 11 | $3.35 | +4.56% | 4.68% | $29.76 |
| Year 12 | $3.50 | +4.56% | 4.90% | $33.26 |
| Year 13 | $3.66 | +4.56% | 5.12% | $36.92 |
| Year 14 | $3.83 | +4.56% | 5.35% | $40.75 |
| Year 15 | $4.00 | +4.56% | 5.60% | $44.75 |
The Williams Companies, Inc. Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition
Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
The Williams Companies, Inc. Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ
- What is the yield on cost (YOC) for The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)?
- The yield on cost (YOC) for WMB stock is 2.87%.
About The Williams Companies, Inc.
The Williams Companies, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, operates as a prominent energy infrastructure entity, primarily conducting business throughout the United States. The company’s operations are organized into four key segments: Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services. The Transmission & Gulf of Mexico division manages crucial natural gas pipelines such as Transco and Northwest, in addition to natural gas gathering and processing, and crude oil production handling and transportation assets situated in the Gulf Coast. This segment also oversees various petrochemical and feedstock pipelines. Focusing on midstream activities, the Northeast G&P segment handles gathering, processing, and fractionation within the Marcellus Shale region, predominantly in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment delivers gas gathering, processing, and treating services across the Rocky Mountain areas of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale in north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana, and the expansive Mid-Continent region (including the Anadarko, Arkoma, and Permian basins). This segment also operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage facilities located near Conway in central Kansas. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides comprehensive wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas to utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers, while also offering risk and asset management and NGL marketing services. The company possesses and operates an extensive network, including 30,000 miles of pipelines, 29 processing facilities, 7 fractionation facilities, and an approximate NGL storage capacity of 23 million barrels. The Williams Companies, Inc. was established in 1908 and maintains its headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Midstream
- CEO
- Chad J. Zamarin