Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- In terms of debt burden relative to earnings, WTFC has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 608,111,000, ranking above 95.13% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
- WTFC's free cash flow has been growing at a compound average annual rate of -151.52% over the past 5.5 years -- higher than 5.94% of current US-listed dividend stocks.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with WTFC's price: CNXN, GHM, CANG, CTXS and BAP.
WTFC Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $99.17 | $33.73 | -63.39% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. Regarding Wintrust Financial Corp, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a negative return of 63.39% relative to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of Wintrust Financial Corp's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, the expected return of -63.39%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than just 14.59% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, Wintrust Financial Corp bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than just 14.59% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
- Beta is a measure of volatility relative to the stock market at large; when evaluated against its peers in the small-sized revenue class, Wintrust Financial Corp has a beta lower than just 13.42% of such peers.
- Based on dividend growth rate, WTFC boasts a higher growth rate in terms of its annual cash distributed to its owners than 86.78% of the dividend issuers in our set.
WTFC Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | Dividend | $0.45 | +12.50% |
| 2023-11-08 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2023-08-09 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2023-05-10 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2023-02-08 | Dividend | $0.40 | +17.65% |
| 2022-11-09 | Dividend | $0.34 | -- |
| 2022-08-10 | Dividend | $0.34 | -- |
| 2022-05-11 | Dividend | $0.34 | -- |
| 2022-02-09 | Dividend | $0.34 | +9.68% |
| 2021-11-09 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2021-08-04 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2021-05-05 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2021-02-10 | Dividend | $0.31 | +10.71% |
| 2020-11-10 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-08-05 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-05-06 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2020-02-05 | Dividend | $0.28 | +12.00% |
| 2019-11-06 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2019-08-07 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2019-05-08 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2019-02-06 | Dividend | $0.25 | +31.58% |
| 2018-11-07 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2018-08-08 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2018-05-09 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2018-02-07 | Dividend | $0.19 | +35.71% |
| 2017-11-08 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2017-08-08 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2017-05-09 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2017-02-07 | Dividend | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| 2016-11-08 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2016-08-09 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2016-05-10 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2016-02-09 | Dividend | $0.12 | +9.09% |
| 2015-11-09 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2015-08-04 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2015-05-05 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2015-02-03 | Dividend | $0.11 | +10.00% |
| 2014-11-04 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2014-08-05 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2014-05-06 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2014-02-04 | Dividend | $0.10 | +11.11% |
| 2013-08-06 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2013-02-05 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2012-08-07 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2012-02-07 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2011-08-09 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2011-02-08 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2010-08-10 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2010-02-09 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2009-08-11 | Dividend | $0.09 | -50.00% |
| 2009-02-10 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2008-08-05 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2008-02-05 | Dividend | $0.18 | +12.50% |
| 2007-08-07 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2007-02-06 | Dividend | $0.16 | +14.29% |
| 2006-08-08 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2006-02-07 | Dividend | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| 2005-08-05 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-02-04 | Dividend | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| 2004-08-06 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-02-03 | Dividend | $0.10 | +25.00% |
| 2003-08-01 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 2003-02-04 | Dividend | $0.08 | +33.33% |
| 2002-08-02 | Dividend | $0.06 | +100.00% |
| 2002-03-15 | Split | 3-2-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2002-02-01 | Dividend | $0.09 | +28.57% |
| 2001-08-07 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2001-02-06 | Dividend | $0.07 | +40.00% |
| 2000-08-08 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2000-02-08 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
WTFC Dividends vs. Peers
WTFC's dividend yield currently ranks #31 of 73 vs. its peers in the Midwest Regional Banks category.
Looking for More Information on WTFC dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Wintrust Financial Corp's dividends? Try the links below:Wintrust Financial Corp Common Stock (WTFC) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) - Dividend Investor
Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha