Monday, August 31, 2026

Williams Companies And 3 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

Williams Companies And 3 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

(VIANEWS) - Williams Companies (WMB), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), FMC Corporation (FMC) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.

We have collected information about stocks with the highest payout ratio so far. The payout ratio in itself isn't a promise of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.

When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.

1. Williams Companies (WMB)

169.47% Payout Ratio

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Williams Companies is 5185640 which is 28.65% below its average volume of 7267690.

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 9, 2021, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.14%.

Williams Companies's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 21.1% and a negative 4.2% for next year.

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.5%, now sitting on 8.42B for the twelve trailing months.

Williams Companies's sales growth is 10.3% for the present quarter and 13.3% for the next. The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 12% and 16%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.09%.

Volatility

Williams Companies's last day, week, and month's current volatility was 0.04%, 0.06%, and 0.97%, respectively.

Williams Companies's current volatility rank, which measures how volatile a financial asset is (variation between the lowest and highest value in a period), was 0.75% (day), 1.03% (last week), and 1.76% (last month), respectively.

Williams Companies's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Williams Companies's stock is valued at $25.15 at 08:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $28.35 and way above its 52-week low of $18.26.

Williams Companies's Moving Average

Williams Companies's value is below its 50-day moving average of $26.88 and above its 200-day moving average of $24.22.

2. Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB)

93.75% Payout Ratio

The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Gabelli Equity Trust is 651161 which is 1.11% below its average volume of 658438.

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2021, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 8.72%.

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 13.9%, now sitting on 30.04M for the twelve trailing months.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.67%.

Volatility

Gabelli Equity Trust's last day, week, and month's current volatility was 1.89%, 1.95%, and 1.03%, respectively.

Gabelli Equity Trust's current volatility rank, which measures how volatile a financial asset is (variation between the lowest and highest value in a period), was 1.48% (day), 1.90% (last week), and 1.44% (last month), respectively.

Gabelli Equity Trust's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Gabelli Equity Trust's stock is valued at $6.77 at 08:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $7.57 and way above its 52-week low of $4.92.

Gabelli Equity Trust's Moving Average

Gabelli Equity Trust's worth is below its 50-day moving average of $6.98 and under its 200-day moving average of $6.82.

3. FMC Corporation (FMC)

43.19% Payout Ratio

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for FMC Corporation is 515492 which is 33.76% below its average volume of 778271.

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 28, 2021, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.83%.

FMC Corporation's sales growth this year is expected to be 7.5% and 6% for next year.

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 4.4%, now sitting on 4.59B for the twelve trailing months.

FMC Corporation's sales growth for the next quarter is 13%. The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 3.5% and 36.9%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 19.41%.

Volatility

FMC Corporation's last day, week, and month's current volatility was 0.13%, 0.39%, and 1.12%, respectively.

FMC Corporation's current volatility rank, which measures how volatile a financial asset is (variation between the lowest and highest value in a period), was 0.98% (day), 1.24% (last week), and 1.92% (last month), respectively.

FMC Corporation's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value

FMC Corporation's stock is valued at $105.14 at 08:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $123.66 and above its 52-week low of $98.16.

FMC Corporation's Moving Average

FMC Corporation's worth is under its 50-day moving average of $112.84 and below its 200-day moving average of $112.84.

4. Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI)

32.46% Payout Ratio

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Nuveen Municipal Income Fund is 9070 which is 49.2% below its average volume of 17855.

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 13, 2021, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.36 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.04%.

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 1.5%, now sitting on 4.43M for the twelve trailing months.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 10.75%.

Volatility

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's last day, week, and month's current volatility was 0.09%, 0.19%, and 0.24%, respectively.

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's current volatility rank, which measures how volatile a financial asset is (variation between the lowest and highest value in a period), was 0.26% (day), 0.43% (last week), and 0.52% (last month), respectively.

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's stock is valued at $11.73 at 08:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $12.20 and higher than its 52-week low of $11.00.

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's Moving Average

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund's worth is under its 50-day moving average of $11.79 and above its 200-day moving average of $11.53.

ViaNews Editorial Team

Via News Editorial Team delivers comprehensive financial news coverage and market analysis from journalists around the world. Our team specializes in data journalism and in-depth reporting on stock markets, business developments, and economic trends.

What we know · the intelligence behind this page
Live from the substrate
What we're seeing
Enterprise AI's Trust Gap: Microsoft-Mistral Ecosystem Expansion Meets a Governance Deficit in Agentic Adoption
Microsoft is deepening its AI platform bet through simultaneous moves — expanding its Mistral partnership (Copilot Studio, Foundry, European infrastructure capacity) and deepening enterprise AI governance ties with Manulife — just as independent research (Google Cloud, VentureBeat, Box) shows enterprises racing toward agentic AI adoption (100% planned within two years) while data access and trust in agent decisions lag badly (average 45% data access, only ~half trust agent outputs). The result is a structural mismatch between platform-vendor momentum and enterprise readiness to actually govern and trust the agents being deployed.
Our read on the data ›
Signals we're tracking
EPKINLY Regulatory-Clinical Success Cascade
High probability of expanded label indications, additional combination approvals, and competitive positioning strength in follicular lymphoma market. Predicts positive commercial uptake and potential accelerated review for related indications.
Patterns we're watching ›
Where sources disagree
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Same entity (Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC), same metric (net_income), same fiscal period (Q1 2026), same observation date (2026-03-31), but vastly different values: $5.567 billion vs. $5.57. These cannot coexist for the same time period. Fact B appears to be a data entry error (possible missing decimal placement: 5.57 should likely be 5,567,000,000 or a per-share figure incorrectly entered as total).
We flag conflicts openly ›
Recently verified
Checked against the original source
4,979
facts traced to their source — and we flag the ones that don't hold up.
101 entities tracked4,979 facts checked against source5,257 source documents archived
Query this data → isubstrate.com