Dividendology on $WCC (Oct 27, 2026)
WCC's 10% dividend increase is good: the 0.75% yield is low, but five-year average dividend growth is near 11% and the FCF payout ratio is about 27%; double-digit FCF growth over the past five and ten years has supported very strong dividend growth.
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The second increase in dividends is good. It is 10 % and comes from the company "West Connections". Looking at their stocks last year, yes, they rose by only about 6.8%, but they saw a huge jump in the last month alone.
It has increased by about 20%. So, what's going on here? Well, not only did their latest earnings report look very good, but they also raised their outlook for 2026. So, let's take a look at them from a dividend perspective .
We will now move on to our dividend analysis sheet. You will immediately notice that the yield is low, at only 0.75%, but the average five-year dividend growth rate is close to 11% with a free cash flow payout ratio of approximately 27% .
Thus, the free cash flow, which has been growing at a double-digit rate over the past five and ten years, has been able to maintain and support a very strong level of dividend growth.