Wheaton Precious Metals boosts quarterly dividend 18%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. announced that its board declared the first quarterly cash dividend for 2026 of US$0.195 per common share, an 18% increase from the fourth quarterly dividend for 2025 of US$0.165 per share.
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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. announced that its board declared the first quarterly cash dividend for 2026 of US$0.195 per common share, an 18% increase from the fourth quarterly dividend for 2025 of US$0.165 per share. The company paid record dividends during 2025 totaling US$0.66 per share. Shareholders of record on March 31, 2026 will receive the dividend on or about April 10, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of March 31, 2026. Wheaton continues to offer an optional Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and for this dividend will issue DRIP shares from treasury at the Average Market Price without a discount, while future dividend decisions remain at the board’s discretion.
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- Dividend increase and record payouts: First 2026 quarterly dividend set at US$0.195 per share, an 18% increase over the prior quarter’s US$0.165, following record 2025 dividends totaling US$0.66 per share.
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Wheaton lifts its 2026 quarterly dividend 18%, reinforcing an income-focused profile.
Wheaton Precious Metals raised its first 2026 quarterly dividend to US$0.195 per share, up 18% from US$0.165. Management also highlights record 2025 dividends of US$0.66 per share, underscoring a pattern of increasing cash returns to shareholders.
The ongoing Dividend Reinvestment Plan allows shareholders to take dividends in shares. For this payment, shares will be issued from treasury at the Average Market Price without a discount, which preserves pricing discipline while still offering a convenient reinvestment mechanism.
Future dividends remain at the board’s discretion and are described as forward-looking, with outcomes subject to commodity prices, mine performance and other risks referenced in Wheaton’s Annual Information Form, Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 12, 2026
Commission File Number: 001-32482
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Suite 3500 - 1021 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 0C3
(604) 684-9648
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| Form 20-F ☐ | Form 40-F þ |
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index to this Form 6-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| March 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Curt Bernardi | ||
| Name: | Curt Bernardi | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Legal | |||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | News Release Dated March 12, 2026 |
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Exhibit 99.1
DIVIDEND DECLARATION - Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Increase to Quarterly Dividend
VANCOUVER, BC, March 12, 2026 /CNW/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared its first quarterly cash dividend payment for 2026 of US$0.195 per common share, an 18% increase from the fourth quarterly cash dividend payment for 2025 of US$0.165 per common share. The Company declared record dividends during 2025, totaling US$0.66 per common share.
The first quarterly cash dividend for 2026 will be paid to holders of record of Wheaton common shares as of the close of business on March 31, 2026, and will be distributed on or about April 10, 2026. The ex-dividend trading date is March 31, 2026.
The declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors. This dividend qualifies as an 'eligible dividend' for Canadian income tax purposes.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company has previously implemented a Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"). Participation in the DRIP is optional. For
the purposes of this quarterly dividend, the Company has elected to issue common shares under the DRIP through treasury at the Average
Market Price, as defined in the DRIP, without a discount.
The Company may, from time to time, in its discretion, apply, change or eliminate any discount applicable to Treasury Acquisitions, as defined in the DRIP, or direct that such common shares be purchased in Market Acquisitions, as defined in the DRIP, at the prevailing market price, any of which would be publicly announced.
The DRIP enrollment forms, including direct deposit, are available for download on the Company's website at www.wheatonpm.com, in the 'Investors' section under the 'Shareholder information' and 'Dividends' tabs.
Registered shareholders may also enroll in the DRIP online through the plan agent's self-service web portal.
Beneficial shareholders should contact their financial intermediary to arrange enrollment. All shareholders considering enrollment in the DRIP should carefully review the terms of the DRIP and consult with their advisors as to the implications of enrollment in the DRIP.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation concerning
the business, operations and financial performance of Wheaton. Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements
of historical fact, include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future dividends. Forward-looking statements are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements
of Wheaton to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including risks discussed in
the section entitled "Description of the Business - Risk Factors" in Wheaton's Annual Information Form available on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca and Wheaton's Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed March 31, 2025 on file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on EDGAR and the risks identified under "Risks and Uncertainties" in Wheaton's Management's Discussion and
Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2025, available on SEDAR+ and in Wheaton's Form 6-K to filed March 12, 2026. Forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions management currently believes to be reasonable, including (without limitation) that there will be
no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, that estimations of future production from the mining operations and mineral
reserves and resources are accurate, that the mining operations from which Wheaton purchases precious metals will continue to operate,
that each party will satisfy their obligations in accordance with the precious metals purchase agreements and royalty agreements, and
that Wheaton's assessment of taxes payable is accurate.
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For further information: For further information, please contact: Emma Murray, Vice President, Investor Relations, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Tel: 1-844-288-9878, Email: info@wheatonpm.com
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