

Western Midstream (WES) closed the most recent trading day at $45.13, moving +1.51% from the previous trading session.

Western Midstream Partners offers an 8.3% yield, underpinned by fee-based contracts and expanding midstream infrastructure in the Delaware and DJ Basins. The company's strategic focus on produced water positions it for long-term growth in a high-demand asset class. Upcoming projects are expected to be highly contracted and accretive to earnings, allowing the company to support their targeted mid-single digit distribution growth.

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HOUSTON, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or the "Partnership") announced that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.93 per unit for the third quarter of 2026, or $3.72 per unit on an annualized basis, which is in-line with the prior quarter's distribution. WES's third-quarter 2026 distribution is payable on November 13, 2026, to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2026.


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