Walmart's last dividend payment of $0.208 per share was made to shareholders on record before Aug 16, 2024. The dividend payment stands at $0.81 per share annually, which equates to a dividend yield of 0.99%.
Walmart's dividend yield of 0.99% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.43%, Walmart's dividend yield is 59% lower. The historical 5-year average of WMT's dividend yield is 1.5%, which is above the current yield.
Walmart has been paying dividends for the last 32 years. According to our records WMT has issued four dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 7% since one year ago. However with the stock price up by 52% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 30%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
---|---|---|
Aug 16, 2024 | $0.208 | 1.11% |
May 9, 2024 | $0.208 | 1.32% |
Mar 14, 2024 | $0.208 | 1.27% |
Dec 7, 2023 | $0.19 | 1.5% |
Aug 10, 2023 | $0.19 | 1.42% |
May 4, 2023 | $0.19 | 1.5% |
Mar 16, 2023 | $0.19 | 1.63% |
Dec 8, 2022 | $0.187 | 1.51% |
Aug 11, 2022 | $0.187 | 1.72% |
May 5, 2022 | $0.187 | 1.45% |
Mar 17, 2022 | $0.187 | 1.52% |
Dec 9, 2021 | $0.183 | 1.59% |
Aug 12, 2021 | $0.183 | 1.47% |
May 6, 2021 | $0.183 | 1.55% |
Mar 18, 2021 | $0.183 | 1.67% |
Dec 10, 2020 | $0.18 | 1.47% |
Aug 13, 2020 | $0.18 | 1.63% |
May 7, 2020 | $0.18 | 1.76% |
Mar 19, 2020 | $0.18 | 1.78% |
Dec 5, 2019 | $0.177 | 1.79% |
Aug 8, 2019 | $0.177 | 1.94% |
May 9, 2019 | $0.177 | 2.11% |
Mar 14, 2019 | $0.177 | 2.13% |
Dec 6, 2018 | $0.173 | 2.19% |
Aug 9, 2018 | $0.173 | 2.33% |
May 10, 2018 | $0.173 | 2.49% |
Mar 8, 2018 | $0.173 | 2.33% |
Dec 7, 2017 | $0.17 | 2.11% |
Aug 9, 2017 | $0.17 | 2.49% |
May 10, 2017 | $0.17 | 2.63% |
Mar 8, 2017 | $0.17 | 2.88% |
Dec 7, 2016 | $0.167 | 2.83% |
Aug 10, 2016 | $0.167 | 2.69% |
May 11, 2016 | $0.167 | 2.98% |
Mar 9, 2016 | $0.167 | 2.92% |
Dec 2, 2015 | $0.163 | 3.36% |
Aug 5, 2015 | $0.163 | 2.65% |
May 6, 2015 | $0.163 | 2.5% |
Mar 11, 2015 | $0.163 | 2.39% |
Walmart's payout ratio of 42.1% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Consumer Defensive sector average of 49.9%, Walmart's payout ratio is 16% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
KSS KOHLS Corp | 10.69% | $2 | 77.5% |
M Macy's Inc | 4.45% | $0.69 | 104.1% |
TGT Target Corp | 2.98% | $4.42 | 45.5% |
DG Dollar General Corp | 2.97% | $2.36 | 36.6% |
PSMT Pricesmart Inc | 2.42% | $2.16 | 52.4% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.31% | $20.38 | 122.8% |
EBAY Ebay Inc | 1.69% | $1.06 | 20.5% |
WMT Walmart Inc | 1% | $0.81 | 42.1% |
Yes, Walmart has paid four dividends in the last 12 months. WMT has been paying dividends since 1993.
Walmart's last dividend ex-date was on Aug 16, 2024. The dividend amount was $0.208 per share.
On an annual basis WMT pays $0.81 per share.
Walmart's current dividend yield is 0.99%.
Walmart has a quarterly dividend frequency.
Walmart's dividend payout ratio is 42.1%.
Walmart's dividend yield is below the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.