Walmart (WMT) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.36 (As of Oct. 2024)

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What is Walmart Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.36.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WMT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33 Med: 0.41 Max: 0.46
Current: 0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Walmart was 0.46. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.41.

WMT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
52.66% of 188 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs WMT: 0.33

As of today (2024-12-15), the Dividend Yield % of Walmart is 0.88%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Walmart was 3.45%. The lowest was 0.85%. And the median was 1.81%.

Walmart's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was $0.21.

During the past 12 months, Walmart's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Walmart was 71.00% per year. The lowest was 1.80% per year. And the median was 16.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Walmart Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Walmart Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Walmart Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.43

0.39

0.34

0.36

0.34

Walmart Quarterly Data
	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.37	0.32	0.35	0.31	0.36

Competitive Comparison of Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Walmart Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jan. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jan. 2024 )
	=	0.76	/	2.217
	=	0.34

Walmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Oct. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Oct. 2024 )
	=	0.208	/	0.58
	=	0.36

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Walmart Business Description

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Address

702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR, USA, 72716

Website

https://stock.walmart.com

Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 locations globally. Walmart generated over $440 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2024, with Sam's Club contributing another $86 billion to the company's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $115 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 240 million customers globally each week.

Executives

John D Rainey	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
John R. Furner	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
C Douglas Mcmillon	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
David Chojnowski	officer: Senior Vice President	5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Daniel J Bartlett	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Jim C Walton	director, other: Director	C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
S Robson Walton	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board	C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0105
Alice L Walton	10 percent owner	110 N.W. SECOND STREET, SUITE 300, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Timothy Patrick Flynn	director	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rachel L Brand	officer: Executive Vice President	702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Christopher James Nicholas	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Randall L Stephenson	director	208 S. AKARD ST., DALLAS TX 75202
Judith J Mckenna	officer: Executive Vice President	702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
M. Brett Biggs	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Marc E. Lore	officer: Executive Vice President	443 GREENWICH STREET, PHA, NEW YORK NY 10013