WMT Dividend History & Yield

Walmart Inc. · NasdaqGS

Stock Consumer Defensive Quarterly payer Dividend AristocratConsumer StaplesDividend growthDividend King
$106.05
-1.02% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
0.92%
$0.979/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.94%
$0.992/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$0.992
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.248
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Dec 11, 2026 Declared
in 94 days
Next pay date
Jan 4, 2027
in 118 days
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 21, 2026
$0.248 per share
Payout ratio
35%
of earnings
Market cap
844.0B
P/E 38.4
5y dividend CAGR
+6.0%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
44 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
52.5
since Mar 13, 1974
1y total return
+10.4%
price +9.4% + dividends 1.0%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 (in 94 days) Jan 4, 2027 $0.248 $24.80 Declared
Fri, Mar 19, 2027 (in 192 days) Apr 6, 2027 $0.248 $24.80 Estimated
Fri, Jun 25, 2027 (in 290 days) Jul 13, 2027 $0.248 $24.80 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from WMT's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $0.744 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Dec 7, 2016 to Aug 21, 2026; most recent $0.248$0.00$0.15$0.30Dec 7, 2016: $0.1667Dec '16Mar 8, 2017: $0.17May 10, 2017: $0.17Aug 9, 2017: $0.17Dec 7, 2017: $0.17Mar 8, 2018: $0.1733Mar '18May 10, 2018: $0.1733Aug 9, 2018: $0.1733Dec 6, 2018: $0.1733Mar 14, 2019: $0.1767May 9, 2019: $0.1767May '19Aug 8, 2019: $0.1767Dec 5, 2019: $0.1767Mar 19, 2020: $0.18May 7, 2020: $0.18Aug 13, 2020: $0.18Aug '20Dec 10, 2020: $0.18Mar 18, 2021: $0.1833May 6, 2021: $0.1833Aug 12, 2021: $0.1833Dec 9, 2021: $0.1833Dec '21Mar 17, 2022: $0.1867May 5, 2022: $0.1867Aug 11, 2022: $0.1867Dec 8, 2022: $0.1867Mar 16, 2023: $0.19Mar '23May 4, 2023: $0.19Aug 10, 2023: $0.19Dec 7, 2023: $0.19Mar 14, 2024: $0.208May 9, 2024: $0.208May '24Aug 16, 2024: $0.208Dec 13, 2024: $0.208Mar 21, 2025: $0.235May 9, 2025: $0.235Aug 15, 2025: $0.235Aug '25Dec 12, 2025: $0.235Mar 20, 2026: $0.248May 8, 2026: $0.248Aug 21, 2026: $0.248

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.50$1.002017: $0.68$0.6820172018: $0.6933$0.693320182019: $0.7067$0.706720192020: $0.72$0.7220202021: $0.7333$0.733320212022: $0.7467$0.746720222023: $0.76$0.7620232024: $0.832$0.83220242025: $0.94$0.9420252026 (YTD): $0.744$0.7442026 YTD

How much WMT do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month1,210$128,286$1,200
$500 / month6,049$641,431$6,000
$1,000 / month12,097$1,282,863$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.94%. $10,000 in WMT would currently pay about $94 a year ($8 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

WMT dividend history

Show recent only
Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Aug 21, 2026 Sep 8, 2026 $0.248 +0.0%
May 8, 2026 May 26, 2026 $0.248 +0.0%
Mar 20, 2026 Apr 6, 2026 $0.248 +5.5%
Dec 12, 2025 Jan 5, 2026 $0.235 +0.0%
Aug 15, 2025 Sep 2, 2025 $0.235 +0.0%
May 9, 2025 May 27, 2025 $0.235 +0.0%
Mar 21, 2025 Apr 7, 2025 $0.235 +13.0%
Dec 13, 2024 Jan 6, 2025 $0.208 +0.0%
Aug 16, 2024 Sep 3, 2024 $0.208 +0.0%
May 9, 2024 May 28, 2024 $0.208 +0.0%
Mar 14, 2024 Apr 1, 2024 $0.208 +9.5%
Dec 7, 2023 Jan 2, 2024 $0.19 +0.0%
Aug 10, 2023 Sep 5, 2023 $0.19 +0.0%
May 4, 2023 May 30, 2023 $0.19 +0.0%
Mar 16, 2023 Apr 3, 2023 $0.19 +1.8%
Dec 8, 2022 Jan 3, 2023 $0.1867 +0.0%
Aug 11, 2022 Sep 6, 2022 $0.1867 +0.0%
May 5, 2022 May 31, 2022 $0.1867 +0.0%
Mar 17, 2022 Apr 4, 2022 $0.1867 +1.8%
Dec 9, 2021 Jan 3, 2022 $0.1833 +0.0%
Aug 12, 2021 Sep 7, 2021 $0.1833 +0.0%
May 6, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 $0.1833 +0.0%
Mar 18, 2021 Apr 5, 2021 $0.1833 +1.9%
Dec 10, 2020 Jan 4, 2021 $0.18 +0.0%
Aug 13, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 $0.18 +0.0%
May 7, 2020 Jun 1, 2020 $0.18 +0.0%
Mar 19, 2020 Apr 6, 2020 $0.18 +1.9%
Dec 5, 2019 Jan 2, 2020 $0.1767 +0.0%
Aug 8, 2019 Sep 3, 2019 $0.1767 +0.0%
May 9, 2019 Jun 3, 2019 $0.1767 +0.0%
Mar 14, 2019 Apr 1, 2019 $0.1767 +1.9%
Dec 6, 2018 Jan 2, 2019 $0.1733 +0.0%
Aug 9, 2018 Sep 4, 2018 $0.1733 +0.0%
May 10, 2018 Jun 4, 2018 $0.1733 +0.0%
Mar 8, 2018 Apr 2, 2018 $0.1733 +2.0%
Dec 7, 2017 Jan 2, 2018 $0.17 +0.0%
Aug 9, 2017 Sep 5, 2017 $0.17 +0.0%
May 10, 2017 Jun 5, 2017 $0.17 +0.0%
Mar 8, 2017 Apr 3, 2017 $0.17 +2.0%
Dec 7, 2016 Jan 3, 2017 $0.1667 +0.0%
Aug 10, 2016 Sep 6, 2016 $0.1667 +0.0%
May 11, 2016 Jun 6, 2016 $0.1667 +0.0%
Mar 9, 2016 Apr 4, 2016 $0.1667 +2.0%
Dec 2, 2015 Jan 4, 2016 $0.1633 +0.0%
Aug 5, 2015 Sep 8, 2015 $0.1633 +0.0%
May 6, 2015 Jun 1, 2015 $0.1633 +0.0%
Mar 11, 2015 Apr 6, 2015 $0.1633 +2.1%
Dec 3, 2014 Jan 5, 2015 $0.16 +0.0%
Aug 6, 2014 Sep 3, 2014 $0.16 +0.0%
May 7, 2014 Jun 2, 2014 $0.16 +0.0%
Mar 7, 2014 Apr 1, 2014 $0.16 +2.1%
Dec 4, 2013 Jan 2, 2014 $0.1567 +0.0%
Aug 7, 2013 Sep 3, 2013 $0.1567 +0.0%
May 8, 2013 Jun 3, 2013 $0.1567 +0.0%
Mar 8, 2013 Apr 1, 2013 $0.1567 +18.1%
Dec 5, 2012 Dec 27, 2012 $0.1327 +0.0%
Aug 8, 2012 Sep 4, 2012 $0.1327 +0.0%
May 9, 2012 Jun 4, 2012 $0.1327 +0.0%
Mar 8, 2012 Apr 4, 2012 $0.1327 +9.0%
Dec 7, 2011 Jan 3, 2012 $0.1217 +0.0%
Aug 10, 2011 Sep 6, 2011 $0.1217 +0.0%
May 11, 2011 Jun 6, 2011 $0.1217 +0.0%
Mar 9, 2011 Apr 4, 2011 $0.1217 +20.5%
Dec 8, 2010 Jan 3, 2011 $0.101 +0.0%
Aug 11, 2010 Sep 7, 2010 $0.101 +0.0%
May 12, 2010 Jun 1, 2010 $0.101 +0.0%
Mar 10, 2010 Apr 5, 2010 $0.101 +11.0%
Dec 9, 2009 Jan 4, 2010 $0.091 +0.0%
Aug 12, 2009 Sep 8, 2009 $0.091 +0.0%
May 13, 2009 Jun 1, 2009 $0.091 +0.0%
Mar 11, 2009 Apr 6, 2009 $0.091 +14.7%
Dec 11, 2008 Jan 2, 2009 $0.0793 +0.0%
Aug 13, 2008 Sep 2, 2008 $0.0793 +0.0%
May 14, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 $0.0793 +0.0%
Mar 12, 2008 Apr 7, 2008 $0.0793 +8.2%
Dec 12, 2007 Jan 2, 2008 $0.0733 +0.0%
Aug 15, 2007 Sep 4, 2007 $0.0733 +0.0%
May 16, 2007 Jun 4, 2007 $0.0733 +0.0%
Mar 14, 2007 Apr 2, 2007 $0.0733 +31.0%
Dec 13, 2006 Jan 2, 2007 $0.056 +0.0%
Aug 16, 2006 Sep 5, 2006 $0.056 +0.0%
May 17, 2006 Jun 5, 2006 $0.056 +0.0%
Mar 15, 2006 Apr 3, 2006 $0.056 +12.0%
Dec 14, 2005 Jan 3, 2006 $0.05 +0.0%
Aug 17, 2005 Sep 6, 2005 $0.05 +0.0%
May 18, 2005 Jun 6, 2005 $0.05 +0.0%
Mar 16, 2005 Apr 4, 2005 $0.05 +15.4%
Dec 15, 2004 Jan 3, 2005 $0.0433 +0.0%
Aug 18, 2004 Sep 7, 2004 $0.0433 +0.0%
May 19, 2004 $0.0433 +0.0%
Mar 17, 2004 $0.0433 +44.4%
Dec 17, 2003 $0.03 +0.0%
Oct 2, 2003 $0.03 +0.0%
Jun 18, 2003 $0.03 +0.0%
Mar 19, 2003 $0.03 +20.0%
Dec 18, 2002 $0.025 +0.0%
Sep 18, 2002 $0.025 +0.0%
Jun 19, 2002 $0.025 +0.0%
Mar 20, 2002 $0.025 +7.1%
Dec 19, 2001 $0.0233 +0.0%
Sep 19, 2001 $0.0233 +0.0%
Jun 20, 2001 $0.0233 +0.0%
Mar 21, 2001 $0.0233 +16.7%
Dec 20, 2000 $0.02 +0.0%
Sep 13, 2000 Oct 10, 2000 $0.02 +0.0%
Jun 14, 2000 $0.02 +0.0%
Mar 15, 2000 $0.02 +20.0%
Dec 15, 1999 $0.0167 +0.0%
Sep 15, 1999 $0.0167 +0.0%
Jun 16, 1999 $0.0167 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1999 $0.0167 +28.2%
Dec 9, 1998 $0.013 +0.0%
Sep 16, 1998 $0.013 +0.0%
Jun 17, 1998 $0.013 +0.0%
Mar 18, 1998 $0.013 +14.7%
Dec 17, 1997 $0.0113 +0.0%
Sep 17, 1997 $0.0113 +0.0%
Jun 18, 1997 $0.0113 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1997 $0.0113 +30.8%
Dec 11, 1996 $0.0087 +0.0%
Aug 29, 1996 $0.0087 +0.0%
Jun 13, 1996 $0.0087 +0.0%
Mar 15, 1996 $0.0087 +4.0%
Nov 29, 1995 $0.0083 +0.0%
Aug 31, 1995 $0.0083 +0.0%
Jun 8, 1995 $0.0083 +0.0%
Mar 15, 1995 $0.0083 +19.0%
Nov 29, 1994 $0.007 +0.0%
Aug 30, 1994 $0.007 +0.0%
Jun 7, 1994 $0.007 +0.0%
Mar 15, 1994 $0.007 +31.3%
Nov 26, 1993 $0.0053 +0.0%
Aug 31, 1993 $0.0053 +0.0%
Jun 8, 1993 $0.0053 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1993 $0.0053 +23.1%
Dec 4, 1992 $0.0043 +0.0%
Sep 1, 1992 $0.0043 +0.0%
Jun 9, 1992 $0.0043 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1992 $0.0043 +23.8%
Dec 5, 1991 $0.0035 +0.0%
Aug 26, 1991 $0.0035 +0.0%
Jun 11, 1991 $0.0035 +0.0%
Mar 18, 1991 $0.0035 +20.0%
Dec 4, 1990 $0.0029 +0.0%
Aug 27, 1990 $0.0029 +0.0%
Jun 11, 1990 $0.0029 +0.0%
Mar 19, 1990 $0.0029 +27.3%
Dec 5, 1989 $0.0023 +0.0%
Aug 28, 1989 $0.0023 +0.0%
Jun 12, 1989 $0.0023 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1989 $0.0023 +37.5%
Dec 5, 1988 $0.0017 +0.0%
Aug 29, 1988 $0.0017 +0.0%
Jun 13, 1988 $0.0017 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1988 $0.0017 +33.4%
Dec 7, 1987 $0.0013 +0.0%
Aug 27, 1987 $0.0013 +0.0%
Jun 15, 1987 $0.0013 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1987 $0.0013 +42.9%
Dec 5, 1986 $0.0009 +0.0%
Aug 26, 1986 $0.0009 +0.0%
Jun 16, 1986 $0.0009 +0.0%
Mar 18, 1986 $0.0009 +20.0%
Dec 6, 1985 $0.0007 +0.0%
Aug 27, 1985 $0.0007 +0.0%
Jun 17, 1985 $0.0007 +0.0%
Mar 18, 1985 $0.0007 +34.5%
Dec 7, 1984 $0.0005 +0.0%
Aug 28, 1984 $0.0005 +0.0%
Jun 15, 1984 $0.0005 +0.0%
Mar 19, 1984 $0.0005 +48.5%
Dec 6, 1983 $0.0004 +0.0%
Aug 29, 1983 $0.0004 +0.0%
Jun 14, 1983 $0.0004 +0.0%
Mar 18, 1983 $0.0004 +56.0%
Dec 7, 1982 $0.0002 +0.0%
Aug 30, 1982 $0.0002 +0.0%
Jun 15, 1982 $0.0002 +0.0%
Mar 23, 1982 $0.0002 +38.5%
Oct 5, 1981 $0.0011 Special
Aug 31, 1981 $0.0002 +0.0%
Jun 16, 1981 $0.0002 +0.0%
Mar 24, 1981 $0.0002 -35.0%
Dec 23, 1980 $0.0003 +100.0%
Aug 29, 1980 $0.0001 +0.0%
Jun 16, 1980 $0.0001 +0.0%
Mar 28, 1980 $0.0001 +32.7%
Dec 10, 1979 $0.0001 +0.0%
Aug 31, 1979 $0.0001 +0.0%
Jun 25, 1979 $0.0001 +0.0%
Mar 19, 1979 $0.0001 +36.1%
Dec 8, 1978 $0.0001 +0.0%
Sep 1, 1978 $0.0001 +0.0%
Jun 19, 1978 $0.0001 +0.0%
Mar 17, 1978 $0.0001 +22.0%
Nov 23, 1977 $0.0001 +0.0%
Sep 2, 1977 $0.0001 +0.0%
Jun 20, 1977 $0.0001 +78.8%
Mar 21, 1977 $0.00 +0.0%
Dec 8, 1976 $0.00 +26.9%
Sep 3, 1976 $0.00 +0.0%
Jun 21, 1976 $0.00 +0.0%
Mar 16, 1976 $0.00 +0.0%
Dec 5, 1975 $0.00 +30.0%
Sep 8, 1975 $0.00 +0.0%
Jun 23, 1975 $0.00 +0.0%
Mar 11, 1975 $0.00 -39.4%
Sep 10, 1974 $0.00 +0.0%
Mar 13, 1974 $0.00

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

WMT scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Walmart Inc.

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail and wholesale stores and clubs, ecommerce websites, and mobile applications worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club U.S. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; and ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites.

Sector: Consumer Defensive. Industry: Discount Stores. First dividend on our records: Mar 13, 1974. 209 payments tracked.

WMT dividend FAQ

When is WMT's next ex-dividend date?

WMT's next ex-dividend date is Dec 11, 2026 (in 94 days, declared by the company). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.248 per share, expected on Jan 4, 2027.

How often does WMT pay dividends?

WMT pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.248 per share with an ex-date of Aug 21, 2026.

What is WMT's dividend yield?

WMT's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.92%, based on $0.979 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $106.05. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $0.992 per share, is 0.94%.

How much does WMT pay per share?

WMT pays about $0.248 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $0.992 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $99.20 a year.

Has WMT grown or cut its dividend?

WMT has raised its annual dividend for 44 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 6.0% a year (+7.2% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of WMT do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 0.94%, you would need about 1,210 shares of WMT (roughly $128,286 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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