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WMT Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WMTWalmart Inc.
Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores
Low Priority
Above Peers
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- Momentum75
- Value35
- Quality53
- Risk resilience55
- Sentiment56
WMT Dividend answer
Walmart Inc. (WMT) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.84%, or $0.99 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.83%, from $0.9775 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.2475 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 11, 2026. Payment date: Jan 4, 2027. Next dividend status: announced at $0.2475 per share.
WMT Dividend Snapshot
Dividend growth, consistency, payout ratio, FCF coverage, and long history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WMT Dividend Date
When WMT next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WMT dividend
WMT's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest WMT Dividend Dates
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WMT Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WMT Annual Dividend History
WMT Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.2475, event yield 94.26%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 5.48%
- Cohort rank
- #232
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Consumer Defensive rank
- #16
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.720
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.940
- Absolute change
- $0.220
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
WMT's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 5.48% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #232 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
WMT Dividend Yield
How WMT's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WMT's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WMT dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | $0.2475 | $0.2475 | 94.26% | Quarterly | $0.9775 | — | Aug 21, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.2475 | $0.2475 | 73.99% | Quarterly | $0.965 | — | May 8, 2026 | May 26, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.2475 | $0.2475 | 80.03% | Quarterly | $0.9525 | — | Mar 20, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 80.55% | Quarterly | $0.94 | — | Dec 12, 2025 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 91.25% | Quarterly | $0.9125 | — | Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
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| May 9, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 91.50% | Quarterly | $0.885 | — | May 9, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.235 | $0.235 | 99.73% | Quarterly | $0.8575 | — | Mar 21, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.2075 | $0.2075 | 88.06% | Quarterly | $0.83 | — | Dec 13, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $0.2075 | $0.2075 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $0.8125 | — | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.2075 | $0.2075 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $0.795 | — | May 10, 2024 | May 28, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.2075 | $0.2075 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $0.7775 | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.19 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $0.76 | — | Dec 8, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.19 | 1.42% | Quarterly | $0.7567 | — | Aug 11, 2023 | Sep 5, 2023 |
| May 4, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.19 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $0.7533 | — | May 5, 2023 | May 30, 2023 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.19 | 1.63% | Quarterly | $0.75 | — | Mar 17, 2023 | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.1867 | 1.51% | Quarterly | $0.7467 | — | Dec 9, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.1867 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $0.7433 | — | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 6, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.1867 | 1.45% | Quarterly | $0.74 | — | May 6, 2022 | May 31, 2022 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.1867 | 1.52% | Quarterly | $0.7367 | — | Mar 18, 2022 | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $0.55 | $0.1833 | 1.59% | Quarterly | $0.7333 | — | Dec 10, 2021 | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.55 | $0.1833 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $0.73 | — | Aug 13, 2021 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.55 | $0.1833 | 1.55% | Quarterly | $0.7267 | — | May 7, 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | $0.55 | $0.1833 | 1.67% | Quarterly | $0.7233 | — | Mar 19, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | $0.54 | $0.18 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $0.72 | — | Dec 11, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.54 | $0.18 | 1.63% | Quarterly | $0.7167 | — | Aug 14, 2020 | Sep 8, 2020 |
| May 7, 2020 | $0.54 | $0.18 | 1.76% | Quarterly | $0.7133 | — | May 8, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | $0.54 | $0.18 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $0.71 | — | Mar 20, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | $0.53 | $0.1767 | 1.79% | Quarterly | $0.7067 | — | Dec 6, 2019 | Jan 2, 2020 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.53 | $0.1767 | 1.94% | Quarterly | $0.7033 | — | Aug 9, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.53 | $0.1767 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $0.70 | — | May 10, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.53 | $0.1767 | 2.13% | Quarterly | $0.6967 | — | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $0.52 | $0.1733 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $0.6933 | — | Dec 7, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.52 | $0.1733 | 2.33% | Quarterly | $0.69 | — | Aug 10, 2018 | Sep 4, 2018 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.52 | $0.1733 | 2.49% | Quarterly | $0.6867 | — | May 11, 2018 | Jun 4, 2018 |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $0.52 | $0.1733 | 2.33% | Quarterly | $0.6833 | — | Mar 9, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Dec 7, 2017 | $0.51 | $0.17 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $0.68 | — | Dec 8, 2017 | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Aug 9, 2017 | $0.51 | $0.17 | 2.49% | Quarterly | — | — | Aug 11, 2017 | Sep 5, 2017 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.51 | $0.17 | 2.63% | Quarterly | — | Feb 21, 2017 | May 12, 2017 | Jun 5, 2017 |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.51 | $0.17 | 2.88% | Quarterly | — | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Dec 7, 2016 | $0.50 | $0.1667 | 2.83% | Quarterly | — | — | Dec 9, 2016 | Jan 3, 2017 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WMT Dividends FAQ
Does WMT pay a dividend?
Walmart Inc. (WMT) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.25 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WMT's dividend yield?
WMT's trailing dividend yield is 0.83%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WMT's next dividend?
WMT's next announced dividend is $0.25 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 11, 2026 and payment date of Jan 4, 2027.
When is WMT's ex-dividend date?
WMT's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 11, 2026.
How has WMT's dividend changed?
WMT's one-year dividend growth is 7.12% based on comparable covered dividend history.