WMT – Dividend Returns, History & Calculator

Dividend King 52 Years

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 supercenter

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Company Info

Symbol WMT
Company Walmart Inc.
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Discount Stores
Website Visit
Market Cap $964,581.0M

Price Data

Price $120.99
Price Change +1.97
Price Change % +1.66%
Next Earnings Report May 21, 2026
Low (52W) $79.81
High (52W) $134.69

Dividend Data

Div Yield 0.82%
5Y Avg Yield 1.10%
Current Div $0.248
Payouts/Year 4
Annualized $0.992
Previous Div $0.235
Ex-date May 8, 2026
Dividend Pay Date Jan 4, 2027

Growth Rates

Chowder Number 6.5
DGR 1Y 10.9%
DGR 3Y 8.3%
DGR 5Y 5.7%
DGR 10Y 3.8%

Total Returns

TTR 1Y - With Specials 43.1%
TTR 3Y - With Specials 39.1%
TTR 1Y - No Specials 43.1%
TTR 3Y - No Specials 39.1%

Fair Value

Fair Value (P/E 10) $50.67
FV (P/E 10) % 139.0%
Fair Value (Peter Lynch) $13.65
FV (Peter Lynch) % 786.0%
Fair Value (Blended) $55.81
FV (Blended) % 117.0%

Financial Metrics

Revenue 1Y 4.7%
NPM 3.1%
CF/Share $5.21
ROE 21.9%
Current R 0.8x
Debt/Capital 35.0%
ROTC 14.9%
P/E 44.3x
P/BV 9.7x
PEG 3.55
📊 Financial data last updated: March 23, 2026 3:10 pm

Calculate your WMT Dividend Returns

Quickly and easily calculate WMT dividend yield using our WMT calculator. Adjust the fields below to see how your WMT investments snowball over time.

Show Idealized Scenario (Assumes all future extra investments and dividends are made on Day 1 and reinvested instantly — this creates a best-case scenario for compounding growth.)

Portfolio Growth Over Time

Data last updated: March 24, 2026 11:38 am

Year-by-Year Portfolio Growth (Realistic DRIP Scenario)

YearStart BalanceStart SharesShare PriceDividend / ShareDividend YieldYield on CostAnnual DividendTotal DividendsEnd SharesEnd Balance
1$10,00083$120.72$0.250.82%0.82%$89$8994$11,289
2$13,34694$142.72$0.260.72%0.86%$102$191103$14,648
3$17,318103$168.74$0.270.64%0.89%$115$306110$18,633
4$22,030110$199.49$0.280.56%0.93%$128$434117$23,357
5$27,615117$235.85$0.290.49%0.96%$140$574123$28,955
6$34,232123$278.83$0.300.43%1.00%$152$726128$35,584
7$42,070128$329.65$0.310.38%1.04%$164$890132$43,433
8$51,350132$389.74$0.330.34%1.09%$175$1,065135$52,725
9$62,335135$460.77$0.340.30%1.13%$187$1,252138$63,722
10$75,336138$544.75$0.350.26%1.18%$198$1,450141$76,734

WMT Dividend History

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
03/20/202603/20/2026$0.2480.80%0.83%$119.02
12/12/202512/12/2025$0.2350.81%0.81%$116.70
08/15/202508/15/2025$0.2350.91%0.94%$100.00
05/09/202505/09/2025$0.2350.92%0.97%$96.72
03/21/202503/21/2025$0.2351.00%1.09%$85.98
12/13/202412/13/2024$0.2080.88%0.88%$94.25
08/16/202408/16/2024$0.2081.11%1.13%$73.45
05/09/202405/09/2024$0.2081.32%1.38%$60.44
03/14/202403/14/2024$0.2081.28%1.36%$61.02
12/07/202312/07/2023$0.1901.50%1.50%$50.82
08/10/202308/10/2023$0.1901.42%1.42%$53.42
05/04/202305/04/2023$0.1901.50%1.52%$50.16
03/16/202303/16/2023$0.1901.63%1.65%$46.09
12/08/202212/08/2022$0.1871.51%1.51%$49.59
08/11/202208/11/2022$0.1871.72%1.73%$43.27
05/05/202205/05/2022$0.1871.45%1.47%$50.91
03/17/202203/17/2022$0.1871.52%1.54%$48.34
12/09/202112/09/2021$0.1831.59%1.59%$46.17
08/12/202108/12/2021$0.1831.47%1.48%$49.69
05/06/202105/06/2021$0.1831.55%1.56%$47.02
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WMT 10-yr Total Return ($10,000 invested)

This analysis of WMT demonstrates the power of dividend reinvestment over a 10-year period with a $10,000 initial investment. The dividend reinvestment strategy delivered a 20.8% CAGR, representing exceptional long-term performance. The DRIP strategy provided 18% more total return compared to collecting dividends as cash, highlighting the compounding effect of reinvestment.

With DRIP No DRIP

Total Return with and without DRIP (WMT)

Over the selected period, investing $10,000 in WMT would grow to $77,253 with DRIP (672.5%), and $67,746 without DRIP (577.5%).

WMT Dividend Reinvestment Snowball

Investing $10,000 + $100/mo in WMT with historic price growth (18.23%) and dividend growth (4.05%) produces dramatically different outcomes depending on whether you reinvest dividends.

After 20 Years

Your Investment: $34,000

With DRIP

Portfolio: $506,313

Annual Dividend: $324

Yield on Cost: 0.95%

Total Dividends: $3,970

No DRIP

Portfolio: $486,650

Total Dividends: $3,825

After 30 Years

Your Investment: $46,000

With DRIP

Portfolio: $2,742,038

Annual Dividend: $489

Yield on Cost: 1.06%

Total Dividends: $7,905

No DRIP

Portfolio: $2,614,724

Total Dividends: $7,571

Milestones on the way

By year 13, the compounding really starts to show. Your total dividends collected reach $2,060 against a total investment of $25,600. At this point, your portfolio is throwing off $236 per year in dividends alone.

By year 17, the annual dividend climbs to around your initial contribution. For a starting investment of $10,000, the yearly dividend now sits at approximately $284, a powerful “income on autopilot” milestone.

After two decades, cumulative dividends total $3,970 versus $34,000 invested, nearly a 12% recovery of capital purely from income. Yield on cost reaches 0.95%.

At year 25, the income engine takes over. The portfolio’s annual dividend of $399 is greater than total contributions to date ($40,000), and cumulative dividends exceed $5,736.

By year 30, the DRIP snowball is in full force. Yearly income reaches $489, cumulative dividends total $7,905, and the DRIP portfolio value stands at $2,742,038, compared with $2,614,724 if dividends weren’t reinvested.

How we estimate these numbers

We use the latest calculator inputs for WMT, price $120.72, dividend per period $0.25 (4x/year), along with historic growth assumptions: price growth 18.23% and dividend growth 4.05% annually.

We simulate month by month for 30 years. Every month, a $100 contribution is added and converted to shares at that month’s price. Dividends are paid roughly evenly across the year based on the dividend frequency; in the DRIP path, each payout immediately buys additional shares at the then-current price. In the No-DRIP path, dividends accrue as cash. Prices grow using a monthly rate derived from the annual price growth. Dividends per share increase once per year at the annual dividend growth rate.

This model isn’t investment advice; it’s a simple, transparent framework that illustrates how reinvesting dividends can accelerate both income and total return over time.

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for WMT

Based on past 10-year performance, here are WMT growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +8.37%
Dividend CAGR of +3.79%

Using WMT CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10,000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

WMT (DRIP)WMT (No DRIP)
Current Price$120.72$120.72
Start Shares82.8482.84
Start Value$10,000$10,000
After 10 years:
Final Share Count88.4182.84
Dividends Payment$1.44$1.44
Annual Dividends$127$119
Yield on cost1.27%1.19%
Share Price$269.61$269.61
Total Dividends$1,049$1,014
Final Value$23,836$23,348

Estimated Future Value + Dividends – WMT

Dividend History: Payments & Yield

Shows quarterly dividend payments with trailing yield and a 5-year rolling average overlay. Use the range pills to switch the visible period.

Yield Dividend

Dividend Growth

Lifetime quarterly dividend amounts, with range controls for 1Y/2Y/5Y/10Y. Useful to visualize the cadence and pace of dividend increases over time.

Dividend

Dividend Payments & Yield

Quarterly dividends with TTM yield and a 5‑year rolling average overlay. Helps compare current yield versus recent history across different ranges.

Dividend 5-yr Rolling AVG Yield

WMT Dividend History

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
03/20/202603/20/2026$0.2480.80%0.83%$119.02
12/12/202512/12/2025$0.2350.81%0.81%$116.70
08/15/202508/15/2025$0.2350.91%0.94%$100.00
05/09/202505/09/2025$0.2350.92%0.97%$96.72
03/21/202503/21/2025$0.2351.00%1.09%$85.98
12/13/202412/13/2024$0.2080.88%0.88%$94.25
08/16/202408/16/2024$0.2081.11%1.13%$73.45
05/09/202405/09/2024$0.2081.32%1.38%$60.44
03/14/202403/14/2024$0.2081.28%1.36%$61.02
12/07/202312/07/2023$0.1901.50%1.50%$50.82
08/10/202308/10/2023$0.1901.42%1.42%$53.42
05/04/202305/04/2023$0.1901.50%1.52%$50.16
03/16/202303/16/2023$0.1901.63%1.65%$46.09
12/08/202212/08/2022$0.1871.51%1.51%$49.59
08/11/202208/11/2022$0.1871.72%1.73%$43.27
05/05/202205/05/2022$0.1871.45%1.47%$50.91
03/17/202203/17/2022$0.1871.52%1.54%$48.34
12/09/202112/09/2021$0.1831.59%1.59%$46.17
08/12/202108/12/2021$0.1831.47%1.48%$49.69
05/06/202105/06/2021$0.1831.55%1.56%$47.02
03/18/202103/18/2021$0.1831.67%1.69%$43.34
12/10/202012/10/2020$0.1801.47%1.47%$49.01
08/13/202008/13/2020$0.1801.63%1.64%$43.95
05/07/202005/07/2020$0.1801.76%1.77%$40.63
03/19/202003/19/2020$0.1801.78%1.81%$39.82
12/05/201912/05/2019$0.1771.79%1.79%$39.55
08/08/201908/08/2019$0.1771.94%1.95%$36.17
05/09/201905/09/2019$0.1772.11%2.13%$33.18
03/14/201903/14/2019$0.1772.13%2.16%$32.74
12/06/201812/06/2018$0.1732.19%2.19%$31.59
08/09/201808/09/2018$0.1732.33%2.34%$29.67
05/10/201805/10/2018$0.1732.49%2.52%$27.56
03/08/201803/08/2018$0.1732.33%2.37%$29.31
12/07/201712/07/2017$0.1702.11%2.11%$32.26
08/09/201708/09/2017$0.1702.49%2.50%$27.20
05/10/201705/10/2017$0.1702.63%2.66%$25.57
03/08/201703/08/2017$0.1702.88%2.92%$23.27
12/07/201612/07/2016$0.1672.83%2.83%$23.53
08/10/201608/10/2016$0.1672.69%2.70%$24.65
05/11/201605/11/2016$0.1672.98%3.01%$22.14
03/09/201603/09/2016$0.1672.92%2.96%$22.51
12/02/201512/02/2015$0.1633.36%3.36%$19.45
08/05/201508/05/2015$0.1632.65%2.67%$24.50
05/06/201505/06/2015$0.1632.50%2.52%$25.88
03/11/201503/11/2015$0.1632.39%2.43%$26.90
12/03/201412/03/2014$0.1602.26%2.26%$28.31
08/06/201408/06/2014$0.1602.57%2.59%$24.73
05/07/201405/07/2014$0.1602.44%2.46%$25.99
03/07/201403/07/2014$0.1602.53%2.57%$24.86
12/04/201312/04/2013$0.1572.34%2.34%$26.74
08/07/201308/07/2013$0.1572.34%2.43%$25.79
05/08/201305/08/2013$0.1572.22%2.40%$26.08
03/08/201303/08/2013$0.1572.28%2.57%$24.34
12/05/201212/05/2012$0.1332.22%2.22%$23.88
08/08/201208/08/2012$0.1332.10%2.14%$24.77
05/09/201205/09/2012$0.1332.59%2.70%$19.68
03/08/201203/08/2012$0.1332.50%2.66%$19.92
12/07/201112/07/2011$0.1222.50%2.50%$19.50
08/10/201108/10/2011$0.1222.89%3.02%$16.14
05/11/201105/11/2011$0.1222.42%2.65%$18.39
03/09/201103/09/2011$0.1222.42%2.77%$17.56
12/08/201012/08/2010$0.1012.22%2.22%$18.16
08/11/201008/11/2010$0.1012.32%2.38%$17.01
05/12/201005/12/2010$0.1012.20%2.31%$17.49
03/10/201003/10/2010$0.1012.09%2.26%$17.88
12/09/200912/09/2009$0.0912.02%2.02%$18.02
08/12/200908/12/2009$0.0912.09%2.16%$16.84
05/13/200905/13/2009$0.0912.04%2.18%$16.68
03/11/200903/11/2009$0.0912.08%2.30%$15.82
12/11/200812/11/2008$0.0791.74%1.74%$18.26
08/13/200808/13/2008$0.0791.61%1.64%$19.29
05/14/200805/14/2008$0.0791.59%1.66%$19.15
03/12/200803/12/2008$0.0791.79%1.89%$16.76
12/12/200712/12/2007$0.0731.82%1.82%$16.08
08/15/200708/15/2007$0.0731.91%2.03%$14.43
05/16/200705/16/2007$0.0731.64%1.87%$15.73
03/14/200703/14/2007$0.0731.58%1.92%$15.24
12/13/200612/13/2006$0.0561.46%1.46%$15.30
08/16/200608/16/2006$0.0561.47%1.51%$14.81
05/17/200605/17/2006$0.0561.36%1.43%$15.61
03/15/200603/15/2006$0.0561.36%1.48%$15.11
12/14/200512/14/2005$0.0501.21%1.21%$16.50
08/17/200508/17/2005$0.0501.23%1.27%$15.70
05/18/200505/18/2005$0.0501.18%1.26%$15.86
03/16/200503/16/2005$0.0501.05%1.17%$17.11
12/15/200412/15/2004$0.0430.98%0.98%$17.68
08/18/200408/18/2004$0.0430.88%0.95%$18.15
05/19/200405/19/2004$0.0430.80%0.95%$18.26
03/17/200403/17/2004$0.0430.69%0.89%$19.45
12/17/200312/17/2003$0.0300.69%0.69%$17.30
10/02/200310/02/2003$0.0300.60%0.63%$19.02
06/18/200306/18/2003$0.0300.60%0.65%$18.41
03/19/200303/19/2003$0.0300.59%0.68%$17.68
12/18/200212/18/2002$0.0250.60%0.60%$16.79
09/18/200209/18/2002$0.0250.54%0.55%$18.13
06/19/200206/19/2002$0.0250.51%0.52%$19.14
03/20/200203/20/2002$0.0250.45%0.47%$21.06
12/19/200112/19/2001$0.0230.50%0.50%$18.76
09/19/200109/19/2001$0.0230.59%0.62%$15.15
06/20/200106/20/2001$0.0230.52%0.56%$16.60
03/21/200103/21/2001$0.0230.52%0.58%$16.10
12/20/200012/20/2000$0.0200.49%0.49%$16.31
09/13/200009/13/2000$0.0200.43%0.45%$17.96
06/14/200006/14/2000$0.0200.40%0.44%$18.38
03/15/200003/15/2000$0.0200.41%0.47%$17.17
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Dividend Payout Ratio

Tracks the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends each quarter. Lower and stable ratios often indicate safer, more sustainable payouts.

Payout Ratio

Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio

Shows dividends as a percentage of free cash flow. Consistently high values may signal limited reinvestment capacity or potential dividend risk.

Dividend/FCF Ratio

Share Price

Historical closing price with range controls. Table view includes quarter‑over‑quarter and year‑over‑year changes for additional context.

WMT Price

Price to Earnings

WMT trades at a 209.6x price-to-earnings ratio. This elevated valuation suggests investors expect strong future growth.

Price to Sales

WMT trades at a 4.7x price-to-sales ratio, providing insight into market valuation relative to revenue generation.

Revenue

WMT generated $188.9B in revenue. Revenue has grown by 25% over the period.

Net Income

WMT reported $4.2B in net income. Net income has grown by 45% over the period.

Revenue vs Net Income

WMT generated $188.9B in revenue with net income of $4.2B, representing a 2.2% net profit margin.

Gross Profit

WMT achieved $148.3B in gross profit, showing revenue after direct production costs.

Operating Income

WMT generated $66.1B in operating income, representing profit from core business operations.

EBITDA

WMT generated $76.0B in EBITDA, measuring operational profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Operating Cash Flow

WMT generated $4.9B in operating cash flow, demonstrating the company’s ability to convert earnings into cash.

Free Cash Flow

WMT generated $-1.7B in free cash flow.

Free Cash Flow / Share

WMT generates $-0.22 in free cash flow per share.

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

WMT reported $0.53 in earnings per share. EPS has grown by 45% over the period.

Return on Equity (ROE)

WMT delivered a 1.9% return on equity, indicating how effectively the company generates returns for shareholders.

Return on Assets (ROA)

WMT achieved a 1.1% return on assets, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Net Profit Margin

WMT maintains a 2.2% net profit margin, showing the percentage of revenue retained as profit after all expenses.

Gross Profit Margin

WMT operates with a 78.5% gross profit margin, reflecting pricing power and cost efficiency in core operations.

Cash & Debt

WMT holds $28.3B in cash against $9.4B in debt, resulting in a net cash position of $18.9B.

Shares Outstanding

WMT has 8.0B shares outstanding.

Stock-Based Comp

WMT reported $4.7B in stock-based compensation. Over the period, stock-based compensation has increased by 25%.

FCF vs Stock Based Comp

WMT generated $-1.7B in free cash flow while spending $4.7B on stock-based compensation, representing -272% of FCF.

FCF vs FCF / Share

WMT reported $-1.7B in free cash flow, translating to $-0.22 per share.

Revenue: Actual + Estimates

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EPS: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks WMT eps: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

Net Income: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks WMT net income: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

EBITDA: Actual + Estimates

This chart tracks WMT ebitda: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.

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