Walmart Inc. (WMT) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 09, 2018
Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 09, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.52 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 04, 2018. Shareholders who purchased WMT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that WMT has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $89.77, the dividend yield is 2.32%.
The previous trading day's last sale of WMT was $89.77, representing a -18.38% decrease from the 52 week high of $109.98 and a 15.83% increase over the 52 week low of $77.50.
WMT is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Costco Wholesale Corporation ( COST ) and Target Corporation ( TGT ). WMT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.99. Zacks Investment Research reports WMT's forecasted earnings growth in 2019 as 8.82%, compared to an industry average of 6.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the WMT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to WMT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have WMT as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco Dynamic Retail ETF ( PMR )
- iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF ( IYC )
- Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF ( VIG )
- Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF ( FNDX )
- Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF ( FNDB ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PMR with an increase of 9.58% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of WMT at 5.04%.
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