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On 5/11/11, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.365, payable on 6/6/11. As a percentage of WMT's recent stock price of $55.11, this dividend works out to approximately 0.66%.
Below is a dividend history chart for WMT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.365 declared by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:
WMT Dividend History
Date
Div*
03/09/11
0.365
12/08/10
0.303
08/11/10
0.303
05/12/10
0.303
03/10/10
0.303
12/09/09
0.273
08/12/09
0.273
05/13/09
0.273
03/11/09
0.273
12/11/08
0.238
08/13/08
0.238
05/14/08
0.238
03/12/08
0.238
12/12/07
0.220
08/15/07
0.220
05/16/07
0.220
03/14/07
0.220
12/13/06
0.168
08/16/06
0.168
05/17/06
0.168
03/15/06
0.168
12/14/05
0.150
08/17/05
0.150
05/18/05
0.150
03/16/05
0.150
12/15/04
0.130
08/18/04
0.130
05/19/04
0.130
03/17/04
0.130
12/17/03
0.090
10/02/03
0.090
06/18/03
0.090
03/19/03
0.090
12/18/02
0.075
09/18/02
0.075
06/19/02
0.075
03/20/02
0.075
12/19/01
0.070
09/19/01
0.070
06/20/01
0.070
03/21/01
0.070
12/20/00
0.060
09/13/00
0.060
06/14/00
0.060
03/15/00
0.060
12/15/99
0.050
09/15/99
0.050
06/16/99
0.050
03/17/99
0.050
12/09/98
0.039
09/16/98
0.039
06/17/98
0.039
03/18/98
0.039
12/17/97
0.034
09/17/97
0.034
06/18/97
0.034
03/17/97
0.034
12/11/96
0.026
08/29/96
0.026
06/13/96
0.026
03/15/96
0.026
11/29/95
0.025
08/31/95
0.025
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from WMT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.65% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WMT makes up 17.99% of the Retail HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:RTH) which is trading higher by about 0.7% on the day Tuesday.
WMT operates in the Department Stores sector, among companies like Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) which is down about 0.1% today, and Kohl's Corp. (NYSE:KSS) trading up by about 0.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WMT, versus DG and KSS.
In Tuesday trading, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. shares are currently trading flat on the day.
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