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On 5/18/11, Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.175, payable on 6/11/11. As a percentage of WAG's recent stock price of $44.98, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%.
Below is a dividend history chart for WAG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.175 declared by Walgreen Co.:
WAG Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/16/11
0.175
11/10/10
0.175
08/17/10
0.175
05/18/10
0.138
02/16/10
0.138
11/12/09
0.138
08/19/09
0.138
05/19/09
0.113
02/13/09
0.113
11/13/08
0.113
08/18/08
0.113
05/19/08
0.095
02/14/08
0.095
11/07/07
0.095
08/16/07
0.095
05/16/07
0.078
02/14/07
0.078
11/09/06
0.078
08/16/06
0.078
05/17/06
0.065
02/15/06
0.065
11/09/05
0.065
08/17/05
0.065
05/18/05
0.053
02/16/05
0.053
11/10/04
0.053
08/18/04
0.053
05/19/04
0.043
02/17/04
0.043
11/13/03
0.043
08/18/03
0.043
05/19/03
0.038
02/13/03
0.038
11/14/02
0.038
08/16/02
0.036
05/17/02
0.036
02/13/02
0.036
11/14/01
0.036
08/15/01
0.035
05/16/01
0.035
02/14/01
0.035
11/09/00
0.035
08/16/00
0.034
05/17/00
0.034
02/16/00
0.034
11/10/99
0.034
08/18/99
0.033
05/19/99
0.032
02/18/99
0.032
11/12/98
0.033
08/19/98
0.031
05/20/98
0.031
02/18/98
0.031
11/13/97
0.031
08/19/97
0.030
05/20/97
0.030
02/19/97
0.030
11/07/96
0.030
08/19/96
0.028
05/20/96
0.028
02/20/96
0.028
11/09/95
0.028
08/18/95
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 WAG is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.56% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WAG makes up 7.39% of the Retail HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:RTH) which is trading lower by about 0.6% on the day Monday.
WAG operates in the Grocery & Drug Stores sector, among companies like China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NYSE:NPD) which is off about 0.4% today, and GrayMark Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRMH) trading relatively unchanged. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WAG, versus NPD and GRMH.
In Monday trading, Walgreen Co. shares are currently trading flat on the day.
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