Walmart Inc. (WMT) closed fiscal year 2026 with 8.02 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.94 USD per share.
Walmart Inc. (WMT) closed fiscal year 2026 with 8.02 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.94 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 59.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has grown by 104.4 %. The dividend per share was 0.94 USD, up 13.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 7.51 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2026. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: January
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 3.93B | 3.79B | 3.52B | 3.42B | 3.39B | 3.28B | 3.24B | 3.22B | 3.11B | 3.01B | 2.95B | 2.87B | 2.85B | 8.42B | 8.20B | 8.11B | 8.08B | 8.02B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 5.57B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 66.17 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -147M | -139M | -270M | -98.0M | -29.0M | -106M | -40.0M | -26.0M | -105M | -102M | -65.0M | -77.0M | -21.0M | 0.00M | -213M | -94.0M | -27.0M | -59.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -3.75 % | -3.67 % | -7.68 % | -2.87 % | -0.86 % | -3.23 % | -1.23 % | -0.81 % | -3.37 % | -3.39 % | -2.21 % | -2.68 % | -0.74 % | 0.00 % | -2.60 % | -1.16 % | -0.33 % | -0.74 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -147M | -139M | -270M | -98.0M | -29.0M | -106M | -40.0M | -26.0M | -105M | -102M | -65.0M | -77.0M | -21.0M | 5,568M | -213M | -94.0M | -27.0M | -59.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -3.75 % | -3.67 % | -7.68 % | -2.87 % | -0.86 % | -3.23 % | -1.23 % | -0.81 % | -3.37 % | -3.39 % | -2.21 % | -2.68 % | -0.74 % | 66.17 % | -2.60 % | -1.16 % | -0.33 % | -0.74 % |
Fiscal year end: January
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.94 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 27.99 % | 29.35 % | 27.07 % | 32.15 % | 31.54 % | 38.32 % | 37.80 % | 42.83 % | 45.56 % | 62.10 % | 91.48 % | 40.64 % | 45.27 % | 44.99 % | 52.35 % | 39.58 % | 34.41 % | 34.29 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 3.75B | 4.22B | 4.44B | 5.05B | 5.36B | 6.14B | 6.19B | 6.29B | 6.22B | 6.12B | 6.10B | 6.05B | 6.12B | 6.15B | 6.11B | 6.14B | 6.69B | 7.51B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.95 % | 2.07 % | 2.13 % | 2.40 % | 2.29 % | 2.52 % | 2.21 % | 3.05 % | 3.05 % | 1.88 % | 2.14 % | 1.82 % | 1.50 % | 1.60 % | 1.56 % | 1.39 % | 0.85 % | 0.81 % |
Figures in USD
