Walmart (WMT) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Walmart's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.97 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.2% from $1.88 billion a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Walmart (WMT) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Walmart reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $7.7 billion, up 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $7.51 billion, up 12.2% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $6.69 billion in FY2025 (+8.9%), $6.14 billion in FY2024 (+0.4%), $6.11 billion in FY2023 (-0.6%) and $6.15 billion in FY2022 (+0.6%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 12.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 1.1%).
- Business Quant data shows WMT's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at $1.97 billion (Q1 2027), $1.88 billion (Q4 2026) and $1.88 billion (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 130.16 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 22.28 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 125.64 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.97 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.88 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.53 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.54 Bn |
Walmart Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "WMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();