WMT Stock — Walmart Inc.

Walmart Inc. (WMT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WMT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.83%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.82%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 1024124.1% over the past 54.1 years.

Walmart Inc. operates retail and wholesale stores, warehouse clubs, and ecommerce platforms worldwide across three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. The company offers groceries, general merchandise, health and wellness services, financial products, and operates digital payment platforms. It pays a modest quarterly dividend yield and appeals to income investors seeking exposure to large-cap retail and consumer staples.

WMT performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1024124.1% over the past 54.1 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.3%.

WMT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/25/1972

Distribution rate

0.83%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.82%

5-year average yield

1.13

Last close

$118.81 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$945,499,384,406

Average volume

20612400.0

Dividend

$0.2475

Ex-dividend date

12/11/2026

Payment date

01/04/2027

Beta

0.578

Payout ratio

35.3%

P/E ratio

43.05

Forward P/E

38.0228

EPS

$2.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.83%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.82%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WMT risks and drawbacks

WMT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.3%.

Who may consider WMT — and who may not

WMT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WMT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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