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WBA (Walgreens Boots Alliance) Forward Dividend Yield % : 10.59% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Walgreens Boots Alliance is 10.59%.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Walgreens Boots Alliance is 13.03%.

WBA's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
97.1% of 276 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs WBA: 10.59

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.25.

During the past 12 months, Walgreens Boots Alliance's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -35.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -13.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Walgreens Boots Alliance was 26.00% per year. The lowest was -13.20% per year. And the median was 12.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2500002024-08-212024-08-212024-09-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-05-202024-05-212024-06-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-02-162024-02-202024-03-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4800002023-11-132023-11-142023-12-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1/9.46
=10.57 %

Current Share Price is $9.46.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.25 * 4 = $1.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.23/9.46
=13.00 %

Current Share Price is $9.46.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.23.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Walgreens Boots Alliance  (NAS:WBA) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Business Description

Address
108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, with over 8,500 locations. Nearly three quarters of Americans live within five miles of a Walgreens location. Roughly two thirds of revenue is generated from prescription drug sales; Walgreens makes up 20% of total prescription revenue in the US. Walgreens also generates sales from retail products (general wellness consumables and its own branded merchandise), European drug wholesale, and healthcare. With more locations incorporating additional services like Health Corner and Village Medical, Walgreens creates an omnichannel experience for patients and positions itself as a one-stop healthcare provider.
Executives
Inderpal S Bhandari director C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., DEERFIELD IL 60015
Manmohan Mahajan officer: SVP, Global Controller and CAO C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Nancy M Schlichting director 200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Timothy C Wentworth director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, ONE EXPRESS WAY, ST. LOUIS MO 63121
Richard P. Gates officer: SVP, Chief Pharmacy Officer C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Neal J. Sample officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Todd Heckman officer: Interim Global Controller C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Polen Thomas E Jr director BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
John Patrick Driscoll officer: EVP, Pres. U.S. Healthcare C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Rosalind G Brewer director, officer: CEO C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 3200, DENVER CO 80202
Kevin M. Ban officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Bryan C Hanson director ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 345 E. MAIN STREET, WARSAW IN 46580
Henry Lee Cooper officer: EVP, Pres. Walgreens Pharmacy C/O WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Tracey D Brown officer: SVP, Pres., Walgreens Retail 675 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Steven J Shulman director 1564 NE EXPRESSWAY, ATTN: BJ PURCELL, ATLANTA GA 30329

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