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Walgreens Boots Alliance (BSP:WGBA34) Dividend Yield % : 7.16% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Walgreens Boots Alliance is 7.16%.

Good Sign:

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:WGBA34' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.4   Med: 2.44   Max: 9.6
Current: 7.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Walgreens Boots Alliance was 9.60%. The lowest was 1.40%. And the median was 2.44%.

BSP:WGBA34's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
95.38% of 260 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.96 vs BSP:WGBA34: 7.16

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.15.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Walgreens Boots Alliance was 0.48. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.37.

As of today (2024-04-27), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Walgreens Boots Alliance is 3.83%.

Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was R$0.44.

During the past 12 months, Walgreens Boots Alliance's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -11.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% 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 1.40% per year. And the median was 12.65% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Dividend Yield % Chart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.84 1.87 5.46 7.93

Walgreens Boots Alliance Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.33 6.60 7.93 9.96 6.20

Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend Yield %

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and 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 Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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



Walgreens Boots Alliance 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
BRL 0.4362024-02-192024-02-162024-03-18Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.8332023-11-132023-11-102023-12-18Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.8262023-08-182023-08-172023-09-18Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 1.1652023-05-182023-05-172023-06-16Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 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 Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.26/45.40
=7.18 %

Current Share Price is R$45.40.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R$3.26.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.744/45.40
=3.84 %

Current Share Price is R$45.40.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R$0.436 * 4 = R$1.744.

* 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  (BSP:WGBA34) 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.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (BSP:WGBA34) Business Description

Address
108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the U.S., 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 U.S. 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.

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