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Walgreens Boots Alliance (BSP:WGBA34) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 8.30 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Walgreens Boots Alliance 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Walgreens Boots Alliance's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 8.30.


The historical rank and industry rank for Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:WGBA34' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.62   Med: 2.83   Max: 11.13
Current: 8.3


During the past 13 years, Walgreens Boots Alliance's highest Yield on Cost was 11.13. The lowest was 1.62. And the median was 2.83.


BSP:WGBA34's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
90% of 260 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.355 vs BSP:WGBA34: 8.30

Competitive Comparison of Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walgreens Boots Alliance's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Walgreens Boots Alliance 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Walgreens Boots Alliance is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Walgreens Boots Alliance  (BSP:WGBA34) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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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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