Dividends & Stock Splits
Stock Split HistoryIncorporation date - 10/31/69
Stock went public - 10/01/70 In 1970, Wal-Mart offered 300,000 shares of its common stock to the public at a price of $16.50 per share. Since that time, we have had eleven (11) two for one (2/1) stock splits. On a purchase of 100 shares at $16.50 per share on our first offering, the number of shares has grown as follows: | 2:1 Stock Splits | Shares | Cost per Share | Market Price
On Split Date | Record Date | Distributed |
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| On the Offering | 100 | 16.50 | | | | | May 1971 | 200 | 8.25 | $47.00 | 05/19/71 | 06/11/71 | | March 1972 | 400 | 4.125 | $47.50 | 03/22/72 | 04/05/72 | | August 1975 | 800 | 2.0625 | $23.00 | 08/19/75 | 08/22/75 | | November 1980 | 1600 | 1.03125 | $50.00 | 11/25/80 | 12/16/80 | | June 1982 | 3200 | 0.515625 | $49.875 | 06/21/82 | 07/09/82 | | June 1983 | 6400 | 0.257813 | $81.625 | 06/20/83 | 07/08/83 | | September 1985 | 12,800 | 0.128906 | $49.75 | 09/03/85 | 10/04/85 | | June 1987 | 25,600 | 0.064453 | $66.625 | 06/19/87 | 07/10/87 | | June 1990 | 51,200 | 0.032227 | $62.50 | 06/15/90 | 07/06/90 | | February 1993 | 102,400 | 0.016113 | $63.625 | 02/02/93 | 02/25/93 | | March 1999 | 204,800 | 0.008057 | $89.75 | 03/19/99 | 04/19/99 |
Dividend HistoryIn March 1974, Wal-Mart declared its first cash dividend of $0.05 per share. News Release (March 6, 2008): Wal-Mart Increases Annual Dividend Eight Percent (from News & Facts section). | Record | Payable | Amount | Type |
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| August 15, 2008 | September 2, 2008 | $0.2375 | Regular Cash | | May 16, 2008 | June 2, 2008 | $0.2375 | Regular Cash | | March 14, 2008 | April 7, 2008 | $0.2375 | Regular Cash | | December 14, 2007 | January 2, 2008 | $0.2200 | Regular Cash | | August 17, 2007 | September 4, 2007 | $0.2200 | Regular Cash | | May 18, 2007 | June 4, 2007 | $0.2200 | Regular Cash | | March 16, 2007 | April 2, 2007 | $0.2200 | Regular Cash | | December 15, 2006 | January 2, 2007 | $0.1675 | Regular Cash | | August 18, 2006 | September 5, 2006 | $0.1675 | Regular Cash | | May 19, 2006 | June 5, 2006 | $0.1675 | Regular Cash | | March 17, 2006 | April 3, 2006 | $0.1675 | Regular Cash | | December 16, 2005 | January 3, 2006 | $0.1500 | Regular Cash | | August 19, 2005 | September 6, 2005 | $0.1500 | Regular Cash | | May 20, 2005 | June 6, 2005 | $0.1500 | Regular Cash | | March 18, 2005 | April 4, 2005 | $0.1500 | Regular Cash | | December 17, 2004 | January 3, 2005 | $0.1300 | Regular Cash | | August 20, 2004 | September 7, 2004 | $0.1300 | Regular Cash | | May 21, 2004 | June 7, 2004 | $0.1300 | Regular Cash | | March 19, 2004 | April 5, 2004 | $0.1300 | Regular Cash | | December 19, 2003 | January 5, 2004 | $0.0900 | Regular Cash | | October 6, 2003 | October 14, 2003 | $0.0900 | Regular Cash | | June 20, 2003 | July 7, 2003 | $0.0900 | Regular Cash | | March 21, 2003 | April 7, 2003 | $0.0900 | Regular Cash | | December 20, 2002 | January 6, 2003 | $0.0750 | Regular Cash | | September 20, 2002 | October 7, 2002 | $0.0750 | Regular Cash | | June 21, 2002 | July 8, 2002 | $0.0750 | Regular Cash | | March 22, 2002 | April 18, 2002 | $0.0750 | Regular Cash | | December 21, 2001 | January 7, 2002 | $0.0700 | Regular Cash | | September 21, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | $0.0700 | Regular Cash | | June 22, 2001 | July 9, 2001 | $0.0700 | Regular Cash | | March 23, 2001 | April 9, 2001 | $0.0700 | Regular Cash | | December 22, 2000 | January 8, 2001 | $0.0600 | Regular Cash | | September 15, 2000 | October 10, 2000 | $0.0600 | Regular Cash | | June 16, 2000 | July 10, 2000 | $0.0600 | Regular Cash | | March 17, 2000 | April 10, 2000 | $0.0600 | Regular Cash | | December 17, 1999 | January 10, 2000 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | September 17, 1999 | October 12, 1999 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | June 18, 1999 | July 12, 1999 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | March 19, 1999 | April 19, 1999 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | December 12, 1998 | January 11, 1999 | $0.0775 | Regular Cash | | September 18, 1998 | October 12, 1998 | $0.0775 | Regular Cash | | June 19, 1998 | July 13, 1998 | $0.0775 | Regular Cash | | March 20, 1998 | April 6, 1998 | $0.0775 | Regular Cash | | December 19, 1997 | January 12, 1998 | $0.0675 | Regular Cash | | September 19, 1997 | October 14, 1997 | $0.0675 | Regular Cash | | June 20, 1997 | July 14, 1997 | $0.0675 | Regular Cash | | March 19, 1997 | April 9, 1997 | $0.0675 | Regular Cash | | December 13, 1996 | January 17, 1997 | $0.0525 | Regular Cash | | September 3, 1996 | October 7, 1996 | $0.0525 | Regular Cash | | June 17, 1996 | July 8, 1996 | $0.0525 | Regular Cash | | March 19, 1996 | April 8, 1996 | $0.0525 | Regular Cash | | December 1, 1995 | January 5, 1996 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | September 5, 1995 | October 3, 1995 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | June 12, 1995 | July 10, 1995 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | March 21, 1995 | April 14, 1995 | $0.0500 | Regular Cash | | December 5, 1994 | January 5, 1995 | $0.0425 | Regular Cash | | September 6, 1994 | October 3, 1994 | $0.0425 | Regular Cash | | June 13, 1994 | July 8, 1994 | $0.0425 | Regular Cash | | March 21, 1994 | April 14, 1994 | $0.0425 | Regular Cash |
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