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 Video: What is a Stock Split?
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| Walmart is engaged in global operations of retail, wholesale and other units, as well as eCommerce, located throughout the U.S., Africa, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India and Mexico. Co.'s segments are: Walmart U.S., which is a mass merchandiser of consumer products, operating under the Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands, as well as walmart.com and other eCommerce brands; Walmart International, which operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Chile, China, and Africa, and its majority-owned subsidiaries in India, as well as Mexico and Central America; and Sam's Club, which is a membership-only warehouse club that also operates samsclub.com. According to our WMT split history records, Walmart has had 10 splits. | |
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Walmart (WMT) has 10 splits in our WMT split history database. The first split for WMT took place on August 25, 1975. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. WMT's second split took place on December 17, 1980. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. WMT's third split took place on July 12, 1982. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split. WMT's 4th split took place on July 11, 1983. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 8000 share position pre-split, became a 16000 share position following the split. WMT's 5th split took place on October 07, 1985. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 16000 share position pre-split, became a 32000 share position following the split. WMT's 6th split took place on July 13, 1987. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 32000 share position pre-split, became a 64000 share position following the split. WMT's 7th split took place on July 09, 1990. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 64000 share position pre-split, became a 128000 share position following the split. WMT's 8th split took place on February 26, 1993. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 128000 share position pre-split, became a 256000 share position following the split. WMT's 9th split took place on April 20, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 256000 share position pre-split, became a 512000 share position following the split. WMT's 10th split took place on February 26, 2024. This was a 3 for 1 split, meaning for each share of WMT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 512000 share position pre-split, became a 1536000 share position following the split.
When a company such as Walmart splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the WMT split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 1536000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Walmart shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of WMT, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete WMT split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
10/10/2014 |
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| End date: |
10/08/2024 |
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| Start price/share: |
$26.10 |
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| End price/share: |
$79.71 |
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| Starting shares: |
383.14 |
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| Ending shares: |
469.56 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$7.14 |
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| Total return: |
274.29% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
14.11% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$37,445.02 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
10/10/2014 |
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| End date: |
10/08/2024 |
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| Start price/share: |
$26.10 |
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| End price/share: |
$79.71 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$7.14 |
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| Total return: |
232.77% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
12.77% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$33,271.99 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Ratio |
| 08/25/1975 | 2 for 1
| | 12/17/1980 | 2 for 1
| | 07/12/1982 | 2 for 1
| | 07/11/1983 | 2 for 1
| | 10/07/1985 | 2 for 1
| | 07/13/1987 | 2 for 1
| | 07/09/1990 | 2 for 1
| | 02/26/1993 | 2 for 1
| | 04/20/1999 | 2 for 1
| | 02/26/2024 | 3 for 1 |
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