Ex-Dividend Reminder: Dick's Sporting Goods, Big Lots and Walmart

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As a percentage of DKS's recent stock price of $76.38, this dividend works out to approximately 0.47%, so look for shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc to trade 0.47% lower — all else being equal — when DKS shares open for trading on 3/18/21. Similarly, investors should look for BIG to open 0.43% lower in price and for WMT to open 0.41% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for DKS, BIG, and WMT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc (NYSE:DKS):

Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG):

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.90% for Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc, 1.74% for Big Lots, Inc., and 1.65% for Walmart Inc.

In Tuesday trading, Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc shares are currently down about 2.5%, Big Lots, Inc. shares are down about 1.6%, and Walmart Inc shares are down about 0.1% on the day.