Walgreens Boots Alliance Declares Quarterly Dividend
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) has declared a quarterly dividend of 46.75 cents per share, maintaining the previous quarter's amount and marking a 2.2% increase from last year. The dividend is payable on March 12, 2021, to shareholders on record as of February 19, 2021. WBA has consistently paid dividends for 353 quarters and raised them for 45 consecutive years, reflecting strong financial stability and commitment to returning value to shareholders.
- Declared quarterly dividend of 46.75 cents per share.
- Dividend increased by 2.2% year-over-year.
- Consistent dividend payments for 353 straight quarters.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 46.75 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter and an increase of 2.2 percent from the year-ago quarter. The dividend is payable March 12, 2021, to stockholders of record as of Feb. 19, 2021.
Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., have paid a dividend in 353 straight quarters (more than 88 years) and have raised the dividend for 45 consecutive years.
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About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy, touching millions of lives every day through dispensing and distributing medicines, and through its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products. The company has more than 100 years of trusted health care heritage and innovation in community pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesaling.
Including equity method investments, WBA has a presence in more than 25 countries, employs more than 450,000 people and has more than 21,000 stores.
WBA’s purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives. The company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business.
WBA is included in FORTUNE’s 2020 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies*, ranked first in the food and drugstore category. This is the 27th consecutive year that WBA or its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., has been named to the list.
More company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
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