How to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance shares

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) is a publicly traded pharmaceutical retailers business based in the US which employs around 193,000 staff. Walgreens Boots Alliance is listed on the NASDAQ and traded in US dollars.

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Is Walgreens Boots Alliance under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Walgreens Boots Alliance P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

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Frequently asked questions

• Does Walgreens Boots Alliance pay dividends?

  • Dividend yield
  • Forward yield
  • Payout ratio

  Dividend yield: 4.17% of stock value

  Forward annual dividend yield: 8.35% of stock value

  Dividend payout ratio: 16.45% of net profits

  Walgreens Boots Alliance has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 4.17% of its share value annually.

  Walgreens Boots Alliance has paid out, on average, around 16.45% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.35% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 8.35% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Walgreens Boots Alliance's case, that would currently equate to about 0.5 per share.

  While Walgreens Boots Alliance's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.

  Walgreens Boots Alliance's most recent dividend payout was on 11 December 2024. To be eligible for the latest dividend you would need to have been a shareholder at 17 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

  Walgreens Boots Alliance's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.

  • CVS Health (CVS.US): 3.33% (3.31% forward annual dividend yield)
  • Ulta Beauty (ULTA.US): (does not pay dividend)
  • Yum China (YUMC.US): 1.82% (1.99% forward annual dividend yield)

• What percentage of Walgreens Boots Alliance is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 17.444% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by insiders and 60.942% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Walgreens Boots Alliance?

  Walgreens Boots Alliance's fiscal year ends in August.

• Where is Walgreens Boots Alliance based?

  Walgreens Boots Alliance's address is: 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL, United States, 60015

• Have Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares ever split?

  Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 February 1999. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Walgreens Boots Alliance shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Walgreens Boots Alliance shares which in turn could have impacted Walgreens Boots Alliance's share price.

• How do I sell Walgreens Boots Alliance shares?

  It's as easy to sell Walgreens Boots Alliance as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Walgreens Boots Alliance shares that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your Walgreens Boots Alliance shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy Walgreens Boots Alliance shares with a debit card?

  Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some Walgreens Boots Alliance shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Walgreens Boots Alliance shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in Walgreens Boots Alliance?

  Yes. When you investing in a US stock, you need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.

• What is the key financial information for Walgreens Boots Alliance?

  Walgreens Boots Alliance financials

  Revenue TTM	$154.6 billion
  Operating margin TTM	0.74%
  Gross profit TTM	$26.5 billion
  Return on assets TTM	0.83%
  Return on equity TTM	-69.58%
  Profit margin	-4.07%
  Book value	$8.30
  Market capitalisation The total market value Walgreens Boots Alliance's outstanding shares	$10.4 billion

  TTM: trailing 12 months

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