How much have Wesfarmers shares paid in dividends over the last 5 years?

It’s easy to become hyper-focused on bad times, but investors in Wesfarmers shares might want to look at the company’s strong long-term performance instead. While this year has been rough on the Wesfarmers share price, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) stock has been dutiful over the last five years.

In fact, investors who have held the retail-focused conglomerate’s stock for that time have been rewarded in spades.

Not only have they watched the Wesfarmers share price grow 50%, but the company has also handed out nearly a quarter of its current share price in dividends.

At the time of writing, Wesfarmers shares are trading for $45.23.

Read on to find out how much of the company’s earnings it has handed back to shareholders over the last five years.

Wesfarmers shares offer $10.49 in dividends over 5 years

Yes, you read that right. Wesfarmers has handed investors $10.49 per share in dividends over the last half-decade.

Here’s a breakdown of all the dividends paid by Wesfarmers shares in that time:

The largest dividend offered by the company in that time was $1.20. It handed investors such an amount twice — first at the end of financial year 2017 and again at the end of financial year 2018.

It also offered two special dividends worth $1 and 18 cents respectively. The latter was offered in 2020 and included proceeds from the sale of a significant stake in Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL).

It’s also worth mentioning that each of Wesfarmers’ payouts have been fully franked, meaning they could save some shareholders some extra coin at tax time.

As of Tuesday’s close, Wesfarmers’ shares were trading with a 3.8% dividend yield.

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Motley Fool contributor Brooke Cooper has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended COLESGROUP DEF SET and Wesfarmers Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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