Supplementary financial information

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Supplementary Financial Information [Abstract]

Supplementary financial information

Supplementary financial information

Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Quarter ended
	November		February		May		August		Fiscal year
Fiscal 2021
Sales	$	31,438	$	32,779	$	34,030	$	34,262	$	132,509
Gross profit	$	6,630	$	6,781	$	7,153	$	7,503	$	28,067
Net earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Continuing operations	$	(391)	$	922	$	1,105	$	358	$	1,994
Discontinued operations	83		104		92		268		548
Total	$	(308)	$	1,026	$	1,197	$	627	$	2,542
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	(0.45)	$	1.07	$	1.28	$	0.41	$	2.31
Discontinued operations	0.10		0.12		0.11		0.31		0.63
Total	$	(0.36)	$	1.19	$	1.38	$	0.72	$	2.94
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	(0.45)	$	1.06	$	1.27	$	0.41	$	2.30
Discontinued operations	0.10		0.12		0.11		0.31		0.63
Total	$	(0.36)	$	1.19	$	1.38	$	0.72	$	2.93
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.4675	$	0.4675	$	0.4675	$	0.4775	$	1.8800
Fiscal 2020
Sales	$	29,912	$	31,336	$	30,364	$	30,371	$	121,982
Gross profit	$	6,777	$	7,017	$	5,959	$	6,324	$	26,078
Net earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Continuing operations	$	769	$	867	$	(1,794)	$	337	$	180
Discontinued operations	76		79		86		36		277
Total	$	845	$	946	$	(1,708)	$	373	$	456
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.86	$	0.98	$	(2.05)	$	0.39	$	0.20
Discontinued operations	0.08		0.09		0.10		0.04		0.31
Total	$	0.95	$	1.07	$	(1.95)	$	0.43	$	0.52
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.86	$	0.98	$	(2.05)	$	0.39	$	0.20
Discontinued operations	0.08		0.09		0.10		0.04		0.31
Total	$	0.95	$	1.07	$	(1.95)	$	0.43	$	0.52
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.4575	$	0.4575	$	0.4575	$	0.4675	$	1.8400

See Note 2 Discontinued operations, for additional details on discontinued operations.