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Walmart Inc.
WMT Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
Walmart Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $713.2 billion, up 4.73% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 5.94%, EPS fell 9.09%, free cash flow grew 15.8% and total debt rose 14.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e | Next 3/yr |
| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 21.76 | 27.26 | 30.55 | 34.00 | 42.09 | 39.09 | 45.36 | 51.87 | 79.81 | 102.15 | +18.7% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| High | 33.38 | 36.66 | 41.79 | 51.22 | 50.86 | 53.59 | 56.65 | 96.18 | 117.45 | 135.16 | +16.8% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| People | |||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | (1.0%) | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | |
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | +5.4% | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 485,873 | 500,343 | 514,405 | 523,964 | 559,151 | 572,754 | 611,289 | 648,125 | 680,985 | 713,163 | +4.4% | 752,858 | 785,569 | 822,281 | +4.9% | |
| Gross margin, % | 25.65 | 25.37 | 25.10 | 24.69 | 24.83 | 25.10 | 24.14 | 24.38 | 24.85 | 24.93 | (0.7) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 20,497 | 15,123 | 11,460 | 20,116 | 20,564 | 18,696 | 17,016 | 21,848 | 26,309 | 29,469 | +4.1% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.22 | 3.02 | 2.23 | 3.84 | 3.68 | 3.26 | 2.78 | 3.37 | 3.86 | 4.13 | (0.1) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 14,293 | 10,523 | 7,179 | 15,201 | 13,706 | 13,940 | 11,292 | 16,270 | 20,157 | 22,270 | +5.1% | ||||||
| Depreciation | 10,080 | 10,529 | 10,678 | 10,987 | 11,152 | 10,658 | 10,945 | 11,853 | 12,973 | 14,203 | +3.9% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 52.23 | 55.69 | 58.54 | 61.28 | 65.84 | 68.38 | 74.81 | 80.24 | 84.69 | 89.34 | +6.1% | |||||
| Earnings | 1.47 | 1.10 | 0.76 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.43 | 1.92 | 2.42 | 2.74 | +7.2% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 3.40 | 3.15 | 3.16 | 2.95 | 4.25 | 2.89 | 3.53 | 4.42 | 4.53 | 5.21 | +4.8% | ||||||
| Capex | (1.09) | (1.08) | (1.12) | (1.21) | (1.18) | (1.52) | (2.04) | (2.52) | (2.90) | (3.32) | +13.2% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 2.31 | 2.08 | 2.04 | 1.74 | 3.06 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 1.90 | 1.63 | 1.88 | (2.3%) | ||||||
| Book value | 8.66 | 9.00 | 9.06 | 9.54 | 10.31 | 10.97 | 10.25 | 11.19 | 12.12 | 13.26 | +4.9% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 9,303 | 8,985 | 8,787 | 8,550 | 8,493 | 8,376 | 8,171 | 8,077 | 8,041 | 7,983 | (1.7%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 15.17 | 32.40 | 42.03 | 21.89 | 29.20 | 28.53 | 33.46 | 28.69 | 40.73 | 45.28 | 31.7 | |||||
| P/S | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 1.39 | 0.7 | ||||||
| P/B | 2.57 | 3.95 | 3.52 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.68 | 4.92 | 8.10 | 9.35 | 5.0 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 0.51 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 0.8 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 11.41 | 19.20 | 18.42 | 24.93 | 16.33 | 36.44 | 35.16 | 31.31 | 63.04 | 68.55 | 32.5 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 31,673 | 28,337 | 27,753 | 25,255 | 36,074 | 24,181 | 28,841 | 35,726 | 36,443 | 41,565 | +3.1% | |||||
| Capex | (10,163) | (9,673) | (9,825) | (10,384) | (10,049) | (12,712) | (16,687) | (20,356) | (23,351) | (26,536) | +11.3% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 21,510 | 18,664 | 17,928 | 14,871 | 26,025 | 11,469 | 12,154 | 15,370 | 13,092 | 15,029 | (3.9%) | ||||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (9,239) | (18,857) | (15,580) | (15,984) | (2,578) | (6,309) | (16,543) | (15,538) | (17,126) | (22,595) | +10.4% | |||||
| Total debt | 45,373 | 45,820 | 57,304 | 53,958 | 48,380 | 42,320 | 44,055 | 46,166 | 44,990 | 50,667 | +1.2% | ||||||
| Net debt | 38,506 | 39,064 | 49,582 | 44,493 | 30,639 | 27,560 | 35,430 | 36,299 | 35,953 | 39,940 | +0.4% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 80,535 | 80,822 | 79,634 | 81,552 | 87,531 | 91,891 | 83,754 | 90,349 | 97,421 | 105,887 | +3.1% | ||||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 6.85 | 4.89 | 3.15 | 6.53 | 5.53 | 5.50 | 4.79 | 6.26 | 7.57 | 8.03 | +1.2 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 11.95 | 10.65 | 10.62 | 10.20 | 11.93 | 13.57 | 10.71 | 13.33 | 13.75 | 12.78 | +0.8 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 16.62 | 12.22 | 8.31 | 18.46 | 15.98 | 15.24 | 13.30 | 17.82 | 20.70 | 21.54 | +4.9 pt | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Earnings Trends EPS, adjusted, against the consensus
Q2 FY27 Estimate 0.73 Actual 0.81
| Quarter | Estimate | Reported | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 0.61 | 0.62 | Beat by 0.01 |
| Q4 FY26 | 0.73 | 0.74 | Beat by 0.01 |
| Q1 FY27 | 0.65 | 0.66 | Beat by 0.01 |
| Q2 FY27 | 0.73 | 0.81 | Beat by 0.08 |
| Q3 FY27 | 0.63 | — | Reports 19 November 2026 |
Charts ten years each
Walmart Inc. vs peers in Discount Stores (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. | $960.9B | 43.7× | 41.3× | +5.94% (above 0%: growing) | −9.09% (below 0%: shrinking) | +15.75% (above 0%: growing) | 26.14% | 4.99% | |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | $451.2B | 48.9× | 43.4× | +11.10% (above 0%: growing) | +14.80% (above 0%: growing) | +30.72% (above 0%: growing) | 12.74% | 3.97% | Compare |
| TGT Target Corporation | $71.8B | 16.3× | 14.8× | +5.27% (above 0%: growing) | +100.49% (above 0%: growing) | +141.23% (above 0%: growing) | 33.67% | 9.65% | Compare |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | $30.7B | 17.9× | 17.0× | +5.24% (above 0%: growing) | +33.16% (above 0%: growing) | −33.98% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.60% | 6.81% | Compare |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. | $24.6B | 16.0× | 15.6× | +7.02% (above 0%: growing) | +196.70% (above 0%: growing) | +4,013.41% (above 0%: growing) | 42.91% | 14.11% | Compare |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | $13.5B | 23.0× | 21.9× | +15.73% (above 0%: growing) | +20.18% (above 0%: growing) | +165.90% (above 0%: growing) | 17.83% | 4.05% | Compare |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. | $6.3B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +55.49% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +1,859.24% (above 0%: growing) | 16.75% | 1.35% | Compare |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | $5.5B | 20.6× | 20.1× | +9.09% (above 0%: growing) | +42.00% (above 0%: growing) | +19.36% (above 0%: growing) | 43.46% | 14.63% | Compare |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. | $5.3B | 33.0× | 30.7× | +12.49% (above 0%: growing) | +12.28% (above 0%: growing) | −76.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.70% | 4.43% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $19.0B | 20.6× | 20.1× | +10.10% | +33.16% | +85.98% | 25.22% | 5.62% |
WMT metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Walmart Inc. (WMT) key facts
- Strength: Walmart Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $713.2 billion, up 4.73% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $22.3 billion, or $2.74 per share (basic), a net margin of 3.07%.
- Walmart Inc. (WMT) is a Discount Stores company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 23, 2026, WMT traded at $119.16, a market capitalization of $960.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 43.7× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 88% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Walmart Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share, a yield of 1.01%, with a payout ratio of 44.2%.
- Return on equity was 21.5% and debt-to-equity 0.54.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.46 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Walmart reported revenue of $713.2 billion in FY2026, net income of $22.3 billion in FY2026, and diluted EPS of $2.73 in FY2026. Revenue growth was 4.73% in FY2026 against FY2025, while diluted EPS growth was 13.3% in FY2026 against FY2025. Free cash flow was $15.0 billion in FY2026.
In Q2 FY2027, revenue was $187.9 billion, operating income was $9.4 billion, and net income was $6.5 billion. Revenue increased 5.94% in Q2 FY2027 against Q2 FY2026, while diluted EPS declined −9.09% in Q2 FY2027 against Q2 FY2026. Gross margin was 26.1% in Q2 FY2027 and operating margin was 4.99% in Q2 FY2027.