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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Walmart Inc. (WMT) Debt to equity
Walmart Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 0.5×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2026 (0.5×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.5× (fiscal 2022) to 0.7× (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 0.4× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 0.5× | 3.62% |
| FY2025 | 0.5× | (9.63%) |
| FY2024 | 0.5× | (2.85%) |
| FY2023 | 0.5× | 14.22% |
| FY2022 | 0.5× | (16.68%) |
| FY2021 | 0.6× | (16.46%) |
| FY2020 | 0.7× | (8.06%) |
| FY2019 | 0.7× | 26.94% |
| FY2018 | 0.6× | 0.62% |
| FY2017 | 0.6× | (4.80%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 0.5× | (5.20%) |
| Apr 2026 | 0.6× | 18.89% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.5× | (6.47%) |
| Oct 2025 | 0.5× | (0.08%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.0× |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 0.1× |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 0.2× |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.3× |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 0.5× |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.5× |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 0.9× |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 0.9× |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 2.4× |
| Discount Stores industry median | 0.4× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.3× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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