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) Net margin
Walmart Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 3.00%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (3.07%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.30% (fiscal 2019) to 3.37% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is in line with the Discount Stores industry median of 3.02% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.16%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.07% | 0.22 |
| FY2025 | 2.85% | 0.46 |
| FY2024 | 2.39% | 0.48 |
| FY2023 | 1.91% | (0.48) |
| FY2022 | 2.39% | (0.03) |
| FY2021 | 2.42% | (0.42) |
| FY2020 | 2.84% | 1.54 |
| FY2019 | 1.30% | (0.67) |
| FY2018 | 1.97% | (0.84) |
| FY2017 | 2.81% | (0.24) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3.39% | 0.39 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.00% | 0.78 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.22% | (1.20) |
| Oct 2025 | 3.42% | (0.54) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.79% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 8.03% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 4.08% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 3.90% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 3.04% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 3.00% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 2.77% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.61% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −3.61% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 3.02% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.16% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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