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) Return on invested capital
Walmart Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 13.5%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.2% (fiscal 2020) to 13.8% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is in line with the Discount Stores industry median of 13.2% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.22%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12.8% | (0.97) |
| FY2025 | 13.8% | 0.42 |
| FY2024 | 13.3% | 2.62 |
| FY2023 | 10.7% | (2.86) |
| FY2022 | 13.6% | 1.64 |
| FY2021 | 11.9% | 1.73 |
| FY2020 | 10.2% | (0.42) |
| FY2019 | 10.6% | (0.03) |
| FY2018 | 10.7% | (1.30) |
| FY2017 | 12.0% | (0.16) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 35.3% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 26.0% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 19.2% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 13.6% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 13.5% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 12.9% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 12.4% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −3.83% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 13.2% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.22% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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