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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | +32.06% | +207.86% | +25.19% | +1,302,273% |
| S&P | +16.91% | +77.79% | +12.19% | +6,255% |
Walmart is the world’s largest retailer, operating discount stores, supercenters, neighborhood markets, and Sam’s Club warehouses around the world.
One of these retailers commands a demanding valuation thanks to a shifting margin profile. But is it worth the premium over its cheaper peer?
The new move could help Walmart in more ways than one.
| Q1 2026 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $190.66B | 5.6% |
| Gross Profit | $47.04B | 6.0% |
| Gross Margin | 24.67% | 0.1% |
| Market Cap | $949.57B | 20.6% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $452.17K | 0.0% |
| Employees | 2.1M | 0.0% |
| Net Income | $4.39B | -19.0% |
| EBITDA | $12.45B | 10.8% |
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| Q1 2026 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $10.73B | 18.7% |
| Accounts Receivable | $11.17B | 12.0% |
| Inventory | 58.9K | 4.3% |
| Q1 2026 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $54.47B | 4.5% |
| Short Term Debt | $12.63B | 58.5% |
| Q1 2026 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 8.03% | 0.5% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 10.73% | 0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $6.10B | -5.3% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $14.11B | 4.3% |
| Metric | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 41.72 | 36.97 | 35.49 | 43.63 | 7.01% |
| Price to Book | 8.57 | 9.34 | 8.95 | 9.88 | 14.21% |
| Price to Sales | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.34 | 14.91% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 13.52 | 14.25 | 13.22 | 14.10 | 7.55% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 118.36 | 118.18 | 101.97 | 128.67 | -3.09% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 80.70 | 78.69 | 84.92 | 81.70 | 7.89% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 3.19% |
| Return on Equity | 22.8% | 24.5% | 24.9% | 23.0% | 3.33% |
| Total Debt | $67.21B | $65.01B | $68.42B | $67.10B | 11.61% |
The flood of reports from retail companies tells us a lot about consumer spending. Plus the market is once again buying into meme stocks and SPACs. Is this time different?
Second-quarter earnings results have been littered with slumping sales and disappointing guidance. Walmart threw that narrative on its head when it said it was raising sales guidance for the rest of the year.
Even the biggest retailer in the world is planning to pass along tariff-fueled cost increases to customers.
WMT earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2024.
WMT earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2024.
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