Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$117.18
-0.80% today
1Y Change
+18.27%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026
Coverage: 236 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Walmart Inc. (WMT) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $1.04T and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $117.18 and up 18.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.7%, EPS growth of +13.2%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.7%, EPS +13.2%, free cash flow +17.9% with operating margin 4.2% and ROIC 11.9%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 47.5 and price/sales 1.5. Stock Foundry combines WMT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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WMT
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WMT Max Drawdown
-13.75%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$572.8B
-6.3% YoY
FY Net Income
$13.7B
+17.1% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$11.1B
-7.6% YoY
Revenue Growth
+4.7%
EPS Growth
+13.2%
Gross Margin
24.9%
Net Margin
3.1%
Income statement
USD
| Metric | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 713.2B | 681.0B | 648.1B | 611.3B | 572.8B |
| Gross Profit | 177.8B | 169.2B | 158.0B | 147.6B | 143.8B |
| Operating Income | 29.8B | 29.3B | 27.0B | 20.4B | 25.9B |
| EBITDA | 46.5B | 42.0B | 36.4B | 30.1B | 31.3B |
| Net Income | 21.9B | 19.4B | 15.5B | 11.7B | 13.7B |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 10.7B | 9.0B | 9.9B | 8.6B | 14.8B |
| Total Assets | 284.7B | 260.8B | 252.4B | 243.2B | 244.9B |
| Total Liabilities | 178.5B | 163.1B | 161.8B | 159.2B | 153.0B |
| Shareholder Equity | 99.6B | 91.0B | 83.9B | 76.7B | 83.3B |
| Total Debt | 67.1B | 60.1B | 61.3B | 58.9B | 57.3B |
| Net Debt | 56.4B | 51.1B | 51.5B | 50.3B | 42.6B |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
24.2B
-16.2% YoY
Capital Expenditures
13.1B
+22.3% YoY
Free Cash Flow
11.1B
-7.6% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
24.9%
Operating Margin
4.2%
Net Margin
3.1%
ROE
23.7%
Debt / Equity
0.67x
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