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Walmart WMT

US equityMarket cap rank #17Top RetailersDividend Aristocrats
$108.71
−$1.82 (-1.65%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $110.59 +0.05%
Open$111.17
Prev close$110.53
Day range$108.21 – $111.17
Volume15.25M
Market cap$862.48B
P/E (TTM)39.4
Dividend yield0.89%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

WMT at a glance

Walmart (WMT) is trading at $108.71, down 1.65% on the day. Its market value of $862.48B makes it the 17th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $98.06 and $134.83, so it sits 19.4% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 6.7% over twelve months, but down 8.4% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($109.47) and 200-day ($118.16) moving averages; RSI is 57, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 34% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jul 2026 was $187.94B, up 5.9% from a year earlier, with $6.53B of net profit (a 3.0% margin).

Valuation works out to 39.4 times trailing earnings, 7% above its five-year average of 36.8. The median for its industry group is 36.0.

31 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $129.00, sits 18.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Walmart: the business

Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, running discount stores, Sam's Club and a fast-growing online and advertising business.

What tends to move it. Same-store sales, e-commerce profit and its ability to attract higher-income shoppers are the numbers to follow.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.6%
1 week
+1.1%
1 month
+2.1%
3 months
-8.4%
6 months
-10.5%
Year to date
-1.8%
1 year
+6.7%
Day range
$108.21$111.17
52-week range
$98.06$134.83

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bullish

4 bullish · 3 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+1.9%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average-0.7%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-8.0%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)57.2Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.14Bullish
Bollinger band position75%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$108.71 / $108.73
Average price today$109.68
Volume15.25MAvg (90d) 24.55M
Turnover$1.67B
Turnover rate0.35%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.84vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.68%
Market cap$862.48B
Float market cap$473.76B
Shares outstanding4.36B
EPS (TTM)$2.73
P/E (TTM)39.39
P/B8.78
Book value / share$12.38
Earnings yield0.22%
Dividend (TTM)$0.97 / shareYield 0.89%
Net profit (TTM)$21.66B
Net assets$98.24B
30-day volatility34.4%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.65%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-23.3%-18.8% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How WMT ranks on BeStock

Market value#17 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#211 of 283
Dividend yield#183 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#205 of 300
Dollar volume today#24 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jul 2026

Revenue$187.94B+5.9% YoY
Operating profit$9.38B+28.8% YoY
Net profit$6.53B-8.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.80-9.1% YoY
Free cash flow$7.48B+14.7% YoY
Operating cash flow$14.97B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$169.6BOct '24$180.6BJan '25$165.6BApr '25$177.4BJul '25$179.5BOct '25$190.7BJan '26$177.8BApr '26$187.9BJul '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$4.7BOct '24$5.4BJan '25$4.6BApr '25$7.2BJul '25$6.1BOct '25$4.4BJan '26$5.5BApr '26$6.5BJul '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin25.2%
Operating margin4.4%
Net margin3.0%
Return on equity23.4%
Return on assets7.8%
Return on invested capital14.4%
Current ratio0.77
Liabilities / assets64.3%
Cash & investments$11.53B
Total debt$71.16B
Net cash (debt)-$59.63B
Free cash flow / sales1.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2027/Q2

By business line

  • Walmart United States (U.S.)$125.94B 67.0%
  • Walmart International$35.62B 19.0%
  • Sam's Club United States (U.S.)$26.37B 14.0%
  • Corporate and support$7.00M 0.0%
Average move on report day±4.6%last 16 reports
Closed higher8 of 1650% of the time
Best reaction+7.0%
Worst reaction-9.2%

Stock move on the day after each report

+3.0%2025/Q3-6.5%2025/Q4-0.5%2026/Q1-4.5%2026/Q2+6.5%2026/Q3-1.4%2026/Q4-7.3%2027/Q1-9.2%2027/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings38.8x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 56th percentile, 5-year average 36.8x

#2328 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book8.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 73rd percentile, 5-year average 6.8x

#4761 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.2x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 78th percentile, 5-year average 0.9x

#1712 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

23x33x42x52xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$81.00
Price vs. fair value+34.2%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts31
Average target$129.00+18.7% vs. price
  • Buy 90%
  • Hold 10%
Low $113.00Now $108.71Avg $129.00High $155.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $120.00
  • 10 Sep 2026BTIGBUY · PT $140.00
  • 10 Sep 2026KeyBancBUY
  • 10 Sep 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $132.00
  • 9 Sep 2026D.A. DavidsonBUY · PT $132.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership82.1%+0.13 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding4,905-12 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 11 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.08% of floatDays to cover 2.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.0%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

5%10%15%20%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$232.46M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.89%
Upcoming dividend$0.25Ex-date 11 Dec 2026
Next-to-last$0.25
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.0820182.1220192.1620202.2020212.2420222.2820230.8320240.942025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 10.7% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BofA Securities Maintains Walmart(WMT.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Walmart(WMT.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $142Market news · 6 Sep 2026
  • 'Haleon Says It Negotiated Better Walmart, Target Shelf Space Via U.S. Price Deals; Haleon Says Improved Shelf Positions Are Driving U.S. Market Share' - Reuters ExclusiveBenzinga · 3 Sep 2026
  • TD Cowen Maintains Walmart(WMT.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $125Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Walmart(WMT.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $132Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Jefferies Maintains Walmart(WMT.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $120Market news · 11 Sep 2026

WMT stock: common questions

How is Walmart stock doing today?

$108.71 is the latest print for WMT, a move of -1.65% against yesterday's close of $110.53. Today's low and high so far: $108.21 and $111.17.

How large is Walmart by market value?

Equity value comes to $862.48B at the current price. By that measure it is number 17 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Walmart valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 39.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $2.73). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 36.8, and today's level ranks in the 56th percentile of its own history.

How far is WMT from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $98.06 and the ceiling $134.83. Shares are 19.4% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Walmart shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.89% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 21, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like WMT?

Of 31 analysts, 90% say buy, 10% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $129.00, with the most cautious at $113.00 and the most optimistic at $155.00.

How does Walmart make money?

Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, running discount stores, Sam's Club and a fast-growing online and advertising business.

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