Walmart Inc.

BRSE:WMT Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 601.6b

Walmart Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Walmart has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 0.4%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 8.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.1% per year. Walmart's return on equity is 18%, and it has net margins of 2.3%.

Key information

0.4%

Earnings growth rate

2.1%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth12.4%
Revenue growth rate5.1%
Return on equity18.0%
Net Margin2.3%
Next Earnings Update19 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Walmart makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BRSE:WMT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Jul 24665,03515,552135,4490
30 Apr 24657,33218,942133,4300
31 Jan 24648,12515,511130,9710
31 Oct 23638,78516,292128,9260
31 Jul 23630,79414,041126,7120
30 Apr 23622,02111,299124,4130
31 Jan 23611,28911,680123,0400
31 Oct 22600,1128,967119,7380
31 Jul 22587,82413,870118,2430
30 Apr 22576,01312,997116,5870
31 Jan 22572,75413,673117,8120
31 Oct 21571,9628,020113,6810
31 Jul 21566,14510,050112,5620
30 Apr 21562,83912,250112,6450
31 Jan 21559,15113,510116,2880
31 Oct 20548,74319,742112,5580
31 Jul 20542,02617,895111,0400
30 Apr 20534,66115,029109,3170
31 Jan 20523,96414,881107,8910
31 Oct 19521,08614,427107,5490
31 Jul 19517,98912,849107,2680
30 Apr 19515,6408,378107,1040
31 Jan 19514,4056,670107,1470
31 Oct 18511,8795,158106,8260
31 Jul 18510,1645,197106,7520
30 Apr 18505,4918,957105,9100
31 Jan 18500,3439,862106,0100
31 Oct 17495,01211,444104,1880
31 Jul 17490,01212,729103,0460
30 Apr 17487,51113,603102,3850
31 Jan 17485,87313,643101,8530
31 Oct 16484,60414,460100,8910
31 Jul 16483,83314,73099,5630
30 Apr 16483,20814,43298,4630
31 Jan 16482,13014,69497,0410
31 Oct 15484,02815,08695,2670
31 Jul 15485,62115,49394,5080
30 Apr 15485,51715,84193,7790
31 Jan 15485,65116,07893,4180
31 Oct 14483,79215,43793,3050
31 Jul 14480,47915,44992,5070
30 Apr 14477,18415,68591,7650
31 Jan 14476,29415,87891,3530

Quality Earnings: WMT has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WMT's current net profit margins (2.3%) are higher than last year (2.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WMT's earnings have grown by 0.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WMT's earnings growth over the past year (10.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WMT earnings growth over the past year (10.8%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 6.9%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: WMT's Return on Equity (18%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/11/17 23:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/08/20 00:00
Earnings2024/07/31
Annual Earnings2024/01/31

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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Walmart Inc. is covered by 85 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Daniela NedialkovaAtlantic Equities LLP