Walmart (WMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail and technology company that operates supercenters, discount stores, neighborhood markets, e-commerce platforms and membership warehouse clubs. Its merchandise includes groceries, apparel, electronics, home goods, health and beauty products, general merchandise and other consumer products.

Founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated in 1969, Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company serves customers through operations in the United States and international markets, including Mexico, Canada, China, India and several countries in Central America and Africa. Its membership warehouse business operates under the Sam’s Club brand.

In addition to retail stores and online marketplaces, Walmart provides services such as grocery pickup and delivery, advertising, financial services and fulfillment solutions for businesses and marketplace sellers. As of 2026, John Furner serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $105.16 to $106.15
• 50-Day Range: $102.63 to $116.01
• 52-Week Range: $98.88 to $135.15
• Volume: 15.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 25.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $839.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.21
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $131.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Walmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Walmart scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Walmart has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.97, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 32 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Walmart has a consensus price target of $131.88, representing about 24.6% upside from its current price of $105.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Walmart has been the subject of 30 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Walmart are expected to grow by 12.20% in the coming year, from $2.87 to $3.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 38.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 38.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Walmart has a PEG Ratio of 4.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Walmart has a P/B Ratio of 8.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.79% of the float of Walmart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.09, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Walmart has recently decreased by 12.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Walmart has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Walmart has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Walmart is 35.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Walmart will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.75% next year. This indicates that Walmart will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

Walmart has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 72 news articles for Walmart this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

223 people have searched for WMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

148 people have added Walmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 208% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Walmart insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,836,446.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.09% of the stock of Walmart is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.76% of the stock of Walmart is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026: 9/09/2026
• Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference: 9/15/2026
• Piper Sandler 5th Annual Growth Frontiers Conference: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WMT
• CIK: 104169
• Web: www.stock.walmart.com
• Phone: (479) 273-4000
• Fax: 479-277-1830
• Employees: 2,100,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Walmart: $131.88
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $113.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.97
• Research Coverage: 39 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.87
• P/E Growth: 4.09
• Net Income: $21.89 billion
• Net Margins: 3.00%
• Pretax Margin: 3.98%
• Return on Equity: 21.83%
• Return on Assets: 7.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $735.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.14
• Cash Flow: $4.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.14
• Book Value: $13.17 per share
• Price / Book: 8.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,933,746,000
• Free Float: 7,926,606,000
• Market Cap: $839.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59