Walmart (WMT) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q1 2026 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.58 per share and revenue of $164.53 billion for the quarter. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.500-2.600 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.580 EPS.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The retailer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 2.85%. The business had revenue of $180.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.83 billion. On average, analysts expect Walmart to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Walmart Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $98.76 on Thursday. Walmart has a 1 year low of $59.44 and a 1 year high of $105.30. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.70. The firm has a market cap of $790.13 billion, a PE ratio of 40.98, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

Walmart Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.95%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $97.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Walmart from $107.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Walmart from $93.00 to $91.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $103.94.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.95, for a total transaction of $2,823,571.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,558,247 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $344,972,046.65. This trade represents a 0.81 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Christopher James Nicholas sold 17,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.42, for a total value of $1,661,792.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 348,357 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,891,867.94. This represents a 4.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 133,857 shares of company stock worth $12,444,743 in the last three months. 45.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Walmart

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Walmart stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 485 shares during the quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Company Profile

Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

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