Walmart Inc. (WMT)
NYSE · Consumer Staples · analysed October 12, 2026
Founded in 1962, Walmart Inc. is a global retail corporation that operates a massive network of hypermarkets, supercenters, discount department stores, and grocery locations alongside an expanding e-commerce presence. Its core business focuses on offering everyday low prices across a wide range of merchandise, groceries, and consumer services through integrated physical stores and digital storefronts. The company is currently focused on advancing its tech-powered omnichannel strategy, investing heavily in supply chain automation, artificial intelligence tools, store modernization, and scaling higher-margin revenue streams such as its third-party seller marketplace and Walmart Connect advertising network.
Executive summary
Walmart continues to build on its dominant grocery retail foundation by expanding higher-margin retail advertising and automated marketplace fulfillment. However, with trailing and forward valuation multiples standing near historical highs, share price upside appears constrained relative to steady single-digit top-line growth. Balanced against steady operational execution, ongoing margin pressure in retail pharmacy and general merchandise spending headwinds keep the directional picture neutral.
Key figures
- Market cap
- $877.2B
- P/E, trailing
- 40.1
- P/E, next 12 months
- 36.1
- Revenue growth, last fiscal year
- 4.7%
- Net margin, last fiscal year
- 3.1%
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