Walmart

WMT

Discount Stores · Consumer Defensive

Price

$114.24

-0.71 (-0.62%)

Market Cap

$909.13B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.41B (2022) → 8.02B (2026)

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 mobi

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-18.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

45.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$10.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Walmart is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

24.7%

Thin — 24.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

4.6%

Thin — 4.6% operating margin

ROCE

5.9%

Weak — 5.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.4%

Steady sales growth (7.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+19.4%

Earnings growing fast (19.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

219%

Turns 219% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

2.9%

Thin free cash flow (2.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.47

Conservative — low debt load (0.47)

Interest Cover

10.61x

Comfortably covers interest (10.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

40.4x

Pricey — P/E 40.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+8.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (40.4 → 31.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.83%

Small dividend — 0.83% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+5.3%

Dividend growing modestly (5.3% YoY)

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