Walmart Inc. (WMT) Stock

About Walmart Inc.

Walmart Inc., established in 1945 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, operates as a global retail powerhouse, having officially adopted its current name in February 2018, formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The company's diverse operations, encompassing retail, wholesale, and e-commerce, are managed across three primary divisions: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. Its extensive physical presence includes a variety of store formats such as supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, membership-only warehouse clubs (like Sam's Club), cash-and-carry outlets, and discount stores, primarily operating under the Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market banners. Digitally, the company engages customers through numerous e-commerce platforms, including walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, and PhonePe, as well as via dedicated mobile applications. Walmart offers an exceptionally broad range of products and services. Its inventory covers groceries and daily consumables, such as dairy, meats, baked goods, deli items, fresh produce, various packaged foods (dry, chilled, or frozen), alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, floral items, snacks, candies, health and beauty aids, paper products, laundry and home care essentials, baby care, and pet supplies, alongside fuel and tobacco. Furthermore, it features a comprehensive health and wellness segment, providing pharmacy, optical, and hearing services, over-the-counter medications, and other medical products. For home and personal needs, shoppers can find items ranging from home improvement goods, outdoor living products, gardening supplies, furniture, apparel, and jewelry, to tools, power equipment, housewares, toys, seasonal items, mattresses, and automotive services like tire and battery centers. The electronics department includes consumer electronics, accessories, software, video games, office supplies, appliances, and third-party gift cards. Beyond merchandise, Walmart provides a suite of financial services. These include digital payment platforms, money transfer options, bill payment services, money orders, check cashing, prepaid access solutions, co-branded credit cards, installment lending, and earned wage access programs. The company also markets several proprietary brands, notably Allswell, Athletic Works, Equate, and Free Assembly.

Walmart Inc. is led by CEO John R. Furner, employs 2,100,000 people, headquartered in Bentonville, US, publicly traded since 1972.

Walmart Inc. (WMT) stock trades at $111.85 with a market capitalization of $890.11B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.96, price-to-book of 9.62, price-to-sales of 1.25. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $94.38 and $135.16, and currently trades 17.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.87%.

On profitability, Walmart Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 24.26% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 17.25%, an operating margin of 4.16%, a net profit margin of 3.18%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Walmart Inc. reported annual revenue of $713.2B, net profit of $21.9B, revenue has compounded at 5.0% a year over the last five years, profit at 10.1% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.77, total assets of $284.7B, $10.7B in cash and equivalents.

WMT has an average daily trading volume of 22,060,000 shares, a beta of 0.60 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: corporate.walmart.com