Walmart (WMT) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)
Walmart's Change in Account Payables came in at $471 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 70.8% from $1.61 billion a year earlier and down 60.0% from the prior quarter.
Walmart (WMT) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Walmart reported Change in Account Payables of $1.96 billion, down 41.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $1.61 billion, down 50.1% from FY2025.
- Change in Account Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -25.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Change in Account Payables was $3.23 billion in FY2025 (+28.3%), $2.52 billion in FY2024, -$1.43 billion in FY2023 and $5.52 billion in FY2022 (-20.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Account Payables is -$5.67 billion (fiscal Q4 2026) to $7.79 billion (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Change in Account Payables increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Account Payables over five years came in fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 70.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 78.1%).
- Business Quant data shows WMT's Change in Account Payables at $1.18 billion (Q1 2027), -$5.67 billion (Q4 2026) and $5.98 billion (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 471.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | -18.02 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.38 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 63.80 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -6.22 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 125.60 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 471.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -5.67 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.98 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -310.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -4.18 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 6.24 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 953.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 213.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -4.83 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.35 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 971.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -4.61 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3.64 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -1.64 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.39 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.79 Bn |
Walmart Change in Account Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-account-payables", "ticker": "WMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();