Walmart (WMT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Walmart's (WMT) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 374.97% year-on-year from $807.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 156.55% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.8 billion in Q1 2026.

Walmart (WMT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walmart has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.8 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at $3.8 billion, up 374.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $4.5 billion (up 47.35% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 47.62% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $3.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Walmart, up from -$6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $8.0 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$9.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $341.5 million (2023), against an average of $313.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 843.27% in 2023 and surged 374.97% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Walmart's Change in Inventory stood at $5.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 42.91% to $7.5 billion in 2023, then climbed by 5.61% to $8.0 billion in 2024, then dropped by 5.07% to $7.6 billion in 2025, then sank by 49.31% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $3.8 billion (Q2 2026), -$6.8 billion (Q1 2026), and $7.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 3.83 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn -2.37 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 13.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn -271.18 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -24.10 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 112.79 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 4.29 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn -52.57 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 5.53 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 3.83 Bn
Apr 30, 2026 3.83 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -6.78 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -6.78 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 7.56 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 7.56 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 -148.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -148.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 807.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 807.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -6.45 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 -6.45 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.97 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 7.97 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 705.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 705.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 529.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 529.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -9.34 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 -9.34 Bn