Walmart (WMT) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)

Walmart's (WMT) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$640.0 million in Q2 2026, down 942.11% year-on-year from $76.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 2039.39% quarter-over-quarter from $33.0 million in Q1 2026.

Walmart (WMT) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walmart has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$640.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Deferred Taxes for Q2 2026 came in at -$640.0 million, down 942.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$3.0 billion (down 468.14% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$2.3 billion, down 458.58% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes came in at -$640.0 million for Q2 2026 at Walmart, down from $33.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$50.5 million (2024), against an average of -$177.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes jumped 1231.33% in 2023 and plunged 76000.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Walmart's Deferred Taxes stood at $83.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1231.33% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then slumped by 99.91% to $1.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 76000.0% to -$759.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 15.68% to -$640.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$640.0 million (Q2 2026), $33.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$759.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn -640.00 Mn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn -
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 173.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 94.85 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 110.40 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.17 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 3.55 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 4.77 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 -640.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 33.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -759.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -1.63 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 76.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 390.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 1.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 346.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -102.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -494.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.11 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 -1.16 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 725.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -421.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 83.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -180.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 69.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 -647.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 230.00 Mn