Walmart WMT
NASDAQ WMT
$103.84 -10.46 (-9.15%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Walmart (WMT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Walmart (WMT) posted EBIT Margin of 4.27% for Q2 2026, down 4.17% sequentially from 4.45% in Q1 2026, and down 4.0% YoY from 4.44% in Q2 2025.

Walmart (WMT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walmart has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.27% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 4.0% year-over-year to 4.27% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.15% (down 19.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 4.18%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 4.27% in Q2 2026 per WMT's latest filing, from 4.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 4.73% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.76% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 4.02% and a median of 4.18% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin plunged 240 bps in 2022, then surged 213 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 1.76% in 2022, then soared by 121 bps to 3.89% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 3.99% in 2024, then declined by 7 bps to 3.73% in 2025, then grew by 14 bps to 4.27% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 4.27%, 4.45%, and 3.73% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 828.54 Bn 817.81 Bn 44.69 Bn 4.22%
2 Costco Wholesale 414.96 Bn 394.96 Bn 9.01 Bn 3.99%
3 Target 72.00 Bn 68.46 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.46%
4 Dollar General 26.64 Bn 25.29 Bn 3.41 Bn 5.92%
5 Dollar Tree 25.25 Bn 24.24 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.51%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.76 Bn 11.73 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.67%
7 Bbb Foods 5.91 Bn 5.23 Bn 250.62 Mn 22.24%
8 Pricesmart 5.12 Bn 4.80 Bn 262.22 Mn 4.43%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.56 Bn 4.31 Bn 275.96 Mn 10.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 4.27%
Jan 31, 2026 4.45%
Oct 31, 2025 3.73%
Jul 31, 2025 4.15%
Apr 30, 2025 4.31%
Jan 31, 2025 4.35%
Oct 31, 2024 3.99%
Jul 31, 2024 4.73%
Apr 30, 2024 4.28%
Jan 31, 2024 4.22%
Oct 31, 2023 3.89%
Jul 31, 2023 4.53%
Apr 30, 2023 4.13%
Jan 31, 2023 3.31%
Oct 31, 2022 1.76%
Jul 31, 2022 4.53%
Apr 30, 2022 3.79%
Jan 31, 2022 3.98%
Oct 31, 2021 4.16%
Jul 31, 2021 5.26%