Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart (WMT) has disclosed EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 3.16% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 70.0% to 3.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.15% through Jan 2026, up 28.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.17% for FY2026, 31.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin hit 3.16% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 4.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 6.69% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.94% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.52% across 5 years, with a median of 3.67% in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for EBT Margin was 352bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -390bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 0.94% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 160bps to 0.57% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 532bps to 3.6% in 2024, then grew by 27bps to 4.56% in 2025, then tumbled by -31bps to 3.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for WMT at 3.16% in Q1 2026, 4.56% in Q4 2025, and 5.3% in Q3 2025.