Walmart (WMT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Walmart's (WMT) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.07% in Q2 2026, up 45.0% year-on-year from 2.81% in Q2 2025, and up 28.75% quarter-over-quarter from 3.16% in Q1 2026.

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

Walmart has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.07% for Q2 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 4.07%, up 45.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.25% (up 51.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 4.17%, up 27.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 4.07% for Q2 2026 at Walmart, up from 3.16% 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.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 3.85% (2024), against an average of 3.56%.
  • Peak annual rise in EBT Margin reached 362 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 392 bps in 2022.
  • Walmart's EBT Margin stood at 0.94% in 2022, then surged by 160 bps to 0.57% in 2023, then jumped by 538 bps to 3.63% in 2024, then advanced by 26 bps to 4.56% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 4.07% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.07% (Q2 2026), 3.16% (Q1 2026), and 4.56% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.07%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.91%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.06%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 5.00%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.30%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.45%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 4.46%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 14.62%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 24.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 4.07%
Jan 31, 2026 3.16%
Oct 31, 2025 4.56%
Jul 31, 2025 5.30%
Apr 30, 2025 3.62%
Jan 31, 2025 4.00%
Oct 31, 2024 3.63%
Jul 31, 2024 3.70%
Apr 30, 2024 4.36%
Jan 31, 2024 4.48%
Oct 31, 2023 0.57%
Jul 31, 2023 6.69%
Apr 30, 2023 1.78%
Jan 31, 2023 5.43%
Oct 31, 2022 -0.94%
Jul 31, 2022 4.39%
Apr 30, 2022 2.07%
Jan 31, 2022 3.23%
Oct 31, 2021 2.98%
Jul 31, 2021 4.23%