Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart's EBT Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.16% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 70.0% to 3.16% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 4.15%, a 28.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 4.17%, up 31.0% from a year prior.
  • EBT Margin hit 3.16% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 4.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for WMT hit a ceiling of 6.69% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 0.94% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.52% across 5 years, with a median of 3.67% in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for EBT Margin: up 352bps in 2022, down -390bps in 2022.
  • Tracing WMT's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.94% in 2022, then soared by 160bps to 0.57% in 2023, then soared by 532bps to 3.6% in 2024, then rose by 27bps to 4.56% in 2025, then plummeted 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.