Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart's FCF Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.23% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 34.0% to 3.23% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 2.1%, a 24.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 2.11%, up 25.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 3.23% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, up from 1.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for WMT hit a ceiling of 6.27% in Q1 2024 and a floor of 5.2% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 1.99% across 5 years, with a median of 2.21% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: tumbled -567bps in 2022 and later surged 534bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WMT's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.25% in 2022, then tumbled by -332bps to 2.89% in 2023, then soared by 108bps to 0.22% in 2024, then surged by 378bps to 1.05% in 2025, then surged by 208bps to 3.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for WMT at 3.23% in Q1 2026, 1.05% in Q4 2025, and 3.71% in Q3 2025.