Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Walmart's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.85 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 23.77% to 0.85 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.03, a 35.34% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.03, down 35.34% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.85 in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 1.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for WMT hit a ceiling of 7.54 in Q2 2023 and a floor of 3.91 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.81 across 5 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 3665.37% in 2023 and later crashed 1460.44% in 2025.
  • Tracing WMT's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.8 in 2022, then decreased by 23.59% to 0.61 in 2023, then surged by 629.77% to 4.48 in 2024, then tumbled by 77.78% to 1.0 in 2025, then crashed by 185.44% to 0.85 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for WMT at 0.85 in Q1 2026, 1.0 in Q4 2025, and 0.29 in Q3 2025.