Growth Metrics

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

Walmart (WMT) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.85 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 23.77% to 0.85 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03 through Jan 2026, down 35.34% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03 for FY2026, 35.34% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.85 in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 1.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 7.54 in Q2 2023 to a low 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.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.8 in 2022, then fell by 23.59% to 0.61 in 2023, then soared by 629.77% to 4.48 in 2024, then crashed by 77.78% to 1.0 in 2025, then plummeted 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.