Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart (WMT) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 23.98% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 60.0% to 23.98% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.57% through Jan 2026, down 11.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 24.21% for FY2026, 64.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 23.98% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 24.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 25.11% in Q3 2024 to a low of 20.94% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 24.14% across 5 years, with a median of 24.31% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: crashed -349bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 238bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 23.67% in 2022, then increased by 4bps to 24.64% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 24.91% in 2024, then grew by 0bps to 24.95% in 2025, then decreased by -4bps to 23.98% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for WMT at 23.98% in Q1 2026, 24.95% in Q4 2025, and 24.45% in Q3 2025.