Walmart (WMT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Walmart's Interest Coverage Ratio was 68.49 in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 511.9% from 11.19 a year earlier and up 424.7% from the prior quarter.
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Walmart (WMT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Walmart's Interest Coverage Ratio was 17.36 through Jul 31, 2026, up 35.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 12.87, down 1.4% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 13.05 in FY2025 (+9.1%), 11.96 in FY2024 (+4.6%), 11.43 in FY2023 (-26.2%) and 15.50 in FY2022 (+35.8%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 67.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (growth of 511.9%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 62.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, WMT's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 13.05 (Q1 2027), 14.89 (Q4 2026) and 11.89 (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.64 Bn | 825.34 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 409.33 Bn | 338.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.65 Bn | 31.90 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.26 Bn | 21.42 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.43 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.41 Bn | 20.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.77 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.74 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 3.18 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 68.49 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.05 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 14.89 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.89 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 11.19 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.75 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 13.12 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.52 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 14.25 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.46 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 12.59 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 10.84 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.47 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.99 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 10.67 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 5.40 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.35 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.30 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 16.92 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 14.20 |
API Access
Walmart Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "WMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();