Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart's Net Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.32% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 68.0% to 2.32% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.14%, a 17.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 3.15%, up 19.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin hit 2.32% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 3.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for WMT hit a ceiling of 5.02% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 1.17% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.6% across 5 years, with a median of 2.8% in 2025.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Margin: up 804bps in 2022, down -340bps in 2022.
  • Tracing WMT's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.17% in 2022, then soared by 134bps to 0.4% in 2023, then soared by 595bps to 2.78% in 2024, then increased by 22bps to 3.39% in 2025, then plummeted by -31bps to 2.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for WMT at 2.32% in Q1 2026, 3.39% in Q4 2025, and 4.07% in Q3 2025.