Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Walmart (WMT) has disclosed Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 2.32% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 68.0% to 2.32% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.14% through Jan 2026, up 17.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.15% for FY2026, 19.0% up from the prior year.
  • Net Margin hit 2.32% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 3.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 5.02% in Q3 2023 to a low of 1.17% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.6% across 5 years, with a median of 2.8% in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Net Margin was 804bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -340bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 1.17% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 134bps to 0.4% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 595bps to 2.78% in 2024, then rose by 22bps to 3.39% in 2025, then tumbled 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.