Walmart (WMT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Walmart's (WMT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $37.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.86% year-on-year from $34.2 billion in Q2 2025, and down 2.96% quarter-over-quarter from $38.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Walmart (WMT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walmart has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $37.2 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $37.2 billion, up 8.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $151.0 billion (up 7.21% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $147.9 billion, up 5.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $37.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Walmart, down from $38.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $38.3 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $29.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $34.2 billion (2024), against an average of $34.1 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses climbed 16.14% in 2022 and fell 3.15% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Walmart's Operating Expenses stood at $34.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 3.15% to $33.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.35% to $35.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 7.19% to $38.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 2.35% to $37.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $37.2 billion (Q2 2026), $38.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $38.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 37.20 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 6.27 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 5.56 Bn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 819.99 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 1.42 Bn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 227.78 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -78.53 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 37.20 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 38.33 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 38.09 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 37.35 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 34.17 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 36.52 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 35.54 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 34.59 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 33.24 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 34.31 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 33.42 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 32.47 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 30.78 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 33.06 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 34.51 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 30.17 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 29.40 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 31.46 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 29.71 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 28.51 Bn