Growth Metrics

Walmart (WMT) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Walmart's Return on Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.24% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Equity rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.24%; the TTM value through Oct 2025 reached 0.24%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.22%, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.24% at Walmart, up from 0.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.17% (2022), against an average of 0.17%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Equity fell -14bps in 2021 before it rose 8bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.09% in 2021, then grew by 24bps to 0.12% in 2022, then soared by 72bps to 0.2% in 2023, then increased by 11bps to 0.22% in 2024, then rose by 10bps to 0.24% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WMT's Return on Equity are 0.24% (Q4 2025), 0.23% (Q3 2025), and 0.21% (Q2 2025).