Walmart WMT
NASDAQ WMT
$103.70 +0.11 (+0.10%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Walmart (WMT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Walmart (WMT) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, down 11.59% sequentially from 0.01% in Q1 2026, and down 1.0% YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025.

Walmart (WMT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Walmart has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.03%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.01% in Q2 2026 per WMT's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.03% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.01% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital rose 2 bps in 2022, then declined 2 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 52 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then retreated by 18 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slipped by 20 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.01% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Walmart 824.27 Bn 813.54 Bn 44.69 Bn 0.01%
2 Costco Wholesale 420.42 Bn 400.43 Bn 9.01 Bn -
3 Target 74.99 Bn 71.45 Bn 7.38 Bn 0.01%
4 Dollar General 27.11 Bn 25.76 Bn 3.41 Bn 0.25%
5 Dollar Tree 25.75 Bn 24.74 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.01%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 12.37 Bn 12.34 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.01%
7 Bbb Foods 6.05 Bn 5.36 Bn 250.62 Mn 0.11%
8 Pricesmart 5.24 Bn 4.92 Bn 262.22 Mn 0.01%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.63 Bn 4.38 Bn 275.96 Mn 0.97%

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 0.01%
Jan 31, 2026 0.01%
Oct 31, 2025 0.01%
Jul 31, 2025 0.01%
Apr 30, 2025 0.01%
Jan 31, 2025 0.01%
Oct 31, 2024 0.01%
Jul 31, 2024 0.01%
Apr 30, 2024 0.01%
Jan 31, 2024 0.01%
Oct 31, 2023 0.01%
Jul 31, 2023 0.01%
Apr 30, 2023 0.01%
Jan 31, 2023 0.01%
Oct 31, 2022 0.01%
Jul 31, 2022 0.01%
Apr 30, 2022 0.02%
Jan 31, 2022 0.03%
Oct 31, 2021 0.02%
Jul 31, 2021 0.01%