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

Walmart (WMT) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1.0% to 0.02% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Jan 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2026, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.02% in Q1 2026 for Walmart, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.05% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.01% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.03% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 4bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -3bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 134bps to 0.0% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 595bps to 0.03% in 2024, then grew by 22bps to 0.03% in 2025, then plummeted by -31bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for WMT at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.04% in Q3 2025.