Walmart (WMT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Walmart (WMT) recorded Short term Debt of $3.47 billion in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 13.5% from $4.01 billion a year earlier and down 10.9% from the prior quarter.
Walmart (WMT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Walmart reported Short term Debt of $3.54 billion, up 36.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Short term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Short term Debt came in at $2.6 billion in FY2025 (-24.6%), $3.45 billion in FY2024 (-17.8%), $4.19 billion in FY2023 (+49.5%) and $2.8 billion in FY2022 (-10.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Short term Debt since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 38.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short term Debt in the last five years was growth of 246.5% in fiscal Q3 2023, against a decline of 63.9% in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $3.9 billion (Q1 2027), $3.54 billion (Q4 2026) and $3.52 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.47 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.90 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.54 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.52 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.01 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.09 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.60 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3.25 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.50 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.45 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.81 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.90 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.98 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 4.19 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 5.46 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 5.32 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.58 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.80 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.58 Bn |
Walmart Short term Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "ticker": "WMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();