Walmart Inc. (WMT) research: valuation against peers, fundamentals over time, risk and news coverage
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- SPECIAL REPORTNEUTRALRetail's Margin Ceiling Splits Winners From Laggards This Earnings Season
This earnings season is drawing a line between retailers analysts say still have room to expand margins and those seen as near their ceiling.
- BREAKING STORYBEARISHWalmart's slowest US comparable sales in five years knock the shares
Walmart reported 2.6% growth in US comparable sales for its second quarter, its weakest in over five years, and the shares fell on the 20 August session.
- MARKET REPORTBEARISHAustralian Reporting Season Punishes Growth Premiums Despite Earnings Beats
A cluster of Australian FY26 results demonstrated a clear market pattern: strong delivered earnings met with negative share price reactions where forward guidance disappointed or valuations left no margin for error. HUB24, Region Group and Cogstate all declined, while Cochlear and Reliance Worldwide were rewarded on cash generation and operational surprise.
- SPECIAL REPORTBEARISHRecord Ground Beef Prices Finally Bite as K-Shaped Consumer Splits Wider
Fresh retail sales evidence indicates record ground beef prices may have crossed the threshold from inflationary pass-through into outright demand destruction. The development reinforces the K-shaped consumer thesis and carries direct implications for casual-dining operators, packaged food and grocery margins.
- SPECIAL REPORTNEUTRALRetail Earnings Set to Deliver Verdict on the American Consumer
Investors are positioning ahead of Walmart and Target earnings, viewed as the definitive checkpoint on U.S. consumer health. The reports land alongside a run of downside macro data surprises pressuring the dollar's momentum and mounting political friction over federal food-assistance reductions.
- SPECIAL REPORTNEUTRALWeek Ahead: Alibaba and Walmart Earnings Collide With FOMC Minutes in Consumer Demand Test
Alibaba and Walmart headline next week's earnings calendar, offering the cleanest available signal on Chinese and US household spending, with the release of FOMC meeting minutes providing the policy counterpoint. Against that macro backdrop, a 53-year-old lawn and garden retailer is facing Chapter 11 with liquidation on the table. Elsewhere, Bill Gates' foundation portfolio added Home Depot, Alphabet is contending with thousands of lawsuits, and a long-standing Berkshire dividend holding hit an all-time high in Greg Abel's first period at the helm.
- SPECIAL REPORTBEARISHConsumer Discretionary Cracks Widen: Douglas, Birkenstock and Boozt Signal Demand Fatigue
A cluster of European consumer results and sell-side actions points to deteriorating pricing power and intensifying rivalry in beauty, footwear and online retail, even as Lowe's and select U.S. retailers head into a pivotal reporting week.
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Guides conservatively — has come in above its own forecast in 8 of 9 quarters.
n = 9 resolved forecasts · Q1 FY2024 to Q2 FY2027 · 5 still outstanding
Next report expected 19 Nov 2026 (Q3 FY2027) — Estimated from the issuer's own filing history: FY2026Q3 results were released on 2025-11-20. source
| Period | Measure | Guided | Issued | Reported | Landed | Deviation | Verdict | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2027 | EPS (adj.) | $0.62–$0.64 | 2026-08-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS1 is expected to be $0.62 to $0.64 for Q3 and $2.80 to $2.87 for FY27.” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2027 | EPS (adj.) | $0.72–$0.74 | 2026-05-21 | $0.81 | +9.6% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $0.72 to $0.74” | ||||||||
| Q1 FY2027 | EPS (adj.) | $0.63–$0.65 | 2026-02-19 | $0.66 | +1.6% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $0.63 to $0.65” | ||||||||
| FY 2027revised | EPS (adj.) | $2.80–$2.87 | 2026-08-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS1 is expected to be $0.62 to $0.64 for Q3 and $2.80 to $2.87 for FY27.” | ||||||||
| FY 2027revised | EPS (adj.) | $2.75–$2.85 | 2026-05-21 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $2.75 to $2.85” | ||||||||
| FY 2027 | EPS (adj.) | $2.75–$2.85 | 2026-02-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS1 is expected to be $2.75 to $2.85.” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2026 | EPS (adj.) | $0.58–$0.60 | 2025-08-21 | $0.62 | +3.4% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $0.58 to $0.60” | ||||||||
| FY 2026revised | EPS (adj.) | $2.58–$2.63 | 2025-11-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS1 is expected to be $2.58 to $2.63, including a currency headwind of $0.01 to $0.02.” | ||||||||
| FY 2026 | EPS (adj.) | $2.52–$2.62 | 2025-08-21 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The Company raises outlook for net sales growth to 3.75% to 4.75% and adjusted EPS1 to $2.52 to $2.62 for fiscal year 2026.” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2025 | EPS (adj.) | $0.51–$0.52 | 2024-08-15 | $0.58 | +11.7% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $0.51 to $0.52” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2025 | EPS (adj.) | $0.62–$0.65 | 2024-05-16 | $0.67 | +3.1% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $0.62 to $0.65” | ||||||||
| Q1 FY2025 | EPS (adj.) | $1.48–$1.56 | 2024-02-20 | $0.60 | −57.9% | BELOW | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $1.48 to $1.56 pre-split; $0.49 to $0.52 post-split” | ||||||||
| FY 2025revised | EPS (adj.) | $2.42–$2.47 | 2024-11-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $2.42 to $2.47” | ||||||||
| FY 2025 | EPS (adj.) | $2.35–$2.43 | 2024-08-15 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $2.35 to $2.43” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2024 | EPS (adj.) | $1.45–$1.50 | 2023-08-17 | $1.53 | +2.0% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $1.45 to $1.50” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2024 | EPS (adj.) | $1.63–$1.68 | 2023-05-18 | $1.84 | +9.7% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted EPS $1.63 to $1.68” | ||||||||
| Q1 FY2024revised | EPS (adj.) | $1.25–$1.30 | 2023-04-04 | $1.47 | +13.3% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted earnings per share $1.25 to $1.30, including an expected $0.03 impact from LIFO” | ||||||||
| Q1 FY2024 | EPS (adj.) | $1.25–$1.30 | 2023-02-21 | $1.47 | +13.3% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Adjusted earnings per share $1.25 to $1.30, including an expected $0.03 impact from LIFO” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS (adj.) | $6.40–$6.48 | 2023-11-16 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $6.40 to $6.48, including expected $0.03 headwind from current year LIFO charges, $0.04 benefit YOY” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS (adj.) | $6.36–$6.46 | 2023-08-17 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $6.36 to $6.46, including an expected $0.05 impact from LIFO” | ||||||||
| FY 2024 | EPS (adj.) | $6.10–$6.20 | 2023-05-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Adjusted EPS $6.10 to $6.20, including an expected $0.14 impact from LIFO” | ||||||||
Every figure above is read from the company’s own filings. “Guidance” links to the 8-K exhibit that issued the forecast; “result” links to the exhibit in which the company reported the outcome. Nothing here is an analyst estimate. How this is measured.