Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 43.92 | 34.75 | 49.23 | 56.20 | 32.85 | 27.84 | 43.42 | 37.75 | 35.94 | 30.64 | 23.55 | 20.25 | 243.60 | 13.73 | 59.90 | 15.57 | — | 17.47 | 51.00 | 27.09 | 33.66 |
| — | +24.8% | +13.4% | +48.9% | -8.6% | -9.2% | +84.3% | +86.4% | -85.2% | +123.1% | -60.7% | +30.0% | — | -21.4% | +17.5% | -42.5% | — | -25.0% | +40.0% | — | +74.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.48 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.74 |
| — | +6.6% | +25.6% | +14.0% | +15.6% | +35.2% | +59.1% | +70.6% | +42.2% | +22.5% | +10.8% | +8.4% | +8.8% | +12.7% | -10.3% | -6.7% | -15.1% | -16.6% | +4.4% | -2.5% | +1.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 9.06 | 8.49 | 10.48 | 8.99 | 7.91 | 8.11 | 8.64 | 8.12 | 7.01 | 6.11 | 5.43 | 4.93 | 5.15 | 5.05 | 5.14 | 4.64 | 4.80 | 4.22 | 4.93 | 4.23 | 4.61 |
| — | +4.7% | +21.4% | +10.7% | +12.8% | +32.7% | +58.9% | +64.7% | +36.2% | +21.0% | +5.8% | +6.3% | +7.2% | +19.6% | +4.3% | +9.6% | +4.2% | -8.2% | +5.3% | -6.7% | +1.9% | |
| P/FCF | 64.04 | 29.67 | — | 39.12 | 107.67 | 30.12 | 460.56 | 30.79 | 445.11 | 22.09 | — | 10.35 | — | 12.30 | 500.24 | 11.67 | 51.06 | 10.02 | — | 28.83 | 349.46 |
| — | -1.5% | — | +27.0% | -75.8% | +36.4% | — | +197.5% | — | +79.6% | — | -11.3% | — | +22.8% | — | -59.5% | -85.4% | -32.4% | — | +172.1% | +273.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.99 | 28.68 | 35.64 | 20.29 | 21.07 | 19.52 | 20.01 | 18.78 | 17.91 | 13.61 | 13.41 | 12.00 | 13.59 | 11.81 | 12.70 | 13.13 | 20.17 | 10.83 | 14.94 | 12.55 | 13.61 |
| — | +47.0% | +78.1% | +8.0% | +17.7% | +43.4% | +49.2% | +56.5% | +31.8% | +15.2% | +5.6% | -8.6% | -32.6% | +9.1% | -15.0% | +4.6% | +48.2% | -1.3% | +31.3% | -5.8% | +3.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 33.93 | 28.68 | 35.64 | 37.83 | 24.48 | 20.84 | 31.70 | 27.47 | 26.58 | 22.02 | 17.26 | 15.15 | 78.16 | 10.62 | 34.42 | 11.56 | — | 14.53 | 35.61 | 20.71 | 24.79 |
| — | +37.6% | +12.4% | +37.7% | -7.9% | -5.4% | +83.7% | +81.3% | -66.0% | +107.4% | -49.9% | +31.1% | — | -26.9% | -3.3% | -44.2% | — | -14.8% | +44.1% | — | +68.9% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 24.9% | 26.1% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 25.2% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 25.1% | 24.8% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.3% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.5% | 24.4% | 25.3% |
| — | +3.9% | +0.8% | +0.4% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +2.5% | +1.1% | +2.0% | +2.1% | +1.8% | +1.2% | +1.6% | -0.9% | -3.6% | -3.6% | -4.8% | -3.2% | +0.9% | -1.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 4.2% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| — | +21.6% | -2.2% | +4.9% | -5.7% | -12.4% | +1.7% | +4.0% | +2.6% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +23.4% | +118.7% | +0.9% | +9.1% | -12.0% | -57.2% | -14.0% | -24.8% | +6.7% | -3.9% | |
| Net Margin | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 3.8% | -1.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| — | -14.5% | +17.3% | -23.6% | +26.8% | +49.0% | -14.3% | -8.2% | +858.1% | -45.6% | +187.7% | -17.2% | +123.9% | +44.9% | -24.3% | +64.2% | -153.2% | +11.1% | -26.5% | +269.5% | -42.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 21.5% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 0.5% | 9.6% | 2.0% | 7.6% | -2.2% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| — | -17.2% | +14.6% | -25.7% | +24.7% | +49.1% | -16.5% | -12.2% | +834.7% | -47.4% | +178.8% | -18.4% | +124.4% | +59.5% | -11.4% | +95.7% | -162.0% | +20.4% | -27.1% | +263.3% | -42.7% | |
| ROA | 8.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.6% | -0.7% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| — | -17.2% | +14.7% | -26.3% | +24.2% | +48.9% | -14.9% | -6.7% | +903.2% | -43.9% | +194.1% | -16.0% | +124.2% | +51.2% | -18.1% | +75.8% | -156.6% | +16.0% | -25.1% | +275.1% | -38.9% | |
| ROIC | 14.4% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| — | +17.2% | -4.4% | +1.2% | -7.6% | -12.6% | +0.1% | +4.8% | +4.6% | +1.9% | +2.6% | +22.7% | +123.2% | +10.3% | +21.0% | -6.2% | -55.9% | -16.3% | -28.0% | +10.5% | +7.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.63 |
| — | +5.1% | -0.6% | +2.7% | +2.1% | -0.6% | +1.5% | -9.1% | -19.6% | -10.8% | -9.2% | -3.5% | -0.1% | -0.4% | +3.3% | +12.5% | +28.2% | +8.9% | +4.8% | -13.7% | -18.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.52 | 8.91 | 9.45 | 5.39 | 6.64 | 6.03 | 6.40 | 5.35 | 6.19 | 5.50 | 6.47 | 5.91 | 7.59 | 6.34 | 7.03 | 7.04 | 12.00 | 6.84 | 8.35 | 6.67 | 6.82 |
| — | +47.7% | +47.8% | +0.7% | +7.2% | +9.8% | -1.1% | -9.5% | -18.4% | -13.3% | -8.0% | -16.0% | -36.7% | -7.3% | -15.9% | +5.5% | +75.8% | +12.2% | +27.3% | -12.4% | -14.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
| — | -3.2% | -1.3% | -4.0% | -5.3% | -1.4% | -2.9% | -1.1% | -0.0% | -2.9% | -2.3% | +1.4% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -4.6% | -11.6% | -8.7% | -12.7% | -9.0% | -4.6% | +13.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| — | -0.1% | +1.5% | +1.6% | +3.4% | +7.0% | -2.3% | +0.2% | -1.7% | -14.0% | +0.3% | +15.0% | +3.5% | +5.1% | -0.8% | -26.4% | -22.1% | -35.4% | -39.0% | -42.3% | +17.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 11.53 | 31.46 | 11.23 | 9.42 | 12.97 | 13.12 | 10.41 | 10.71 | 10.87 | 10.15 | 10.85 | 11.82 | 2.34 | 17.71 | 5.05 | 15.59 | -1.45 | 14.87 | 7.38 | 12.20 | 9.53 |
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Walmart Inc.'s current P/E is 43.9x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 43.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Walmart Inc.'s current operating margin is 4.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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