Walmart Inc.

Business description

The world's largest retailer, operating nearly 11,000 locations globally. Operations are divided into Walmart U.S. (69% of sales), Walmart International (18%), and Sam's Club (13%). Grocery represents 59% of U.S. sales.

Key financials

• Price: $120.82 (06/15/2026)
• 12-Mo Target: $143.00
• Market Cap: $961.50B
• Trailing P/E: 44.75
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• 2026E Revenue: $713,163.00M

Competitive moat

Unparalleled scale and cost leadership (everyday low prices), controlling nearly 25% of the U.S. food retail market. Transitioning into a high-margin digital flywheel where alternative revenues (advertising, marketplace fees, subscriptions) subsidize core price investments, driving a virtuous cycle of customer acquisition and retention.

Recent developments

• Agentic Commerce Moat: Collaborating with OpenAI and deploying Sparky (AI assistant) to become the default backend for AI-mediated agentic shopping, leveraging its vast same-day physical fulfillment footprint.
• E-commerce Profitability: Achieved a critical e-commerce profitability inflection in FY 26, halving delivery costs over two years.
• Shareholder Returns: Announced a record $30B share buyback program and achieved its 53rd consecutive year of dividend increases.

Investment risks / red flags

• Consumer and Margin Pressures: Vulnerability to consumer spending weakness among lower-income cohorts and pharmacy price regulations (maximum fair price laws).
• Macro Headwinds: Rising fuel costs (exacerbated by Middle East tensions) and prospective tariff escalations.

H-Score signals

• TBI multi factor score: 63

Theme exposure

• [[Agentic Commerce]]

Related

• [[Consumer Discretionary]]
• [[Agentic Commerce]]