Walmart's business is strong enough to withstand tariff headwinds without increasing its prices, according to the discount retailer's former U.S. CEO.Bill Simon, who ran Walmart U.S. from 2010 to 2014, suggests the company may be overstating challenges tied to tariffs."If you look down deep and dig into the details of their earnings release today, you know this quarter they grew their gross profit margin in the U.S. business 25 basis points. So, they're expanding their margin. They also reported their gener ...

President Donald Trump's shifting trade policy is causing headaches for America's largest retailer. While Walmart CFO John David Rainey welcomed the recent reduction in tariffs, he said the company is not out of the woods yet."Let me emphasize, we still think that's too high," he said of the latest rates during Walmart's earnings call on Thursday. Walmart says it imports about one-third of what it sells in the US from other countries, namely China, Mexico, Canada, Vietnam, and India, and that cargos are ...

沃尔玛首席执行官道格·麦克米利恩（Doug McMillon）当日对行业分析师表示，虽然沃尔玛会尽力维持 低价，但鉴于关税的幅度和零售业务低利润率的现实，即便在本周下调关税税率后，沃尔玛也不能承受 所有的成本上涨压力。 雷尼表示，消费者虽然有些担忧可能出现的价格上涨，但消费者行为大体上没有变化，他们仍在寻找性 价比高的商品。沃尔玛2月份销售低于预期，3月份接近预期，4月份增强很多。5月份目前看与4月份类 似。 新华财经纽约5月15日电（记者刘亚南）美国连锁零售巨头沃尔玛公司高管15日表示，由于美国关税政 策影响，该公司将在本月晚些时候上调部分商品售价并持续到6月。 麦克米利恩表示，虽然货架上零售价格上涨会更为渐进，但最早已经开始在4月份开始涨价，5月份加速 上涨。 沃尔玛首席财务官约翰·戴维·雷尼（John David Rainey）当日在接受媒体采访时说，即便美国同意在90 天时间里把从中国进口商品的新增关税降至30%，但关税"依然太高"。 雷尼表示，沃尔玛定位于天天低价，但关税上调幅度超过任何零售商可以吸收的水平。消费者很可能在 5月末开始看到涨价出现，而6月份价格上涨肯定会更多。 雷尼说，沃尔玛在美国所 ...

Walmart TodayWMTWalmart$96.32 -0.51 (-0.53%) 52-Week Range$59.47▼$105.30Dividend Yield0.98%P/E Ratio40.02Price Target$103.94Add to WatchlistWalmart’s NYSE: WMT stock price is set for a big move due to underlying strengths, market positioning, guidance, high potential for positive catalysts, and analysts' sentiment. The analysts' sentiment trends ahead of the FQ1 2026 earnings report were bullish, leading this market to new highs, and are unlikely to reverse now.Get Walmart alerts:The risk is that analysts ...

Alexander Farnsworth/Getty ImagesWalmart warned that it will raise prices on food, electronics and toys later this month, citing increased costs from tariffs. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon commented on the price hikes on Thursday's earnings call. McMillon said that the big box retailer is unable to absorb the costs of higher import taxes, despite the recent reduction of duties on Chinese goods. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made a temporary 90-day truce with China to lower the 145% tariff to 30% o ...

Price increases are coming soon to a Walmart near you.On Thursday, Walmart CFO John David Rainey warned investors that even the retail giant known for its discounts will have to raise the prices of many items because of tariffs — despite a 90-day reprieve that lowered duties on Chinese imports to 30%. Goods from dozens of other countries face a 10% duty."We're trying to navigate this the best that we can," he said in a CNBC interview. "But this is a little bit unprecedented in terms of the speed and magnitu ...

Walmart Inc. (WMT) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with both revenues and earnings growing year over year and surpassing Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company continues to optimize operations for greater efficiency, balancing strategic investments with enhanced customer experiences. It experienced expanding e-commerce, increasing pickup options and accelerating delivery services. Newer ventures like the marketplace, advertising and membership have contributed to diversified profits, reinforcing ...

Highlights Walmart's strong performance in eCommerce, including a 21% jump in U.S. sales and the achievement of U.S. eCommerce profitability for the first time, is seen as a key factor that can help offset cost pressures from tariffs and supply chain issues. Tariffs are identified as an “immediate challenge” creating “unprecedented” cost pressure that Walmart cannot fully absorb due to narrow retail margins, particularly those on China. This dynamic backdrop makes forecasting future earnings “difficult ...

Walmart (WMT -1.10%) beat estimates for the quarter, but the retail giant warned of price hikes on the horizon because of tariffs.Investors are heeding the caution, sending Walmart shares down 3% as of 10:30 a.m. ET. Too much for even Walmart to absorbWalmart earned $0.61 per share on revenue of $165.6 billion in the quarter, topping Wall Street's $0.58 per share on $164 billion expectations and reporting revenue up 2.5% year over year. Global e-commerce sales were up 22% year over year, and membership inco ...

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