About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

Walmart on Monday confirmed that it's ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities.The nation's largest employer, which has about 1.6 million U.S. workers, joined a growing list of companies that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts after feeling the heat from conservative activists. Some have also attributed changes to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year t ...

Walmart is being ordered to pay a former truck driver nearly $35 million after a jury determined it falsely accused him of committing fraud before firing him, according to court documents and several reports. Jesus "Jesse" Fonseca — a former Walmart truck driver for 14 years — was awarded $25 million in punitive damages, plus $9.7 million for lost wages and benefits and non-economic harm by a San Bernardino County jury this week, according to court documents and a tweet from one of his lawyers, David deRube ...

Walmart (WMT 2.32%) may be the largest company in the U.S. by sales, but it keeps making its top line bigger. For a while, it looked like competitor Amazon (AMZN -0.64%) was poised to overtake it, but Walmart is just too big and doing too well to catch. It's a battle of true titans, as both companies boast more than $600 billion in revenues over the last four quarters.Walmart delivered another outstanding quarterly report last week, and the growth drivers behind the results might surprise you. Two factors h ...

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You might not know it, but Walmart (WMT 1.39%) has quietly been one of the best-performing retailers in recent years.In fact, over the last three years, it's outperformed top retail stocks like Costco Wholesale, Amazon, Target, and Home Depot as the chart below shows. Walmart has reinvented itself over the last decade from a stodgy brick-and-mortar retailer losing ground to Amazon to a modern omnichannel operation, delivering everyday low prices and convenience for customers, and finding growth opportunitie ...

Investment Rating - The report maintains a positive outlook on Walmart (WMT.US) with an upgraded fiscal year guidance, indicating resilience in U.S. consumer spending and improved e-commerce efficiency [2]. Core Insights - Walmart's total revenue for Q3 2025 reached $169.6 billion, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 5.5%. The gross margin was 24.2%, an increase of 21 basis points, primarily due to strong inventory management in the U.S. [2] - The operating profit was $6.7 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year, with an operating margin of 4.0%. Earnings per share (EPS) were $0.57, a significant increase of 850% year-over-year, while adjusted EPS was $0.58, up 13.7% [2]. - For the first three quarters of fiscal 2025, operating cash flow was $22.9 billion, a 21% increase year-over-year, and free cash flow was $6.2 billion, up 43% [2]. - Walmart's same-store sales in the U.S. grew by 5.3%, with essential goods maintaining positive growth. International sales increased by 8.0%, with double-digit growth in China [2]. - E-commerce revenue globally grew by 27%, with U.S. e-commerce up 22% and international e-commerce up 43%, driven by in-store pickup, delivery, and third-party seller services [2]. - The report highlights that U.S. retail sales in October increased by 0.4% month-over-month, indicating resilient consumer demand ahead of the holiday season [2]. Financial Projections - For fiscal year 2025, total revenue is expected to grow by 4.8% to 5.1%, with adjusted operating profit projected to increase by 8.5% to 9.25% [2]. - The earnings forecast for fiscal years 2025 to 2027 shows a steady increase in total revenue, operating profit, and EPS, with projected revenues of $680.5 billion in 2025 and $739.7 billion by 2027 [5].

As the holiday shopping season approaches, the competition between retail giants Walmart and Amazon intensifies, shaping the eCommerce landscape. Both companies have established themselves as formidable players, offering extensive product assortments, competitive pricing and efficient logistics networks that ensure quick delivery. This rivalry is particularly pronounced in categories like electronics and household essentials, where consumers often compare prices and availability across both platforms before ...

Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey warned that President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs could lead to higher prices for Walmart shoppers.  "Tariffs are going to be inflationary. There's no disputing that," Rainey said during an interview with Liz Claman on "The Claman Countdown" on Thursday. "Likely consumers are going to pay more for the items that they pay and that these tariffs are applied to."  Under the proposals, a universal 10%-20% tariff would be imposed on imports from all foreign co ...

Brian Gilmartin, is a portfolio manager at Trinity Asset Management, a firm he founded in May, 1995, catering to individual investors and institutions that werent getting the attention and service deserved, from larger firms. Brian started in the business as a fixed-income / credit analyst, with a Chicago broker-dealer, and then worked at Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago, from 1992 - 1995, before striking out on his own and managing equity and balanced accounts for clients. Brian has a BSBA (Finance) from Xav ...