Key Takeaways Walmart U.S. delivered 4.6% comp sales growth in Q4 and FY26, excluding fuel. Growth was driven by higher traffic, ticket gains, and strength in grocery and pharmacy. Management guides 3.5%-4.5% FY27 sales growth, testing sustainability of mid-single-digit comps.Walmart Inc. (WMT) ended fiscal 2026 with solid momentum in its Walmart U.S. segment, reporting fourth-quarter comp sales growth of 4.6%, excluding fuel. Fiscal 2026 also delivered 4.6% comp growth on an excluding fuel basis, following ...

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Walmart’s ( WMT ) stock price is holding steady following the release of its Q4 results and associated outlook, which came in surprisingly below forecast. What is more surprising, perhaps, is the stability in the stock price despite the miss, especially given WMT’sAnalyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. ...

Walmart reported FY26 revenue growth and a $30bn share repurchase plan while quarterly profit fell due to higher losses, and FY27 outlook indicated moderate gains. For the quarter ended 31 January 2026, total revenue reached $190.65bn, up 5.6% from $180.55bn. Net sales rose at the same rate to $188.91bn while membership and other income edged up 1.1% to $1.74bn. Cost of sales increased 5.5% to $143.61bn, and operating, selling, general and administrative expenses climbed 5% to $38.33bn, resulting in op ...

Performance was driven by the power of the omnichannel model, with adjusted operating income growing at over twice the rate of sales growth in the fourth quarter, marking the third consecutive year that profit growth outpaced sales growth. Management attributed market share gains to households earning over $100,000, while noting that lower-income wallets remain stretched and focused on convenience alongside price. Strategic positioning is shifting toward 'agentic commerce,' utilizing AI assistants lik ...

For the quarter ended January 2026, Walmart (WMT) reported revenue of $190.66 billion, up 5.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.74, compared to $0.66 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $190.05 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73, the EPS surprise was +1.37%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expec ...

There’s little doubt that artificial intelligence will transform the workforce—but the jury is still out on what that transformation will look like in the near term. While some companies have used AI as justification for sweeping job cuts, Walmart is betting on its existing workforce. The retail giant has just announced that its 1.6 million workforce will be provided free AI training. Both frontline and corporate staff in the U.S. and Canada will have access to an eight-hour course on the fundamentals ...

Kevin Hanks is with me live at the CBOE looking at our pre-bell playbook. We also got in our latest jobs data, jobless claims. President's Day may have factored in a bit, but let's go over some of the numbers.Good morning. >> Good morning, Nicole. Yes, soft futures to start the trading day as we get some economic data that actually fairly positive.Right. Remember the last two weeks uh jobless claims had been trending 231,000 then to 227 that was revised up to 229,000. This one comes in 206,000.A big drop in ...

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