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Major U.S. equities indexes turned lower Thursday afternoon, reversing early gains as a rally powered by Nvidia's (NVDA) blockbuster earnings after the bell Wednesday faded. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.7%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.9%, and tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.1%.
All signs pointed to the weak retail sentiment spilling over into Walmart's results, but the king of retail had other plans.
Walmart's third-quarter 2026 earnings results, released Thursday (Nov. 20), show that value remains the dominant force shaping consumer behavior, with shoppers increasingly using digital channels to find it.
Affluent customers are adding to drive Walmart's (WMT) growth, shown in the company's latest earnings. Marley Kayden highlights accelerating in-store sales and delivery numbers driving Walmart's balance sheet.
Walmart's CFO said that the chain is "optimistic" about consumers' spending this holiday season. That's in contrast with the widening slowdown that other retailers have described.
Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call November 20, 2025 8:00 AM EST Company Participants Stephanie Wissink - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Doug McMillon - President, CEO & Director John Furner - Executive VP, CEO & President of Walmart US and Director John Rainey - Executive VP & CFO Kathryn McLay - Executive VP, President & CEO of Walmart International Christopher Nicholas - Executive VP, President & CEO of Sam's Club U.S. Conference Call Participants Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Gregory Melich - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Katharine McShane - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Seth Sigman - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Kelly Bania - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Michael Lasser - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Robert Ohmes - BofA Securities, Research Division Paul Lejuez - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Charles Grom - Gordon Haskett Research Advisors Presentation Operator Greetings. Welcome to Walmart's Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Call.
Shares of Walmart jumped Thursday, putting them among the S&P 500's top gainers, after the company reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street's estimates and boosted its outlook.