Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT ) Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call August 21, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants C. Douglas McMillon - President, CEO & Director Christopher Nicholas - Executive VP, President & CEO of Sam's Club U.S. John David Rainey - Executive VP & CFO John R.
Initial Jobless Claims jumped to their highest levels since June, to 235K for last week.
Shares of Walmart Inc Inc (NYSE:TJX) are down 4.3% to trade at $98.15, after the retailer missed earnings estimates for the first time since 2022, reporting profits of 68 cents per share.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) shares moved lower as the company reported an earnings miss for the second quarter and said it is experiencing higher costs due to tariffs. For the quarter, the grocery giant posted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.68, below estimates of $0.74.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Walmart (WMT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended July 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
The world's biggest retailer posted quarterly revenue of $177.4 billion — a hefty 4.8% jump that sailed past Wall Street's $175.9 billion target.
Walmart (WMT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.68 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago.
Walmart increases discounts with more than 7,400 rollbacks and 30% more grocery discounts in the second quarter, driving 4.6% same-store sales growth amid economic uncertainty.
Shares of Walmart (WMT) fell about 2.5% in premarket trading Thursday after the giant retailer reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter profit below expectation.
Walmart increases discounts with over 7,400 rollbacks and 30% more grocery discounts in Q2, driving 4.6% same-store sales growth amid economic uncertainty
Walmart will report fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday. The largest U.S. retailer warned in May that it would have to raise prices because of President Trump's higher tariffs on imports from other countries.