Walmart beat earnings estimates, but this was its weakest quarter since 2022, with broad-based growth deceleration and margin pressure from FX headwinds. Management warned of upcoming price hikes due to tariffs and withheld profit guidance, signaling heightened uncertainty for the near term. At 37x forward earnings and slowing growth, Walmart's valuation looks stretched, with little upside even if the premium multiple is maintained.
Retail sales barely rise in April, another sign of a pullback on spending as Walmart warns that higher prices are coming soon. Jamie Dimon says he wouldn't take a recession off the table.
Walmart'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.
You can expect to see prices creep up in the next few weeks.
WMT's fiscal Q1 results reflect increased sales and earnings growth across all segments.
Walmart's strengthening position in eCommerce can help blunt at least some of the impact from tariffs and gives some room to offset cost pressures from its supply chain, management told analysts on Thursday during the fiscal first-quarter conference call.
Walmart, known as one of America's most affordable retail chains, just signaled that President Trump's tariffs are about to disrupt its competitive pricing. Here's what to know:
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) stock is falling this morning, last seen 3.8% lower at $93.20 even after the retail giant beat quarterly earnings expectations and delivered its first-ever profitable quarter for e-commerce operations.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Walmart (WMT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Results from Walmart, a bellwether for the U.S. retail industry, will offer proof on Thursday why the Arkansas behemoth is best placed to navigate the uncertainty from the Trump administration's tariffs.
The world's largest retailer warned it's facing a dynamic environment as it withheld a profit forecast for the current quarter.
Despite an earnings beat, shares of Walmart (WMT) have pulled back from after-hours highs. Alex Coffey looks at the company's unaltered guidance and plans to raise prices as it weighs the impact of tariff costs.