Economic Moats: The Engine Behind Long-Term Earnings Power
Sustainable value creation requires a competitive advantage that has both magnitude and duration.
Brian Haughey
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| Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail |
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Sustainable value creation requires a competitive advantage that has both magnitude and duration.
Brian Haughey
Omar Beirat
Omar Beirat
Omar Beirat
Jenna Brashear
| Share Statistics | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $826,366.9 | $5,224.5 | 100% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 7,999.0 | 99.8 | 99% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.4% | 50.0% | 74% |
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| Float (Mil) | 4,374.5 | 203.2 | 98% |
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| Beta | 0.60 | 0.61 | 35% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 26,464 | 137 | 99% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
2.5% | 76.1% | 47% |
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| Growth | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 5.0% | 6.4% | 36% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 10.1% | 10.8% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 11.5% | 13.1% | 49 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 5.5% | 0.0% | 78% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (28.7%) | (16.6%) | 20% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 32 | 35 | 38 | |
| Current EPS | $0.741 | $2.897 | $3.279 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.743 | $2.902 | $3.286 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.747 | $2.916 | $3.291 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 10.8% | 6.1% | 35.3% | |
| Financials | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $725,305 | $9,004 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $22,736 | $202 | 100% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $2.852 | $0.400 | 77% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $40,892 | $525 | 100% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,387 | $4 | 96% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $58,463 | $965 | 98% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $980,592 | $6,573 | 100% |
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| Valuation | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 8.76 | 3.16 | 88% |
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| P/E | 36.6 | 20.9 | 76% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.0% | 0.0% | 67% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 3.2 | 1.2 | 79% |
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| Ratios | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 25.0% | 24.2% | 28% |
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| Net Margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | 42% |
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| ROA | 8.2% | 4.5% | 83% |
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| ROE | 25.5% | 12.5% | 84% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 65.1% | 68.0% | 60% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 93% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/20/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 12.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.0 |
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