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) | $894,010.6 | $5,485.0 | 100% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 7,999.0 | 101.6 | 99% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.5% | 50.0% | 74% |
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| Float (Mil) | 4,374.5 | 205.1 | 98% |
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| Beta | 0.60 | 0.62 | 35% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 23,188 | 185 | 99% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
12.8% | 79.5% | 54% |
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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% | 12.7% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 11.5% | 14.1% | 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 | 33 | 38 | 39 | |
| Current EPS | $0.742 | $2.900 | $3.281 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.743 | $2.904 | $3.286 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.746 | $2.916 | $3.282 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 10.9% | 6.2% | 35.5% | |
| Financials | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $725,305 | $9,258 | 100% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $22,736 | $209 | 100% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $2.852 | $0.400 | 78% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $40,892 | $519 | 100% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,387 | $5 | 96% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $58,463 | $704 | 99% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $980,592 | $5,553 | 100% |
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| Valuation | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 9.48 | 3.65 | 89% |
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| P/E | 39.5 | 22.8 | 77% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.9% | 0.0% | 66% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 3.4 | 1.6 | 80% |
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| Ratios | WMT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 25.0% | 24.3% | 28% |
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| Net Margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | 42% |
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| ROA | 8.2% | 4.1% | 83% |
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| ROE | 25.5% | 11.6% | 85% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 65.1% | 68.0% | 60% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 94% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/5/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 12.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.0 |
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