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Walmart

Omnichannel retail · United States

Walmart sells groceries and general merchandise at everyday low prices through more than 10,900 stores and clubs and its e-commerce sites, and increasingly earns from advertising, marketplace and memberships like Walmart+ and Sam's Club.

What makes it different

It also earns from advertising, not only from selling goods.

~$6.4BGlobal advertising businessFY2026

Advertising and memberships add income beyond store and online sales.

How big it is

How big is Walmart?

$713BRevenueFY2026
10,955Stores and clubs2026
~280MCustomers per weekFY2026
How it makes money FY2026

Mostly Walmart U.S. stores.

  • Walmart U.S.68%$483B
  • Walmart International18%$130B
  • Sam's Club U.S.13%$93B
  • Membership and other income1%$6.75B
How the business works

Low prices, huge scale.

  1. 1Everyday low prices
  2. 2At massive scale
  3. 3Stores as pickup hubs

Lower costs fund lower prices, so traffic keeps feeding scale.

Brands and businesses

More than Walmart.

FlipkartOnline marketplacePhonePeDigital paymentsSam's ClubWarehouse clubs
Who owns it
  • Walton family (Walton Enterprises, LLC, incl. shares of Walton Family Holdings Trust under irrevocable proxy)44.11%
  • Walton Family Holdings Trust6.44%

CEO: John Furner

Who it competes with
AmazonCostcoTargetKrogerAAldi
Key moments
  1. 1962First Walmart opens in Rogers, Arkansas
  2. 1970Initial public offering
  3. 1983First Sam's Club opens
  4. 1988First Supercenter adds groceries
  5. 1991Goes international via Mexico joint venture
Sources

Every number on this page comes from Walmart's own reports.

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What Walmart tracks22 metrics
Walmart U.S. comp transactions
Walmart U.S. comp average ticket
eCommerce contribution to Walmart U.S. comp
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from5 regions
United States
Mexico and Central America
China
The full timeline20 moments
2018
2021
2026
Walmart vs Amazonside by side
Revenue
Profit
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