Walmart Q1 revenue up, adjusted EPS meets estimates; maintains FY outlook

Walmart Inc.

Walmart Inc.

WMT

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Overview

  • U.S. omnichannel retailer's Q1 revenue grew 7.3% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EPS for Q1 met analyst expectations

  • Company raised $4.25 bln in long-term debt for general corporate purposes


Outlook

  • Walmart reiterated outlook for FY27


Result Drivers

  • ECOMMERCE GROWTH - Global eCommerce sales rose 26%, driven by store-fulfilled pickup & delivery and marketplace

  • ADVERTISING REVENUE - Global advertising business up 37%, with Walmart U.S. advertising up 36%

  • MEMBERSHIP FEES - Membership fee revenue grew 17.4% globally


Company press release: ID:nBw7CF1WYa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

$177.8 bln

Q1 Adjusted EPS

Meet

$0.66

$0.66 (27 Analysts)


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 40 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the food retail & distribution peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Walmart Inc is $139.50, about 6.6% above its May 20 closing price of $130.85

  • The stock recently traded at 43 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 40 three months ago


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