Walmart Inc. (WMT) Stock Grade

About Walmart Inc.'s fundamentals

Walmart operates with a net profit margin of 3.1%, reflecting the typically thin margins characteristic of discount retail, while generating strong shareholder returns with a 22.0% return on equity. The company is trading at a P/E ratio of 43.4, notably elevated for the discount retail sector, suggesting the market is pricing in significant future growth expectations. Revenue is expanding at a moderate 4.7% year-over-year rate, and the company returns capital to shareholders through a 0.8% dividend yield on its $951.1 billion market capitalization.