Walmart Inc.(WMT)
Discount Stores · Bentonville, AR
$103.70-0.14 (-0.13%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Discount Stores · Bentonville, AR
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 39.31.
Forward PE Ratio (39.31) = Close Price ($103.70) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.64)
FORWARD PE RATIO
39.31
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.16
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+129.15%
vs the sector median at left
Walmart Inc.
Market Cap
$825.25B
Forward PE Ratio
39.31
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc. (WMT) | $825.25B | 39.31 |
| Target Corporation (TGT)vs › | $75.13B | 22.66 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)vs › | $420.30B | 46.16 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)vs › | $2.78T | 20.46 |
| The Kroger Co. (KR)vs › | $35.47B | 12.06 |
| Dollar General Corporation (DG)vs › | $27.22B | 18.76 |
Trailing P/E
37.4
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
39.3
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.64 implies -4.7% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $2.77.
At today's $103.70 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-31 | $2.89 | $2.82 – $3.01 | 24 | 35.9x |
| 2028-01-31 | $3.23 | $3.09 – $3.55 | 26 | 32.1x |
| 2029-01-31 | $3.61 | $3.44 – $4.13 | 10 | 28.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute