Walmart (WMT)
NASDAQConsumer StaplesDiscount StoresSnapshot 2026-11-04
$129.17+3.45%
Close 2026-11-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer StaplesDiscount StoresSnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Staples is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Operating margin near 7-10% in Q3 FY2026: Operating margin: 4.99%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 6% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 56% growth a year, above the roughly 5% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskWalmart's eCommerce growth has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 5.9% year over year in the latest quarter. The company beat earnings estimates by 11% in that period. It trades at 45 times earnings versus a 16 times peer median. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. Operating margin fell to 4.99% in the third quarter. This broke the primary pillar of the investment case. Peer multiples imply a price about 65% below where it trades. The thesis has broken. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. WMT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 43 analysts currently covering WMT (as of Nov 2026).
Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WMT in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Staples (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Drive global eCommerce sales growth
Expands drone delivery network, boosting eCommerce logistics.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $129.17
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $129.17.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Maintain disciplined capital expenditures at ~4% of net sales
Robotics investment supports efficiency and margin goals.
Execute share repurchase program
CEO stock sale is routine, not thesis-breaking.
Advances: Drive global eCommerce sales growth
Lower-priced membership bundle may support eCommerce engagement, but the event alone signals incremental competitive positioning.
Advances: Maintain disciplined capital expenditures at ~4% of net sales
Major automation deal confirms capex strategy execution.
Alleged financial wrongdoing in India subsidiary requires investigation.
Advances: Maintain disciplined capital expenditures at ~4% of net sales
Confirms $6B investment in Symbotic automation infrastructure.
FTC scrutiny of data-driven pricing could constrain Walmart’s pricing practices and create compliance risk.
