Walmart stock holds as investors await updated results

Walmart stock (Walmart Inc., ISIN US9311421039) remains anchored by the scale of its latest reported numbers: fiscal 2025 revenue reached $681.0 billion, adjusted earnings per share were $2.51, and comparable U.S. sales rose 4.6% in the fourth quarter. The company said on Walmart Investor Relations that those figures frame the current baseline for its business and margin mix.

Revenue above $681.0 billion

Fiscal 2025 revenue of $681.0 billion marked a larger operating base than the prior year, while adjusted EPS of $2.51 showed how scale continues to feed through to profit. The 4.6% rise in U.S. comparable sales in the fourth quarter added a period-specific comparison that investors can measure against the company’s own history.

That combination matters because Walmart’s earnings power is still tied to traffic, basket size, and mix, not only to headline revenue. The latest reported quarter gave a concrete view of those drivers, with the U.S. comp line outpacing flat to low-single-digit retail growth that many large peers typically target in mature categories.

Margin and guidance matter

Walmart also reported operating discipline through its full-year earnings structure, with adjusted EPS of $2.51 on $681.0 billion of revenue. In a retailer of this size, the relationship between revenue growth and per-share earnings is the key comparison, not just top-line expansion.

For market readers, the useful question is whether that pace can hold through the next fiscal year and whether grocery, general merchandise, and e-commerce continue to balance one another. The company’s latest reported figures give a dated starting point for that assessment, and they are more informative than any generic description of Walmart as a defensive retailer.

Grocery still drives volume

Walmart’s grocery business remains the clearest product anchor in its U.S. mix, because it brings traffic and supports membership, pickup, and delivery activity. The company’s fourth-quarter 4.6% U.S. comparable-sales increase shows that demand still travels through that core channel rather than depending on one-off category spikes.

That matters for the stock because grocery scale can cushion weaker discretionary demand and keep customer visits high. The current picture is therefore less about a single product launch and more about the durability of the company’s everyday retail engine.

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Walmart stock is listed on the NYSE under WMT, and the company remains part of the S&P 500. A dated quote line is omitted here because no current market print was available in the provided search results, so the article keeps the focus on the most recent evidenced operating metrics instead.