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Walmart earnings in the second quarter of 2025: earnings per share miss expectations


Walmart earnings in the second quarter of 2025: earnings per share miss expectations

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Q2 2025 Earnings

Key financial results

  • Revenue: $169.3 billion (up 4.8% from Q2 2024).

  • Net income: $4.50 billion (43% less than Q2 2024).

  • Profit margin: 2.7% (compared to 4.9% in Q2 2024). The margin decline is due to higher expenses.

  • Earnings per share: $0.56 (compared to $0.98 in Q2 2024).

Profit and sales growthProfit and sales growth

Profit and sales growth

All figures shown in the graph above refer to the last 12 months (TTM)

Walmart earnings per share miss expectations

Sales were in line with analysts’ estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analysts’ estimates by 13%.

Average sales growth of 4.0% per annum is expected for the next three years. In contrast, growth of 4.7% is forecast for US consumer goods retail.

Performance of American consumer retail industry.

The company’s shares rose 8.1% compared to the previous week.

Risk analysis

And what about the risks? Every company has them, and we have 1 warning sign for Walmart You should know about this.

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