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Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), the largest retailer in the world, never missed consensus EPS and revenue estimates for the last eight quarters. It will report its Q2 2025 earnings on Aug. 15 before the market opens.
Wall Street analysts expect the retailer to post an EPS of $0.64, up from $0.61 in the year-ago period. According to data from Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to be $168.57 billion, up from $161.63 billion in the year-ago period.
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The company's stock traded around $11.67 per share 20 years ago. If you had invested $1,000, you could have bought around 86 shares of Walmart stock. Currently, shares are trading at $68.70, which means your investment's value could have soared to $5,887 because of stock price appreciation. But wait, the company also paid dividends during these 20 years.
Walmart’s dividend yield is currently 1.21%. Over the last twenty years, it paid around $32.21 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $2,760 from dividends alone.
Summing up $5,887 and $2,760, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $8,647. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $1,000 in Walmart stock 20 years ago. This means a total return of 764.7%. The S&P 500 total return for the same period is 551.01%.
What Could The Next 20 Years Bring?
Walmart has a consensus rating of Buy and a price target of $92.30 based on the ratings of 33 analysts. The price target implies a potential upside of around 34% from the current stock price.
Earlier this month, according to our Benzinga Pro report, Wells Fargo raised its price target on Walmart to $75 from $70 while maintaining its Overweight rating. Another firm, Telsey Advisory Group, reiterated its Outperform rating and $75 price target.
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On May 16, Walmart announced its Q1 2025 earnings results, posting adjusted EPS of $0.60, beating the consensus of $0.52.
Sales were $161.51 billion, up 6.0% year over year or 5.8% at constant currency, including a benefit of ~1% from an additional selling day. As reported by Benzinga, this beat the consensus of $159.50 billion.
The gross margin rate was up 42bps due to improvements across segments led by Walmart U.S. Global eCommerce sales grew 21%, led by store-fulfilled pickup and delivery and marketplace. The global advertising business grew 24%, including 26% for Walmart Connect in the U.S.
Walmart U.S. same-store sales climbed by 3.8% excluding fuel, driven by growth in transactions and unit volumes. At Sam’s Club, same-store sales rose 4.4% year over year, excluding fuel. Higher-income households led to continued share gains.
Walmart expects second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.62-$0.65 versus the consensus of $0.64, with consolidated sales growth of 3.5%- 4.5%.
For the fiscal year 2025, the retailer expects adjusted EPS at the high end or slightly above the original guidance of $2.23-$2.37 versus the consensus of $2.36. Walmart forecasts 2025 consolidated net sales at constant currency at the high end or slightly above the original guidance, Increasing by 3.0%- 4.0%.
Check out this recent article by Benzinga. It takes a closer look at Walmart’s options market dynamics and notes that deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach to the stock.
Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Walmart stock attractive. Furthermore, income-focused investors can benefit from the company's consistent dividend payments with a solid dividend yield of 1.21%.
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