WALMART (NYSE: WMT) Stock Slips 2.5% after q2 earnings Miss Profist Expectations Evite Strong Revenue Growth

Walmart Shares Dropped 2.5% to $ 100.00 in After-Hours Trading Thursday After The Retail Giant reported adjusted Earnings per share of $ 0.68 for fiscal 2026 Second Quarter, Falling Short of Analyst Expectations of $ 0.73. This Marked the End of A 12-Quarter Streak of Bottom-Line Beats for The World’s Largest Retailer.

LEAVE THE PROFIT MISS, Revenue Exceded Expectations With 4.8% Year-Over-Year Growth To $ 177.4 Billion, Surpassing the Consensus Estimate of $ 175.94 billion. The Strong Top-Line Performance was Driven by Robust Comparable Store Sales Growth of 4.6%for Walmart Us, Beating Expectations of 4.0%, While Sam’s Club Comparable Sales Rose 5.9%, Exceeding Projections of 5.2%.

Key Growth Drivers Included Exceptn E-Commerce Performancewith Global E-Commerce Sales Surging 25% Compared to Analyst Expectations of 17.2% Growth. WALMART US SALES CLIMBED 4.8% TO $ 120.9 BILLION, WHILE SAM’S CLUB US SALES INCREASED 3.4% TO $ 23.6 BILLION. The Company’s Gross Profit Rate Improved To 24.5% from 24.4% in the prior year.APPRECIATEWEALTH+1

Management Raised Full-Year Guidance Even The Earnings Shortfall, Lifting Adjusted Eps Expectations to $ 2.52- $ 2.62 from $ 2.50- $ 2.60, and Increasing Net Sales Growth Projections to 3.75%-4.75%FROM 3%-4%. This Guidance increased Suggests Confidence in the Company’s Underlying Business Momentum Even Margin Pressures.

The Earnings Miss Comes Amid Ongoing Tariff Uncertainties that have complicated Walmart’s Financial Outlook. CFO JOHN DAVID RAINEY PREVIOULY INDICATED IN MAY THAT RISING TARIFS MIGHT NEEDED PRICE INCREASES, AND THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY BEGUN RAISING PRICES ON SPECUD PRODUCTS INCLUDING BABY SUPPLIES AND HOME ITEMS. The Company Had Refrained From Provideing Second-Quarter Guidance Due to Evolving Policies and Their Impact On Inventory Accounting.Finance.yahoo

Wall Street Analysts Remain Overwhelminly Bullish On Walmart Evite The Earnings Disappointment, With All But One of 43 Analysts Maininting Buy or Strong Buy Ratings. The Stock had outperformed the s & p 500 Year-to-Date With Gains of Over 13% Entering Thursday, Combased to the Index’s 9% Rise. Analysts View Walmart’s Market Share Gains Across Product Categories, particularly Among Higher-Incom Consumers, As Evidence of the Company’s Strong Value proposition and digital convenient.