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How Walmart Inc. stacks up
WMT · against 151 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
67/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #61 of 152 · scores higher than 59% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including WMT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 67?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 66% of peers. Operating margin: 4.4% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 7.5% vs peer median 3.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.6% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WMT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WMT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 147 reported | 18.6% | 8.5% | 78% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 152 reported | 4.4% | 5.8% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 152 reported | 7.5% | 4.4% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 145 reported | 22.3% | 10.3% | 82% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 154 reported | 24.8% | 35.5% | 29% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WMT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115.8B USD | 99 | 47 | |
| 1 | 300.3B USD | 99 | 54 | |
| 1 | 927M USD | 99 | 88 | |
| 4 | 2.9B USD | 98 | 74 | |
| 5 | 2.8B USD | 97 | 57 | |
| 57 | 1.2B USD | 69 | 67 | |
| 60 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score