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How Walmart Inc. stacks up
WMT · against 0 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
25/ 100
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Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score1 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including WMT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 25?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield, EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 80% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 1.6% vs peer median 6.3%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 75% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.3% vs peer median 8.9%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 69% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.6% vs peer median 4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 1 reported | 2.6% | 2.6% | — | — | 30% |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1 reported | 4.7% | 4.7% | — | — | 50% |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 1 reported | 1.6% | 1.6% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1 reported | 11.4% | 11.4% | — | — | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WMT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 860.7B USD | 25 | 44 |
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