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Walmart Inc. nudged past first-quarter earnings projections — but it isn’t making any profit promises for the second quarter as the early days of President Trump’s trade war work through the retail system.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. — Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and construction technology firm Alquist 3D LLC of Greeley, Colorado, have a completed a 3D-printed expansion of a Walmart Supercenter in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, boosting speed and cost efficiency compared to a previous project.
Walmart Q1 beats EPS estimates with strong U.S. sales and e-commerce profits. Shares rise 2.5% premarket as guidance holds steady.
A jury in Arkansas federal court found that Walmart owes technology startup Zest Labs more than $222 million following a retrial on allegations that Walmart stole its trade secrets for reducing food waste,
The world's largest retailer posted revenue of $165.61 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $165.59 billion. Walmart expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.50 to $2.60 per share.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, Walmart Inc. reported a revenue of $165.6 billion, reflecting a 2.5% increase, or 4.0% in constant currency terms. This performance was only slightly above the expected revenue of $165.
Investment bank Evercore ISI is still upbeat on Walmart Inc. (WMT) stock, and it expects the giant retailer to deliver slightly higher-than-expected earnings per share for the second quarter.
Conservative shareholder activists are taking a page out of environmental groups' playbook and pushing for Walmart and Colgate-Palmolive to look at the benefits of plastics and reject what they call "fake environmentalism" on packaging policy.
As President Trump’s Middle East trip continues, investors are refocusing on the basics with Walmart earnings, producer inflation, remarks from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and a reported blockbuster retail merger.
Shares of Walmart Inc. surged 2.9% in premarket trading Thursday, after the discount retail giant’s fiscal first-quarter results beat on every key metric, and the full-year outlook was maintained in the face of economic and tariff-related uncertainties.