Stock Analysis on Net

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Walmart Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

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Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Short-term borrowings 3,068 878 372 410 224 575
Accounts payable 58,666 56,812 53,742 55,261 49,141 46,973
Accrued wages and benefits 7,897 8,590 8,287 7,908 7,654 6,093
Self-insurance 4,976 4,916 4,724 4,652 4,698 4,469
Accrued non-income taxes 3,503 3,459 3,425 3,247 3,328 3,039
Opioid litigation settlement 2,949
Deferred gift card revenue 2,755 2,664 2,488 2,559 2,310 1,990
Other 10,214 9,130 9,253 7,694 19,976 6,705
Accrued liabilities 29,345 28,759 31,126 26,060 37,966 22,296
Accrued income taxes 608 307 727 851 242 280
Long-term debt due within one year 2,598 3,447 4,191 2,803 3,115 5,362
Operating lease obligations due within one year 1,499 1,487 1,473 1,483 1,466 1,793
Finance lease obligations due within one year 800 725 567 511 491 511
Current liabilities 96,584 92,415 92,198 87,379 92,645 77,790
Long-term debt, excluding due within one year 33,401 36,132 34,649 34,864 41,194 43,714
Long-term operating lease obligations, excluding due within one year 12,825 12,943 12,828 13,009 12,909 16,171
Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year 5,923 5,709 4,843 4,243 3,847 4,307
Deferred income taxes and other 14,398 14,629 14,688 13,474 14,370 12,961
Long-term liabilities 66,547 69,413 67,008 65,590 72,320 77,153
Total liabilities 163,131 161,828 159,206 152,969 164,965 154,943
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 271 222 237
Common stock 802 805 269 276 282 284
Capital in excess of par value 5,503 4,544 4,969 4,839 3,646 3,247
Retained earnings 98,313 89,814 83,135 86,904 88,763 83,943
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (13,605) (11,302) (11,680) (8,766) (11,766) (12,805)
Total Walmart shareholders’ equity 91,013 83,861 76,693 83,253 80,925 74,669
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest 6,408 6,488 7,061 8,638 6,606 6,883
Total shareholders’ equity 97,421 90,349 83,754 91,891 87,531 81,552
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and shareholders’ equity 260,823 252,399 243,197 244,860 252,496 236,495

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31).

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current liabilities Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Walmart Inc. current liabilities increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.
Long-term liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Walmart Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2023 to 2024 but then decreased significantly from 2024 to 2025.
Total liabilities Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Walmart Inc. total liabilities increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.
Total Walmart shareholders’ equity Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Walmart Inc. total Walmart shareholders’ equity increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.