Stock Analysis on Net

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Walmart Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019
Consolidated net income (loss) 5,425 4,714 4,711 5,307 5,678 643 8,053 1,896 5,809 (1,767) 5,147 2,103 3,633 3,132 4,364 2,811 (2,008) 5,201 6,439 4,074 4,294 3,321 3,680 3,906
Depreciation and amortization 3,374 3,260 3,211 3,128 3,117 2,986 2,905 2,845 2,811 2,755 2,699 2,680 2,706 2,650 2,641 2,661 2,819 2,771 2,771 2,791 2,828 2,723 2,722 2,714
Investment (gains) and losses, net 224 135 1,158 (639) (835) 4,801 (3,835) 3,062 (3,928) 3,623 (1) 1,989 609 (1,188) 942 2,077 (1,706) (2,877) (3,223) (783) (975) (180) 52 (783)
(Gains) and losses on disposal of business operations 433 7,373 991 37 16 (1)
Asda pension contribution (1,036)
Deferred income taxes (390) (1) (346) 102 494 (1,105) 1,161 (725) 421 (83) 180 (69) 647 (1,017) (230) (155) 665 774 388 84 (254) 333 117 124
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,410
Other operating activities 1,204 819 359 507 1,230 563 600 249 998 677 303 (59) 595 451 336 270 591 625 356 (51) 1,043 590 273 75
Receivables, net 289 (1,475) 234 (154) (126) (786) (261) 376 299 (933) 37 837 (954) (1,294) (376) 828 (1,251) (658) (101) 924 (507) (317) 8 970
Inventories 6,445 (7,966) (705) (529) 9,338 (7,543) 376 (154) 8,480 (5,278) 969 (4,699) 899 (9,938) (1,238) (1,487) 5,865 (10,726) 245 2,221 7,258 (7,778) 641 (421)
Accounts payable (4,178) 6,240 953 213 (4,831) 4,347 2,028 971 (4,608) 3,636 1,187 (1,640) (2,386) 7,787 1,123 (1,004) (1,587) 7,501 2,235 (1,183) (3,199) 4,167 612 (1,854)
Accrued liabilities 1,186 603 3,239 (4,649) 2,971 (2,927) 3,079 (4,447) 3,039 3,793 2,510 (4,949) 2,126 690 2,592 (4,004) 2,827 368 3,537 (2,109) 1,293 550 (143) (1,514)
Accrued income taxes (54) 232 (706) 963 (324) (166) (538) 560 (178) 35 (33) 49 15 185 (589) 428 (394) (46) (745) 1,049 (45) (54) (340) 346
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions 3,688 (2,366) 3,015 (4,156) 7,028 (7,075) 4,684 (2,694) 7,032 1,253 4,670 (10,402) (300) (2,570) 1,512 (5,239) 5,460 (3,561) 5,171 902 4,800 (3,432) 778 (2,473)
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 8,100 1,847 7,397 (1,058) 11,034 170 5,515 2,737 7,334 8,225 7,851 (5,861) 4,257 736 5,201 47 15,202 (1,277) 5,500 2,943 6,422 33 3,942 (343)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 13,525 6,561 12,108 4,249 16,712 813 13,568 4,633 13,143 6,458 12,998 (3,758) 7,890 3,868 9,565 2,858 13,194 3,924 11,939 7,017 10,716 3,354 7,622 3,563
Payments for property and equipment (7,087) (6,189) (5,831) (4,676) (5,932) (5,458) (4,787) (4,429) (4,796) (4,569) (3,953) (3,539) (4,518) (3,569) (2,805) (2,214) (3,826) (2,869) (1,817) (1,752) (2,940) (2,894) (2,666) (2,205)
Proceeds from the disposal of property and equipment 74 66 220 72 87 30 86 47 44 54 37 35 104 114 104 72 116 16 23 60 103 90 86 42
Proceeds from disposal of certain strategic investments 267 3,813
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,896) (9) (10) (114) (18) (598) (111) (248) (5) (165) (10) (56)
Other investing activities (76) (223) (108) 195 (68) (37) (339) (478) 5 248 (92) (456) 40 (477) (499) 7,992 146 (15) 21 6 (6) 343 (109) 1,084
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (8,718) (2,533) (5,719) (4,409) (5,913) (5,465) (5,049) (4,860) (4,757) (4,381) (4,026) (4,558) (4,485) (3,932) (3,448) 5,850 (3,564) (2,873) (1,938) (1,696) (2,843) (2,461) (2,689) (1,135)
Net change in short-term borrowings (468) 365 (2,270) 4,585 (9,071) 5,402 2,838 1,343 (6,485) (3,779) (765) 10,995 (35) (213) 303 138 (23) (123) (3,720) 3,542 (4,374) 1,282 (1,165) (399)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 4,967 72 4,969 6,945 1,472 42 3,978
Repayments of long-term debt (651) (1,243) (1,574) (4) (150) (2,279) (1,784) (1,250) (513) (926) (10,000) (2,500) (510) (1,250) (1,195) (2,937) (1,500) (43) (364)
Premiums paid to extinguish debt (2,317)
Dividends paid (1,684) (1,668) (1,665) (1,671) (1,534) (1,534) (1,534) (1,538) (1,514) (1,519) (1,538) (1,543) (1,525) (1,536) (1,542) (1,549) (1,534) (1,524) (1,529) (1,529) (1,503) (1,509) (1,516) (1,520)
Purchase of Company stock (1,445) (977) (1,013) (1,059) (1,497) (111) (485) (686) (1,212) (2,961) (3,339) (2,408) (2,419) (2,168) (2,391) (2,809) (1,439) (463) (723) (888) (1,122) (1,572) (2,135)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (559) (5) (12) (545) (4) (214) (428) (16) (404) (6) (14) (358) (10) (66) (148) (148) (163) (96)
Sale of subsidiary stock 327 6 14 15 9 10 214 483 11 10 10 35 8 2,979 177 75 24 116
Purchase of noncontrolling interest (3,462) (827)
Other financing activities (669) (449) (435) (617) (593) (483) (327) (845) 175 (885) (570) (838) (340) (238) (193) (744) (197) (327) (127) (725) (173) (157) (268) (310)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (5,149) (2,728) (6,624) (321) (13,235) 3,130 (5,249) 1,940 (11,458) (4,181) (6,715) 5,315 (4,715) (6,554) (6,160) (5,399) (4,777) (3,526) (8,379) 565 (7,086) (1,682) (4,685) (846)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (290) (11) (346) 6 76 (154) (7) 154 258 (231) (149) 49 (22) (97) 30 (51) 405 (101) 346 (415) 97 100 (220) (46)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (632) 1,289 (581) (475) (2,360) (1,676) 3,263 1,867 (2,814) (2,335) 2,108 (2,952) (1,332) (6,715) (13) 3,258 5,258 (2,576) 1,968 5,471 884 (689) 28 1,536

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Walmart Inc. net cash provided by (used in) operating activities decreased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 exceeding Q2 2025 level.
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Walmart Inc. net cash (used in) provided by investing activities increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025.
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. Walmart Inc. net cash provided by (used in) financing activities increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 not reaching Q2 2025 level.