Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ: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: Apr 30, 2026 Jan 31, 2026 Oct 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 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
Consolidated net income (loss) 5,490 4,392 6,088 7,151 4,639 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
Depreciation and amortization 3,821 3,741 3,606 3,487 3,369 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
Investment (gains) and losses, net (260) 2,107 (2,057) (2,617) 551 224 135 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)
Losses on disposal of business operations 433 7,373 991 37
Deferred income taxes 640 (33) 759 1,627 (76) (390) (1) (346) 102 494 (1,105) 1,161 (725) 421 (83) 180 (69) 647 (1,017) (230) (155) 665 774 388 84
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,410
Other operating activities 411 1,103 1,606 869 501 1,204 819 359 507 1,230 563 600 249 998 677 303 (59) 595 451 336 270 591 625 356 (51)
Receivables, net 395 992 (1,723) (673) 268 289 (1,475) 234 (154) (126) (786) (261) 376 299 (933) 37 837 (954) (1,294) (376) 828 (1,251) (658) (101) 924
Inventories (3,833) 6,778 (7,562) 148 (807) 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
Accounts payable 1,177 (5,666) 5,975 1,612 (310) (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)
Accrued liabilities (3,351) 713 2,347 2,174 (3,627) 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)
Accrued income taxes 248 (14) 61 (837) 903 (54) 232 (706) 963 (324) (166) (538) 560 (178) 35 (33) 49 15 185 (589) 428 (394) (46) (745) 1,049
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions (5,364) 2,803 (902) 2,424 (3,573) 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
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (752) 9,721 3,012 5,790 772 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
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 4,738 14,113 9,100 12,941 5,411 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
Payments for property and equipment (6,684) (8,015) (7,218) (6,423) (4,986) (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)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 36 37 28 16 25 74 66 220 72 87 30 86 47 44 54 37 35 104 114 104 72 116 16 23 60
Proceeds from disposal of certain strategic investments 128 24 775 267 3,664 149
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (53) (1,896) (9) (10) (114) (18) (598) (111) (248) (5) (165) (10)
Other investing activities (89) 583 (665) (474) (132) (76) (74) (257) 195 (68) (37) (339) (478) 5 248 (92) (456) 40 (477) (499) 7,992 146 (15) 21 6
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (6,737) (7,320) (7,831) (6,106) (5,093) (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)
Net change in short-term borrowings 4,130 (1,790) 4,554 (1,762) 2,521 (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
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 4,230 3,983 4,967 72 4,969 6,945
Repayments of long-term debt (1,504) (1,750) (875) (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)
Premiums paid to extinguish debt (2,317)
Dividends paid (1,972) (1,877) (1,875) (1,875) (1,880) (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)
Purchase of Company stock (2,080) (1,080) (808) (1,645) (4,555) (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)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest (439) (559) (5) (12) (545) (4) (214) (428) (16) (404) (6) (14) (358) (10) (66)
Sale of subsidiary stock 111 327 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 (476) (1,466) (140) (844) (61) (669) (449) (435) (617) (593) (483) (327) (845) 175 (885) (570) (838) (340) (238) (193) (744) (197) (327) (127) (725)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 2,328 (6,541) (19) (7,001) 8 (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
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (331) (28) (30) 111 70 (290) (11) (346) 6 76 (154) (7) 154 258 (231) (149) 49 (22) (97) 30 (51) 405 (101) 346 (415)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2) 224 1,220 (55) 396 (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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 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).


Operational cash flow exhibits significant volatility but maintains a generally strong positive trajectory over the observed period. While consolidated net income fluctuates, including notable quarterly losses in January 2021 and October 2022, net cash provided by operating activities remains robust, frequently exceeding 10 billion USD per quarter. A peak in operating cash flow occurred in January 2024 at 16.7 billion USD, highlighting a capacity to generate liquidity that far exceeds net accounting profits due to substantial non-cash adjustments.

Capital Investment and Investing Activities
A consistent and accelerating upward trend in capital expenditures is evident. Payments for property and equipment rose from 1.75 billion USD in April 2020 to a peak of 8.0 billion USD in January 2026. This steady increase in investment indicates a long-term strategic commitment to infrastructure and asset expansion. Net cash used in investing activities remains consistently negative, driven primarily by these capital outflows, though occasionally offset by the disposal of strategic investments.
Shareholder Distributions and Financing
Dividend payments demonstrate a disciplined upward progression, increasing from approximately 1.5 billion USD per quarter in 2020 to nearly 2.0 billion USD by April 2026. Share repurchase activity is more irregular, with significant spikes in buybacks, such as the 4.5 billion USD expenditure in April 2025. Financing activities are characterized by alternating periods of short-term borrowing and long-term debt repayment, suggesting active treasury management to optimize the capital structure.
Working Capital Dynamics
Significant fluctuations in inventories and accounts payable reflect the seasonal nature of the retail business. Large outflows for inventory are frequently balanced by increases in accounts payable, particularly in the quarters ending October and January. The volatility in these line items suggests aggressive inventory management and a reliance on supplier credit to fund seasonal stock builds.
Asset Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses show a steady climb, moving from 2.79 billion USD in early 2020 to 3.82 billion USD by April 2026. This growth correlates with the increased capital expenditure trend, confirming that the expansion of the physical asset base is translating into higher periodic non-cash charges.

The overall financial profile reveals a company that utilizes strong operational cash generation to fund an escalating capital investment program while simultaneously increasing returns to shareholders through dividends. The divergence between net income and operating cash flow underscores the impact of non-cash items and working capital shifts on the company's liquidity position.

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