Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Walmart Inc., EBITDA calculation

US$ in millions

12 months ended:	Jan 31, 2025	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 31, 2022	Jan 31, 2021	Jan 31, 2020
Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart	19,436)	15,511)	11,680)	13,673)	13,510)	14,881)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	721)	759)	(388)	267)	196)	320)
Add: Income tax expense	6,152)	5,578)	5,724)	4,756)	6,858)	4,915)
Earnings before tax (EBT)	26,309)	21,848)	17,016)	18,696)	20,564)	20,116)
Add: Interest expense, debt and finance lease	2,728)	2,683)	2,128)	1,994)	2,315)	2,599)
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)	29,037)	24,531)	19,144)	20,690)	22,879)	22,715)
Add: Depreciation and amortization	12,973)	11,853)	10,945)	10,658)	11,152)	10,987)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	42,010)	36,384)	30,089)	31,348)	34,031)	33,702)

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).

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Item	Description	The company
EBITDA	To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.	Walmart Inc. EBITDA increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.

Walmart Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)	725,796)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	42,010)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA	17.28
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors¹
Costco Wholesale Corp.	33.65
Target Corp.	6.75
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	20.91
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Consumer Staples	19.19

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31).

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If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Walmart Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Jan 31, 2025	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 31, 2022	Jan 31, 2021	Jan 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)¹	727,399)	532,474)	418,859)	436,928)	408,829)	374,682)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)²	42,010)	36,384)	30,089)	31,348)	34,031)	33,702)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA³	17.31	14.63	13.92	13.94	12.01	11.12
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors⁴
Costco Wholesale Corp.	—	32.85	22.66	21.19	22.64	21.69
Target Corp.	6.94	10.37	13.52	9.00	10.35	8.50
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	—	17.87	15.84	14.18	13.50	12.30
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Consumer Staples	—	17.62	16.39	16.42	15.65	14.89

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).

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³ 2025 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 727,399 ÷ 42,010 = 17.31

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
EV/EBITDA	Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock.	Walmart Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical