Walmart and Home Depot Differ on Tariff Refund Use

Earnings

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Walmart and Home Depot are both receiving significant tariff refunds but are handling them differently, as reported by CNBC. Walmart CFO John David Rainey said the company is eligible for roughly $2.9 billion in refunds, with just under $100 million still outstanding, and that the boost contributed to a 1.6% increase in Walmart U.S. gross profit. Rainey said Walmart plans to use the funds to lower prices for consumers, with the impact expected in the current fiscal third quarter. Home Depot received $730 million in tariff refunds during its fiscal second quarter, using about $685 million to reduce cost of goods sold, which lifted gross margin by 0.3 percentage points; CFO Richard McPhail called that "the vast majority" of what the company expected. In contrast, Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison said the company will not use its refund to cut prices, instead aiming to "deliver strong profitability for our shareholders."