Walmart is expected to post earnings of $0.63 per share for the current quarter, a change of +1.6% from the year-ago quarter, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has moved -6.2% over the last 30 days. For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $2.87 points to a change of +8.7% from the prior year and has changed -0.4% over the last 30 days, and for the next fiscal year the consensus estimate of $3.22 indicates a change of +12.3% and has changed -1.2% over the past month. On revenue, the consensus sales estimate of $186.47 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +3.9%, while the $750.78 billion and $782.89 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +5.3% and +4.3%, respectively. Walmart reported revenues of $187.94 billion in the last reported quarter, up +5.9% year over year, with EPS of $0.81 versus $0.68 a year ago, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $186.26 billion by +0.9% on revenue and posting an EPS surprise of +10.96%. Based on the size of the recent consensus estimate change and three other earnings-estimate factors, Walmart is rated Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), and it is graded D on the Zacks Value Style Score, indicating it trades at a premium to its peers.
Walmart Inc.Zacks consensus quarterly EPS estimate for Walmart slipped 6.2% over the last 30 days, prompting a Rank #3 (Hold) rating.
