Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Walmart Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Walmart Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Walmart Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Walmart Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Debt to Equity
Walmart Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total Walmart shareholders’ equity | 83,861) | 79,456) | 79,556) | 72,405) | 76,693) | 72,253) | 77,569) | 76,896) | 83,253) | 82,274) | 80,529) | 78,335) | 80,925) | 81,431) | 75,310) | 68,240) | 74,669) | 71,649) | 70,327) | 68,205) | 72,496) | 71,996) | 71,185) | 75,552) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.61 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.02 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Walmart shareholders’ equity
= 46,891 ÷ 83,861 = 0.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Walmart Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Operating lease obligations due within one year | 1,487) | 1,474) | 1,472) | 1,490) | 1,473) | 1,457) | 1,464) | 1,485) | 1,483) | 1,486) | 1,441) | 1,448) | 1,466) | 1,725) | 1,734) | 1,729) | 1,793) | 1,740) | 1,795) | 1,748) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Long-term operating lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 12,943) | 12,817) | 12,978) | 12,925) | 12,828) | 12,658) | 13,140) | 13,226) | 13,009) | 13,095) | 13,116) | 12,930) | 12,909) | 15,982) | 15,669) | 15,669) | 16,171) | 15,741) | 16,079) | 15,719) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 61,321) | 69,739) | 64,801) | 63,867) | 58,923) | 65,380) | 65,309) | 66,817) | 57,323) | 57,597) | 60,879) | 62,822) | 63,246) | 68,478) | 69,494) | 75,432) | 72,433) | 75,948) | 74,709) | 75,429) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total Walmart shareholders’ equity | 83,861) | 79,456) | 79,556) | 72,405) | 76,693) | 72,253) | 77,569) | 76,896) | 83,253) | 82,274) | 80,529) | 78,335) | 80,925) | 81,431) | 75,310) | 68,240) | 74,669) | 71,649) | 70,327) | 68,205) | 72,496) | 71,996) | 71,185) | 75,552) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.61 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 1.44 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.11 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.20 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Walmart shareholders’ equity
= 61,321 ÷ 83,861 = 0.73
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Capital
Walmart Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total Walmart shareholders’ equity | 83,861) | 79,456) | 79,556) | 72,405) | 76,693) | 72,253) | 77,569) | 76,896) | 83,253) | 82,274) | 80,529) | 78,335) | 80,925) | 81,431) | 75,310) | 68,240) | 74,669) | 71,649) | 70,327) | 68,205) | 72,496) | 71,996) | 71,185) | 75,552) | |||||||
| Total capital | 130,752) | 134,904) | 129,907) | 121,857) | 121,315) | 123,518) | 128,274) | 129,002) | 126,084) | 125,290) | 126,851) | 126,779) | 129,796) | 132,202) | 127,401) | 126,274) | 129,138) | 130,116) | 127,162) | 126,167) | 130,529) | 132,987) | 124,981) | 121,895) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.38 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 46,891 ÷ 130,752 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Walmart Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Operating lease obligations due within one year | 1,487) | 1,474) | 1,472) | 1,490) | 1,473) | 1,457) | 1,464) | 1,485) | 1,483) | 1,486) | 1,441) | 1,448) | 1,466) | 1,725) | 1,734) | 1,729) | 1,793) | 1,740) | 1,795) | 1,748) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Long-term operating lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 12,943) | 12,817) | 12,978) | 12,925) | 12,828) | 12,658) | 13,140) | 13,226) | 13,009) | 13,095) | 13,116) | 12,930) | 12,909) | 15,982) | 15,669) | 15,669) | 16,171) | 15,741) | 16,079) | 15,719) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 61,321) | 69,739) | 64,801) | 63,867) | 58,923) | 65,380) | 65,309) | 66,817) | 57,323) | 57,597) | 60,879) | 62,822) | 63,246) | 68,478) | 69,494) | 75,432) | 72,433) | 75,948) | 74,709) | 75,429) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total Walmart shareholders’ equity | 83,861) | 79,456) | 79,556) | 72,405) | 76,693) | 72,253) | 77,569) | 76,896) | 83,253) | 82,274) | 80,529) | 78,335) | 80,925) | 81,431) | 75,310) | 68,240) | 74,669) | 71,649) | 70,327) | 68,205) | 72,496) | 71,996) | 71,185) | 75,552) | |||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 145,182) | 149,195) | 144,357) | 136,272) | 135,616) | 137,633) | 142,878) | 143,713) | 140,576) | 139,871) | 141,408) | 141,157) | 144,171) | 149,909) | 144,804) | 143,672) | 147,102) | 147,597) | 145,036) | 143,634) | 130,529) | 132,987) | 124,981) | 121,895) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.38 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.55 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 61,321 ÷ 145,182 = 0.42
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Assets
Walmart Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total assets | 252,399) | 259,174) | 255,121) | 245,053) | 243,197) | 247,656) | 247,199) | 246,142) | 244,860) | 244,851) | 238,552) | 236,581) | 252,496) | 250,863) | 237,382) | 232,892) | 236,495) | 239,830) | 234,861) | 234,544) | 219,295) | 226,583) | 206,062) | 204,927) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.23 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 46,891 ÷ 252,399 = 0.19
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Walmart Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Walmart Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 878) | 9,942) | 4,546) | 1,711) | 372) | 6,811) | 10,634) | 11,432) | 410) | 447) | 671) | 362) | 224) | 240) | 357) | 4,048) | 575) | 4,926) | 3,681) | 4,828) | 5,225) | 7,795) | 444) | 7,762) | |||||||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 3,447) | 2,806) | 2,897) | 3,975) | 4,191) | 5,458) | 5,316) | 3,580) | 2,803) | 1,575) | 1,617) | 3,500) | 3,115) | 4,358) | 5,553) | 5,983) | 5,362) | 4,093) | 4,396) | 1,464) | 1,876) | 2,591) | 1,090) | 1,576) | |||||||
| Finance lease obligations due within one year | 725) | 688) | 653) | 607) | 567) | 549) | 534) | 511) | 511) | 508) | 501) | 507) | 491) | 574) | 549) | 523) | 511) | 468) | 439) | 435) | 729) | 709) | 694) | 700) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding due within one year | 36,132) | 36,342) | 36,806) | 38,120) | 34,649) | 33,935) | 29,801) | 32,174) | 34,864) | 36,425) | 39,581) | 40,273) | 41,194) | 40,849) | 40,959) | 43,006) | 43,714) | 44,912) | 44,404) | 47,425) | 43,520) | 43,275) | 44,958) | 29,477) | |||||||
| Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 5,709) | 5,670) | 5,449) | 5,039) | 4,843) | 4,512) | 4,420) | 4,409) | 4,243) | 4,061) | 3,952) | 3,802) | 3,847) | 4,750) | 4,673) | 4,474) | 4,307) | 4,068) | 3,915) | 3,810) | 6,683) | 6,621) | 6,610) | 6,828) | |||||||
| Total debt | 46,891) | 55,448) | 50,351) | 49,452) | 44,622) | 51,265) | 50,705) | 52,106) | 42,831) | 43,016) | 46,322) | 48,444) | 48,871) | 50,771) | 52,091) | 58,034) | 54,469) | 58,467) | 56,835) | 57,962) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Operating lease obligations due within one year | 1,487) | 1,474) | 1,472) | 1,490) | 1,473) | 1,457) | 1,464) | 1,485) | 1,483) | 1,486) | 1,441) | 1,448) | 1,466) | 1,725) | 1,734) | 1,729) | 1,793) | 1,740) | 1,795) | 1,748) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Long-term operating lease obligations, excluding due within one year | 12,943) | 12,817) | 12,978) | 12,925) | 12,828) | 12,658) | 13,140) | 13,226) | 13,009) | 13,095) | 13,116) | 12,930) | 12,909) | 15,982) | 15,669) | 15,669) | 16,171) | 15,741) | 16,079) | 15,719) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 61,321) | 69,739) | 64,801) | 63,867) | 58,923) | 65,380) | 65,309) | 66,817) | 57,323) | 57,597) | 60,879) | 62,822) | 63,246) | 68,478) | 69,494) | 75,432) | 72,433) | 75,948) | 74,709) | 75,429) | 58,033) | 60,991) | 53,796) | 46,343) | |||||||
| Total assets | 252,399) | 259,174) | 255,121) | 245,053) | 243,197) | 247,656) | 247,199) | 246,142) | 244,860) | 244,851) | 238,552) | 236,581) | 252,496) | 250,863) | 237,382) | 232,892) | 236,495) | 239,830) | 234,861) | 234,544) | 219,295) | 226,583) | 206,062) | 204,927) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.23 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 61,321 ÷ 252,399 = 0.24
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Walmart Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Financial Leverage
Walmart Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 252,399) | 259,174) | 255,121) | 245,053) | 243,197) | 247,656) | 247,199) | 246,142) | 244,860) | 244,851) | 238,552) | 236,581) | 252,496) | 250,863) | 237,382) | 232,892) | 236,495) | 239,830) | 234,861) | 234,544) | 219,295) | 226,583) | 206,062) | 204,927) | |||||||
| Total Walmart shareholders’ equity | 83,861) | 79,456) | 79,556) | 72,405) | 76,693) | 72,253) | 77,569) | 76,896) | 83,253) | 82,274) | 80,529) | 78,335) | 80,925) | 81,431) | 75,310) | 68,240) | 74,669) | 71,649) | 70,327) | 68,205) | 72,496) | 71,996) | 71,185) | 75,552) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 3.01 | 3.26 | 3.21 | 3.38 | 3.17 | 3.43 | 3.19 | 3.20 | 2.94 | 2.98 | 2.96 | 3.02 | 3.12 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.41 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.44 | 3.02 | 3.15 | 2.89 | 2.71 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 3.19 | 2.82 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.93 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 3.47 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 4.05 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 2.94 | 3.24 | 2.98 | 3.02 | 3.09 | 3.33 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 4.12 | 4.49 | 4.44 | 4.49 | 4.75 | 5.05 | 4.95 | 4.72 | 4.20 | 3.94 | 3.46 | 3.37 | 3.55 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 4.01 | 3.62 | 3.79 | 3.51 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.93 | 3.58 | 3.49 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Walmart shareholders’ equity
= 252,399 ÷ 83,861 = 3.01
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Walmart Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Interest Coverage
Walmart Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Walmart | 5,494) | 453) | 7,891) | 1,673) | 6,275) | (1,798) | 5,149) | 2,054) | 3,562) | 3,105) | 4,276) | 2,730) | (2,091) | 5,135) | 6,476) | 3,990) | 4,141) | 3,288) | 3,610) | 3,842) | 3,687) | 1,710) | (861) | 2,134) | |||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 184) | 190) | 162) | 223) | (466) | 31) | (2) | 49) | 71) | 27) | 88) | 81) | 83) | 66) | (37) | 84) | 153) | 33) | 70) | 64) | 126) | 107) | 134) | 142) | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 1,840) | 272) | 2,674) | 792) | 3,093) | 336) | 1,497) | 798) | 1,149) | 1,015) | 1,559) | 1,033) | 1,415) | 1,914) | 2,207) | 1,322) | 1,379) | 1,052) | 1,233) | 1,251) | 1,851) | 759) | 1,125) | 546) | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense, debt and finance lease | 695) | 682) | 642) | 664) | 610) | 584) | 479) | 455) | 427) | 486) | 515) | 566) | 524) | 541) | 658) | 592) | 652) | 633) | 641) | 673) | 669) | 593) | 554) | 530) | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 8,213) | 1,597) | 11,369) | 3,352) | 9,512) | (847) | 7,123) | 3,356) | 5,209) | 4,633) | 6,438) | 4,410) | (69) | 7,656) | 9,304) | 5,988) | 6,325) | 5,006) | 5,554) | 5,830) | 6,333) | 3,169) | 952) | 3,352) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 9.14 | 9.94 | 9.35 | 8.19 | 9.00 | 7.63 | 11.00 | 10.43 | 10.38 | 7.37 | 8.59 | 9.31 | 9.88 | 11.98 | 10.50 | 9.08 | 8.74 | 8.69 | 8.11 | 6.54 | 5.88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 54.08 | 54.80 | 54.04 | 53.89 | 54.62 | 52.73 | 50.62 | 48.01 | 45.54 | 41.68 | 40.06 | 37.81 | 35.56 | 36.58 | 34.54 | 33.40 | 33.57 | 33.16 | 32.77 | 31.86 | 31.13 | 29.11 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 11.55 | 9.69 | 8.80 | 7.58 | 8.15 | 10.70 | 13.46 | 18.76 | 22.16 | 21.38 | 9.43 | 9.08 | 6.68 | 5.92 | 10.51 | 8.47 | 9.78 | 9.86 | 9.42 | 9.09 | 8.97 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2024
+ EBITQ3 2024
+ EBITQ2 2024
+ EBITQ1 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2024
+ Interest expenseQ3 2024
+ Interest expenseQ2 2024
+ Interest expenseQ1 2024)
= (8,213 + 1,597 + 11,369 + 3,352)
÷ (695 + 682 + 642 + 664)
= 9.14
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Walmart Inc. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |