For the quarter ended April 2025, Walmart (WMT) reported revenue of $165.61 billion, up 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.61, compared to $0.60 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.01% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $165.59 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.57, the EPS surprise was +7.02%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Walmart performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Shares of Walmart have returned +6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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