Walmart Inc. WMT

What this company does

Walmart operates retail, wholesale and other units, as well as eCommerce, throughout the U.S., Africa, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India and Mexico. Each week it serves approximately 280 million customers, who visit more than 10,900 stores in 19 countries as well as its eCommerce websites and mobile applications. Total revenues for fiscal 2026 were $713.2 billion, of which net sales accounted for $706.4 billion. Its operations are conducted in three reportable segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam's Club U.S. Walmart U.S. operates 4,611 stores, including in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Walmart International operates 5,743 stores across 18 countries outside the U.S. Sam's Club U.S. is a membership-only warehouse club with 601 clubs in 44 states in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and it also runs samsclub.com and the Sam's Club mobile application. The businesses conducted by its founders began in 1945, when Sam M. Walton opened a franchise Ben Franklin variety store in Newport, Arkansas.

Written from the business description in Walmart Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 13 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.