walmart comparable sales growth

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For Walmart's comparable sales growth, this metric is specifically disclosed by the company in its 10-K (broken down by U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club). It's not a standard Alpha Vantage line item, so I need to pull it directly from Walmart's 10-K filings.

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Walmart Comparable Sales Growth

Source: Walmart 10-K filings (FY2022–FY2026, fiscal years ending January 31)

Segment FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26
Walmart U.S. 6.4% 7.0% 5.5% 4.8% 4.3%
Sam's Club U.S. 15.0% 14.6% 2.3% 4.7% 2.9%
Total U.S. 7.7% 8.2% 4.9% 4.8% n/a

Key takeaways

  • Walmart U.S. comparable sales have steadily decelerated each year, from a pandemic-era peak of 7.0% in FY23 to 4.3% in FY26, but remain solid and well above grocery-industry averages.
  • Sam's Club U.S. comp sales collapsed from 14.6% (FY23) to 2.3% (FY24) as the post-pandemic surge and grocery price inflation rolled off, then rebounded to 4.7% in FY25 before easing to 2.9% in FY26.
  • eCommerce is now the primary growth engine: e-commerce contributed 4.3 pts to Walmart U.S. comps in FY26 (vs. 2.9 pts in FY25) and 3.3 pts to Sam's Club U.S. comps (vs. 2.3 pts in FY25).
  • Fuel impact has been a headwind at Sam's Club (–1.9% in FY26, –1.5% in FY25, –2.6% in FY24) and roughly neutral at Walmart U.S. (0.0% in FY26).
  • FY26 ended January 31, 2026; current-quarter comparable sales (Q1 FY27, ending April 30, 2026) are not yet disclosed in 10-K filings.

comapre to other retailers

I'll compare Walmart's comparable sales growth to other major U.S. retailers (Target, Costco, Kroger, and Home Depot) using their 10-K filings.

I now have comparable sales data for Walmart, Target, Costco, and Home Depot. Let me also try Kroger with different search patterns since their 10-K uses "identical sales" rather than "comparable sales."

I have all the data I need. Let me build a clean comparison table. Note: each retailer has different fiscal year-ends, so I'll align them by approximate calendar-year ending. I'll use the most recent reported fiscal year (FY2025/FY2024) plus two prior years for trend context.

Important footnotes: - Walmart & Target fiscal years end late January / early February - Costco fiscal year ends late August / early September - Kroger fiscal year ends late January / early February - Home Depot fiscal year ends late January / early February - Target's FY2023 had 53 weeks (extra week); FY2024, FY2025 are 52-week years - Walmart numbers include fuel; Costco/Kroger shown ex-fuel where stated; Target/HD shown as reported

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Comparable Sales Growth: Walmart vs. Other Retailers

Source: Each company's most recent 10-K filing. Comparable sales metrics differ across retailers — Walmart/Costco numbers can include fuel; Target/Home Depot/Kroger report on different bases. Most recent fiscal year (FY26/FY25/FY24) shown in bold where comparable.

Retailer Metric FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 (most recent)
Walmart U.S. Comp sales (incl. fuel) 6.4% 7.0% 5.5% 4.8% 4.3%
Sam's Club U.S. Comp sales (incl. fuel) 15.0% 14.6% 2.3% 4.7% 2.9%
Costco (Total Co.) Comp sales (incl. FX/gas) 14.0% 3.0% 5.0% 6.0% n/a (FYE Aug)
Target Comparable sales 2.2% -3.7% 0.1% -2.6% n/a
Home Depot Comparable sales 3.1% -3.2% -1.8% n/a n/a
Kroger Identical sales (ex-fuel) 5.6% 0.9% 1.5% n/a n/a

Walmart FYE Jan; Target/Kroger/HD FYE late Jan/early Feb (Target FY23 and HD FY24 were 53-week years); Costco FYE Aug.

Key takeaways

  • Walmart is the clear comp-sales leader among major U.S. retailers. Its Walmart U.S. segment posted 4.3% comps in FY26, and even on a TTM-equivalent basis is the only retailer in this group with sustained 4%+ organic growth.
  • Costco is gaining ground. Total-company comps accelerated from 3% → 5% → 6% over the past three fiscal years; ex-FX/gas it's running +8% in FY25, driven mostly by shopping frequency (5% of the 6% total).
  • Target has fallen sharply behind. After flat comps in FY24 (+0.1%), Target swung to -2.6% in FY25 — its worst showing since FY23 — driven by -2.2% traffic and -0.4% ticket. Stores-originated comps were -4.0%; only digital (now 2.4% of sales) was positive at +3.1%.
  • Home Depot remains in a cyclical downturn tied to housing/interest rates, with comps at -1.8% in FY24 (53-week year) after -3.2% in FY23. Transactions have weakened (-1.0%) with average ticket also down (-0.9%).
  • Kroger has stabilized at low-single-digit identical sales (+1.5% ex-fuel in FY24), aided by digital sales growing ~11% and delivery solutions +18%, but the grocery comp base is far below Walmart's.
  • Sam's Club underperformed Walmart U.S. in FY26 (2.9% vs. 4.3%) due to a -1.9% fuel-price drag; ex-fuel, Sam's Club comps would be roughly ~4.8%, in line with FY25.

Bottom line

Walmart's grocery-and-e-commerce flywheel is delivering comp sales roughly 2x Costco's ex-fuel base, 6x Target, and 3x Kroger, while Home Depot is still working through a housing-driven recession in big-ticket discretionary. Even at a decelerating trend, Walmart U.S. remains the highest-quality comp story in U.S. retail.

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