Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation founded by Sam Walton in 1962. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, it operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue and employment.
Walmart offers a wide range of consumer goods including groceries, apparel, electronics, home furnishings, and pharmaceuticals. It operates through physical retail stores as well as a growing e-commerce platform. Walmart’s operations span across the U.S. and 18 other countries. The company provides services such as financial solutions, delivery, and warehouse club memberships.
| Product/Service | Description |
| Walmart Supercenters | Large-format stores offering groceries, apparel, electronics, and more. |
| Walmart.com | E-commerce platform for online shopping and home delivery. |
| Sam’s Club | Membership-based warehouse stores offering bulk products. |
| Walmart+ | Subscription service with free delivery, fuel discounts, and mobile scan-and-go. |
| Financial Services | Includes money transfers, bill payments, and prepaid debit cards. |
| Private Label Brands | In-house brands like Great Value, Equate, and George across categories. |
Walmart-owned Flipkart has been a part of Indians' daily lives for years as the e-commerce platform continues to dominate the market with a nearly 50% market share in India. The Flipkart Group, which includes Myntra, Cleartrip and Shopsy, has established itself as a leader in India’s e-commerce space, and Flipkart was the second-largest platform as of March 2024 with 167 million monthly visitors, excelling in the apparel segment and competing "neck and neck" with Amazon in electronics and mobile phone sales.
Beyond India, Walmart’s global reach and scale with over 10,500 stores and eCommerce operations across 24 countries make it a strong investment option. It serves 255 million customers weekly with its supply chain moving 100 billion items annually, reinforcing its position as a leader in retail. Financially also, Walmart is robust, it reported $642.6 billion in global net sales for the fiscal year ended January 2024, a 6% increase from the previous year.
Walmart, the world’s largest private employer with 2.1 million employees, generates revenue through retail, wholesale, membership club, and online product sales. The company's $350 billion investment in U.S.-sourced products has supported over 750,000 jobs, reflecting its ability to create value beyond retail. The retail giant is the world’s largest private employer with 2.1 million employees. Walmart's International segment was the fastest-growing segment in Q1FY24.
In Q3FY25, Walmart reported a net income of $4.58 billion, surging a massive 910.4% year-over-year. Its revenue grew 5.5% YoY to $169.6 billion, with gross profit jumping 24.2%. All segments saw revenue growth, with global e-commerce net sales up 27% and membership income rising 22%. Improved inventory management and a favorable business mix boosted the gross profit rate to 24.2%.
Beyond its scale and financial performance, Walmart demonstrates a strong commitment to value creation. Its $350 billion investment in US-sourced products supports over 750,000 jobs. Walmart has consistently rewarded shareholders, raising its annual dividend for 50 consecutive years, from $0.05 per share in 1974 to $2.28 per share in 2024.
In 2024, the Walmart brand was valued at approximately $96.8 billion, making it one of the leading retail brands in the world and one of the top most valuable brands globally, making it a compelling investment opportunity for Indians looking for steady returns and growth from a proven retail giant.
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You can buy Walmart shares starting ₹85.83 or $1 as on January 6, 2025, on the INDmoney app. Indian investors can buy Walmart shares in fractions or a part of the whole stock value instead of the entire stock. In simple terms, you can even buy 0.1 or any fraction of Walmart stock units.
Let us understand this better with an example. If you have $10 or ₹858.3 to invest, and the cost of Walmart stock is $90.69 or ₹7,783.92, you can still invest your $10 or ₹858.3 and get 10/90.69 that is 0.110 units of the Walmart stock in your account.
Another way to understand this is, if 1 Walmart stock costs $90.69 or ₹7,783.92, you can buy Walmart stock worth $250 or ₹21,457.5. This will give you 250/90.69 units, which means you will get 2.756 Walmart shares.
An investor investing in US stocks from India not only benefits from stock or capital returns but also gets the benefit of dollar appreciation versus rupees.
If an Indian resident would have invested in Walmart from India, 5 years ago then the total returns (including dollar appreciation) from Walmart stock would be 176%. The annualised return would be 23%.
To understand this in simple terms, capital appreciation in the last 5 years from Walmart stocks would be 131.32%.
On top of this, the investors will enjoy the gains from appreciation in dollar value versus rupees which would be 19.44%. The calculation is for the last 5 years.
Hence, investing in US stocks from the US will only give an investor capital gains, but an Indian investor will enjoy additional gains from dollar appreciation.
Walmart stock has given 176% returns in the last 5 years, whereas Amazon stock has given 184%. $100 invested in Walmart stock 5 years ago would have become $276 and $100 invested in Amazon stock would have become $284.
5 years returns of Walmart → 176% (Capital Appreciation 131.32% & Dollar Appreciation 19.44%)
5 years returns of Amazon → 184% (Capital Appreciation 137.49% & Dollar Appreciation 19.26%)
$100 invested in Walmart stock vs Amazon stock 5 years ago:
| Total Returns | $100 investment would have become | |
| Walmart | 176% | $276 |
| Amazon | 184% | $284 |
Walmart has paid a total of $3.78 in dividends per share in the last 5 years which translates into ₹302.4. So if you had 10 Walmart shares you would have received ₹3,024 in dividends in India from your Walmart stocks.
Walmart declares dividends every quarter. The latest dividend amount Walmart paid each shareholder was $0.2075 or ₹17.75* per share in the last quarter. For investors holding shares in fractions the same amount was paid in proportion to the units of shares they hold. For example, if an investor has less than 1 unit 〜 0.05 unit, they will still receive $0.0104 or ₹0.89 in dividends.
(*As of December 31, 2024, USDINR Exchange Rate)
Walmart is a popular stock amongst top global institutional investors. Top 3 institutional investors include: Vanguard Group ($38 billion), Blackrock ($30.43 billion), State Street Corp ($16.72 billion) and Capital World Investors ($7.9 billion). Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Norges Bank and FMR LLC also own stakes worth up to $7.1 billion.