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Walmart
(NYSE:WMT) 

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Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, and other units worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores; ...

Founded: 1962
Full Time Employees: 2,300,000 (Dec 2022)
CEO: Doug McMillon  
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores

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At a glance:
  • Global Retail Dominance and Scale: Walmart remains the world's largest retailer by revenue, leveraging its extensive physical store footprint and robust supply chain to offer competitive pricing and broad product selection across numerous international markets.
  • Accelerating Omnichannel and E-commerce Growth: The company is heavily investing in and successfully executing an omnichannel strategy, integrating its vast store network with a rapidly expanding e-commerce presence (including Walmart+ and international platforms like Flipkart) to meet evolving consumer shopping preferences.
  • Focus on Value and Operational Efficiency: Walmart continues to prioritize its everyday low price (EDLP) strategy, supported by ongoing improvements in supply chain management, automation, and inventory optimization to drive efficiency and maintain its competitive edge amidst inflationary pressures.
  • Diversifying into New Growth Verticals: Beyond traditional retail, Walmart is expanding into areas like advertising (Walmart Connect), healthcare (Walmart Health), and financial services, aiming to create new revenue streams and enhance customer loyalty within its ecosystem.
Bull Thesis:
  • Robust E-commerce Growth & Omnichannel Strategy: Walmart's continued investment in its e-commerce platform, curbside pickup, and delivery services is driving strong online sales growth and enhancing customer convenience, effectively expanding its market reach beyond traditional brick-and-mortar stores.
  • Strong Value Proposition in Inflationary Environment: As consumers face persistent inflation, Walmart's 'Everyday Low Prices' strategy positions it as a primary destination for value-conscious shoppers, driving increased traffic and sales in essential categories and potentially capturing market share from higher-priced competitors.
  • Expansion of High-Margin Advertising Business (Walmart Connect): Walmart Connect, the company's retail media network, is leveraging its vast customer data and store footprint to build a significant, high-margin advertising business. This diversifies revenue streams and offers a profitable growth avenue beyond traditional retail sales.
  • Unmatched Supply Chain Efficiency and Scale: Walmart's unparalleled scale and decades of expertise in supply chain management provide a significant competitive advantage. This allows for superior cost efficiencies, effective inventory management, and resilience against disruptions, translating to better pricing and availability for customers.
Bear Thesis:
  • Intense Competition & Margin Pressure: Walmart faces fierce competition across all segments from Amazon, Target, dollar stores, and traditional grocers. This intense rivalry often leads to pricing pressure and promotional activities that can compress profit margins, especially in key categories.
  • Rising Labor Costs and Wage Inflation: Increasing minimum wage requirements, a tight labor market, and general wage inflation are driving up labor costs significantly. Given Walmart's massive workforce, these rising expenses could put substantial pressure on operating margins and overall profitability.
  • Impact of Shrink and Organized Retail Crime: A persistent rise in retail theft, including organized retail crime (shrink), is forcing Walmart to increase security spending and absorb significant losses. This directly impacts the company's bottom line and can lead to higher operational costs and potentially higher prices for consumers.
  • Vulnerability of Discretionary Categories in Economic Downturn: While essential groceries remain a strong segment, a significant portion of Walmart's sales comes from higher-margin discretionary items (e.g., electronics, apparel, home goods). A prolonged economic slowdown or recession could lead to reduced consumer spending in these areas, impacting overall profitability.
Main Competitors:
  • Amazon ($AMZN) (Amazon.com, Amazon Prime, Whole Foods Market), Amazon is Walmart's primary competitor in e-commerce, offering a vast selection of products, competitive pricing, and rapid delivery through its Prime membership. It also competes directly in groceries with Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh, challenging Walmart's physical and online grocery presence.
  • Target ($TGT) (Target stores, Target.com), Target competes with Walmart as a general merchandise discount retailer, offering a wide range of products including apparel, home goods, electronics, and groceries. Target often differentiates itself with a focus on design, curated product assortments, and a slightly more upscale shopping experience, while still maintaining competitive pricing.
  • Costco Wholesale ($COST) (Costco warehouses, Costco.com), Costco competes by offering bulk quantities of groceries and general merchandise at highly competitive prices through a membership-based warehouse model. It targets value-conscious consumers and small businesses, directly challenging Walmart's low-price strategy, particularly for staple goods and larger purchases.
  • The Kroger Co. ($KR) (Kroger, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, various grocery banners), Kroger is a major competitor in the grocery sector, which constitutes a significant portion of Walmart's revenue. Kroger competes on price, freshness, private label brands, and convenience through its extensive network of supermarkets, offering a strong alternative for consumers' everyday food and household needs.
  • Dollar General ($DG) (Dollar General stores), Dollar General competes with Walmart by offering extreme discount pricing on everyday essentials, food, and household goods, often in smaller format stores located in rural or underserved areas. It focuses on convenience and value for budget-conscious consumers, directly challenging Walmart's low-price leadership in specific product categories and geographies.
Moat:
Walmart's primary competitive advantage (moat) stems from its unparalleled scale, highly efficient supply chain, extensive physical footprint (especially its Supercenters), and a relentless focus on 'Everyday Low Prices.' This allows it to achieve economies of scale and purchasing power that are difficult for most competitors to match. However, it faces intense competition across multiple fronts: from Amazon in e-commerce and digital convenience; from Target in general merchandise with a focus on design and a curated experience; from warehouse clubs like Costco for bulk purchases; and from traditional grocery chains like Kroger for food and fresh produce. Additionally, dollar stores like Dollar General compete on extreme value and local convenience in specific markets. The competitive landscape requires Walmart to continuously innovate in omnichannel retail, supply chain optimization, and customer experience to defend its market leadership.
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      revenues:
                                                     
      net sales
    177,769,000,000 175,750,000,000 163,981,000,000 178,830,000,000 168,003,000,000 167,767,000,000 159,938,000,000 171,914,000,000 159,439,000,000 160,280,000,000 151,004,000,000 162,743,000,000 151,469,000,000 151,381,000,000 140,288,000,000 151,525,000,000 139,207,000,000 139,871,000,000 137,159,000,000 150,985,000,000 133,752,000,000 136,824,000,000 133,672,000,000 140,608,000,000 126,981,000,000 129,388,000,000 122,949,000,000 137,743,000,000 123,897,000,000 127,059,000,000 121,630,000,000 135,150,000,000 122,136,000,000 121,949,000,000 116,526,000,000 117,176,000,000 119,405,000,000 114,986,000,000 116,598,000,000 119,330,000,000 114,002,000,000 130,650,000,000 118,076,000,000 119,336,000,000 114,167,000,000 114,876,000,000 116,216,000,000 113,429,000,000  
      yoy
    5.81% 4.76% 2.53% 4.02% 5.37% 4.67% 5.92% 5.64% 5.26% 5.88% 7.64% 7.40% 8.81% 8.23% 2.28% 0.36% 4.08% 2.23% 2.61% 7.38% 5.33% 5.75% 8.72% 2.08% 2.49% 1.83% 1.08% 1.92% 1.44% 4.19% 4.38% 15.34% 2.29% 6.06% -0.06% -1.81% 4.74% -11.99% -1.25% -0.01% -0.14% 13.73% 1.60% 5.21%      
      qoq
    1.15% 7.18% -8.30% 6.44% 0.14% 4.90% -6.97% 7.82% -0.52% 6.14% -7.21% 7.44% 0.06% 7.91% -7.42% 8.85% -0.47% 1.98% -9.16% 12.88% -2.25% 2.36% -4.93% 10.73% -1.86% 5.24% -10.74% 11.18% -2.49% 4.46% -10.00% 10.66% 0.15% 4.65% -0.55% -1.87% 3.84% -1.38% -2.29% 4.67% -12.74% 10.65% -1.06% 4.53% -0.62% -1.15% 2.46%   
      membership and other income
    1,727,000,000 1,652,000,000 1,628,000,000 1,724,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,568,000,000 1,570,000,000 1,474,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,344,000,000 1,478,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,346,000,000 1,318,000,000 1,177,000,000 1,151,000,000 1,094,000,000 956,000,000 918,000,000 950,000,000 1,063,000,000 1,010,000,000 989,000,000 976,000,000 1,050,000,000 997,000,000 969,000,000 1,060,000,000 1,117,000,000 1,043,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,016,000,000 1,003,000,000 1,449,000,000 918,000,000 810,000,000 899,000,000 824,000,000 915,000,000 925,000,000 789,000,000 793,000,000 812,000,000 729,000,000 758,000,000  
      total revenues
    179,496,000,000 177,402,000,000 165,609,000,000 180,554,000,000 169,588,000,000 169,335,000,000 161,508,000,000 173,388,000,000 160,804,000,000 161,632,000,000 152,301,000,000 164,048,000,000 152,813,000,000 152,859,000,000 141,569,000,000 152,871,000,000 140,525,000,000 141,048,000,000 138,310,000,000 152,079,000,000 134,708,000,000 137,742,000,000 134,622,000,000 141,671,000,000 127,991,000,000 130,377,000,000 123,925,000,000 138,793,000,000 124,894,000,000 128,028,000,000 122,690,000,000 136,267,000,000 123,179,000,000 123,355,000,000 117,542,000,000 118,179,000,000 120,854,000,000 115,904,000,000 117,408,000,000 120,229,000,000 114,826,000,000 131,565,000,000 119,001,000,000 120,125,000,000 114,960,000,000 115,688,000,000 116,945,000,000 114,187,000,000  
      costs and expenses:
                                                     
      cost of sales
    134,706,000,000 132,771,000,000 124,303,000,000 136,172,000,000 127,340,000,000 126,810,000,000 121,431,000,000 131,825,000,000 121,183,000,000 121,850,000,000 115,284,000,000 125,423,000,000 115,613,000,000 115,838,000,000 106,847,000,000 115,522,000,000 105,023,000,000 105,183,000,000 103,272,000,000 115,261,000,000 100,339,000,000 102,689,000,000 102,026,000,000 107,748,000,000 95,900,000,000 97,923,000,000 93,034,000,000 104,907,000,000 93,116,000,000 95,571,000,000 91,707,000,000 102,640,000,000 91,547,000,000 91,521,000,000 87,688,000,000 87,484,000,000 89,485,000,000 86,544,000,000 87,446,000,000 90,056,000,000 86,483,000,000 99,115,000,000 89,247,000,000 90,010,000,000 86,714,000,000 86,687,000,000 87,455,000,000 86,027,000,000  
      gross profit
    43,063,000,000 42,979,000,000 39,678,000,000 42,658,000,000 40,663,000,000 40,957,000,000 38,507,000,000 40,089,000,000 38,256,000,000 38,430,000,000 35,720,000,000 37,320,000,000 35,856,000,000 35,543,000,000 33,441,000,000 36,003,000,000 34,184,000,000 34,688,000,000 33,887,000,000 35,724,000,000 33,413,000,000 34,135,000,000 31,646,000,000 32,860,000,000 31,081,000,000 31,465,000,000 29,915,000,000 32,836,000,000 30,781,000,000 31,488,000,000 29,923,000,000 32,510,000,000 30,589,000,000 30,428,000,000 28,838,000,000 29,692,000,000 29,920,000,000 28,442,000,000 29,152,000,000 29,274,000,000 27,519,000,000 31,535,000,000 28,829,000,000 29,326,000,000 27,453,000,000 28,189,000,000 28,761,000,000 27,402,000,000  
      yoy
    5.90% 4.94% 3.04% 6.41% 6.29% 6.58% 7.80% 7.42% 6.69% 8.12% 6.81% 3.66% 4.89% 2.46% -1.32% 0.78% 2.31% 1.62% 7.08% 8.72% 7.50% 8.49% 5.79% 0.07% 0.97% -0.07% -0.03% 1.00% 0.63% 3.48% 3.76% 9.49% 2.24% 6.98% -1.08% 1.43% 8.72% -9.81% 1.12% -0.18% 0.24% 11.87% 0.24% 7.02%      
      qoq
    0.20% 8.32% -6.99% 4.91% -0.72% 6.36% -3.95% 4.79% -0.45% 7.59% -4.29% 4.08% 0.88% 6.29% -7.12% 5.32% -1.45% 2.36% -5.14% 6.92% -2.12% 7.87% -3.69% 5.72% -1.22% 5.18% -8.90% 6.68% -2.25% 5.23% -7.96% 6.28% 0.53% 5.51% -2.88% -0.76% 5.20% -2.44% -0.42% 6.38% -12.74% 9.39% -1.69% 6.82% -2.61% -1.99% 4.96%   
      gross margin %
    24.22% 24.45% 24.20% 23.85% 24.20% 24.41% 24.08% 23.32% 23.99% 23.98% 23.66% 22.93% 23.67% 23.48% 23.84% 23.76% 24.56% 24.80% 24.71% 23.66% 24.98% 24.95% 23.67% 23.37% 24.48% 24.32% 24.33% 23.84% 24.84% 24.78% 24.60% 24.05% 25.05% 24.95% 24.75% 25.34% 25.06% 24.74% 25.00% 24.53% 24.14% 24.14% 24.42% 24.57% 24.05% 24.54% 24.75% 24.16%  
      operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
    38,094,000,000 37,345,000,000 34,171,000,000 36,523,000,000 35,540,000,000 34,585,000,000 33,236,000,000 34,309,000,000 33,419,000,000 32,466,000,000 30,777,000,000 33,064,000,000 34,505,000,000 30,167,000,000 29,404,000,000 31,462,000,000 29,710,000,000 28,511,000,000 28,129,000,000 31,331,000,000 28,591,000,000 28,994,000,000 27,372,000,000 28,601,000,000 27,373,000,000 26,871,000,000 25,946,000,000 27,819,000,000 26,792,000,000 26,707,000,000 25,829,000,000 29,160,000,000 26,868,000,000 25,865,000,000 24,617,000,000 25,576,000,000 25,204,000,000 24,085,000,000 24,248,000,000 24,104,000,000 22,663,000,000 24,501,000,000 23,489,000,000 23,375,000,000 22,053,000,000 22,691,000,000 22,697,000,000 21,704,000,000  
      operating income
    6,696,000,000 7,286,000,000 7,135,000,000 7,859,000,000 6,708,000,000 7,940,000,000 6,841,000,000 7,254,000,000 6,202,000,000 7,316,000,000 6,240,000,000 5,561,000,000 2,695,000,000 6,854,000,000 5,318,000,000 5,887,000,000 5,792,000,000 7,354,000,000 6,909,000,000 5,487,000,000 5,778,000,000 6,059,000,000 5,224,000,000 5,322,000,000 4,718,000,000 5,583,000,000 4,945,000,000 6,067,000,000 4,986,000,000 5,750,000,000 5,154,000,000 4,467,000,000 4,764,000,000 5,969,000,000 5,237,000,000 5,119,000,000 6,165,000,000 5,275,000,000 5,714,000,000 6,069,000,000 5,680,000,000 7,949,000,000 6,265,000,000 6,740,000,000 6,193,000,000 6,310,000,000 6,793,000,000 6,456,000,000  
      yoy
    -0.18% -8.24% 4.30% 8.34% 8.16% 8.53% 9.63% 30.44% 130.13% 6.74% 17.34% -5.54% -53.47% -6.80% -23.03% 7.29% 0.24% 21.37% 32.25% 3.10% 22.47% 8.53% 5.64% -12.28% -5.38% -2.90% -4.06% 35.82% 4.66% -3.67% -1.58% -12.74% -22.73% 13.16% -8.35% -15.65% 8.54% -33.64% -8.79% -9.96% -8.28% 25.97% -7.77% 4.40%      
      qoq
    -8.10% 2.12% -9.21% 17.16% -15.52% 16.06% -5.69% 16.96% -15.23% 17.24% 12.21% 106.35% -60.68% 28.88% -9.67% 1.64% -21.24% 6.44% 25.92% -5.04% -4.64% 15.98% -1.84% 12.80% -15.49% 12.90% -18.49% 21.68% -13.29% 11.56% 15.38% -6.23% -20.19% 13.98% 2.31% -16.97% 16.87% -7.68% -5.85% 6.85% -28.54% 26.88% -7.05% 8.83% -1.85% -7.11% 5.22%   
      operating margin %
    3.77% 4.15% 4.35% 4.39% 3.99% 4.73% 4.28% 4.22% 3.89% 4.56% 4.13% 3.42% 1.78% 4.53% 3.79% 3.89% 4.16% 5.26% 5.04% 3.63% 4.32% 4.43% 3.91% 3.78% 3.72% 4.31% 4.02% 4.40% 4.02% 4.53% 4.24% 3.31% 3.90% 4.89% 4.49% 4.37% 5.16% 4.59% 4.90% 5.09% 4.98% 6.08% 5.31% 5.65% 5.42% 5.49% 5.85% 5.69%  
      interest:
                                                     
      debt
    563,000,000 651,000,000 519,000,000 599,000,000 496,000,000 557,000,000 597,000,000 576,000,000 572,000,000 543,000,000 568,000,000 521,000,000 499,000,000 395,000,000 372,000,000 348,000,000 408,000,000 437,000,000 481,000,000 434,000,000 455,000,000 577,000,000 510,000,000 569,000,000 547,000,000 558,000,000 588,000,000 577,000,000 501,000,000 460,000,000 437,000,000 448,000,000 502,000,000 522,000,000 506,000,000 528,000,000 509,000,000 499,000,000 509,000,000 523,000,000 523,000,000 560,000,000 561,000,000 509,000,000 531,000,000 527,000,000 522,000,000 507,000,000  
      finance lease
    121,000,000 118,000,000 118,000,000 118,000,000 122,000,000 122,000,000 117,000,000 119,000,000 110,000,000 99,000,000 96,000,000 89,000,000 85,000,000 84,000,000 83,000,000 79,000,000 78,000,000 78,000,000 85,000,000 62,250,000 86,000,000 81,000,000 82,000,000                           
      interest income
    -93,000,000 -94,000,000 -93,000,000 -115,000,000 -140,000,000 -114,000,000 -114,000,000 -146,000,000 -145,000,000 -148,000,000 -107,000,000 -103,000,000 -84,000,000 -31,000,000 -36,000,000 -47,000,000 -44,000,000 -37,000,000 -30,000,000 -30,000,000 -25,000,000 -23,000,000 -43,000,000 -41,000,000 -44,000,000 -56,000,000 -48,000,000 -64,000,000 -59,000,000 -51,000,000 -43,000,000 -37,000,000 -42,000,000 -38,000,000 -35,000,000 -24,000,000 -22,000,000 -24,000,000 -21,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,000,000 -37,000,000 -20,000,000 -32,000,000 -24,000,000 -12,000,000 -36,000,000 -44,000,000  
      interest
    591,000,000 675,000,000 544,000,000 602,000,000 478,000,000 565,000,000 600,000,000 549,000,000 537,000,000 494,000,000 557,000,000 507,000,000 500,000,000 448,000,000 419,000,000 380,000,000 442,000,000 478,000,000 536,000,000 494,000,000 516,000,000 635,000,000 549,000,000 611,000,000 589,000,000 585,000,000 625,000,000 605,000,000 534,000,000 503,000,000 487,000,000 499,000,000 541,000,000 575,000,000 563,000,000 585,000,000 566,000,000 561,000,000 552,000,000 543,000,000 824,000,000 586,000,000 656,000,000 538,000,000 568,000,000 580,000,000 553,000,000 530,000,000  
      other (gains) and losses
    -2,081,000,000 -2,708,000,000 597,000,000 294,000,000 132,000,000 1,162,000,000 -794,000,000 -813,000,000 4,750,000,000 -3,905,000,000 2,995,000,000 -3,848,000,000 3,626,000,000 -238,000,000 1,998,000,000 725,000,000 -1,207,000,000 953,000,000 2,529,000,000 5,586,000,000 -1,853,000,000 -3,222,000,000 -721,000,000 -962,000,000 -244,000,000 85,000,000 -837,000,000 -202,000,000 1,876,000,000 4,849,000,000                    
      income before income taxes
    8,186,000,000 9,319,000,000 5,994,000,000 6,963,000,000 6,098,000,000 6,213,000,000 7,035,000,000 7,518,000,000 915,000,000 10,727,000,000 2,688,000,000 8,902,000,000 -1,431,000,000 6,644,000,000 2,901,000,000 4,782,000,000 4,147,000,000 5,923,000,000 3,844,000,000 -593,000,000 7,115,000,000 8,646,000,000 5,396,000,000 5,673,000,000 4,373,000,000 4,913,000,000 5,157,000,000 5,664,000,000 2,576,000,000 398,000,000 2,822,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,879,000,000 4,606,000,000 4,674,000,000 4,534,000,000 5,599,000,000 4,714,000,000         6,240,000,000 5,926,000,000  
      provision for income taxes
    2,098,000,000 2,168,000,000 1,355,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,384,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,728,000,000 1,840,000,000 272,000,000 2,674,000,000 792,000,000 3,093,000,000 336,000,000 1,497,000,000 798,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,015,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,033,000,000 1,415,000,000 1,914,000,000 2,207,000,000 1,322,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,851,000,000 759,000,000  546,000,000 601,000,000 975,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,522,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,710,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,748,000,000 1,891,000,000 1,573,000,000    1,914,000,000 1,860,000,000 2,025,000,000 1,981,000,000  
      consolidated net income
    6,088,000,000 7,151,000,000 4,639,000,000 5,425,000,000 4,714,000,000 4,711,000,000 5,307,000,000 5,678,000,000 643,000,000 8,053,000,000 1,896,000,000 5,809,000,000 -1,767,000,000 5,147,000,000 2,103,000,000 3,633,000,000 3,132,000,000 4,364,000,000 2,811,000,000 -2,008,000,000 5,201,000,000 6,439,000,000 4,074,000,000 4,294,000,000 3,321,000,000 3,680,000,000 3,906,000,000 3,813,000,000 1,817,000,000 -727,000,000 2,276,000,000 2,363,000,000 1,904,000,000 3,104,000,000 3,152,000,000 3,202,000,000 3,889,000,000 3,216,000,000 3,414,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,283,000,000 5,188,000,000 3,826,000,000 4,359,000,000 3,726,000,000 3,885,000,000 4,215,000,000 3,945,000,000  
      consolidated net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
    55,000,000         -162,000,000    2,000,000    -88,000,000    37,000,000                            
      consolidated net income attributable to walmart
    6,143,000,000 7,026,000,000 4,487,000,000 5,254,000,000 4,577,000,000 4,501,000,000 5,104,000,000 5,494,000,000 453,000,000 7,891,000,000 1,673,000,000 6,275,000,000 -1,798,000,000 5,149,000,000 2,054,000,000 3,562,000,000 3,105,000,000 4,276,000,000 2,730,000,000 -2,091,000,000 5,135,000,000 6,476,000,000 3,990,000,000 4,141,000,000 3,288,000,000 3,610,000,000 3,842,000,000 3,687,000,000 1,710,000,000 -861,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,175,000,000 1,749,000,000 2,899,000,000 3,039,000,000 3,034,000,000 3,773,000,000 3,079,000,000 3,304,000,000 3,475,000,000 3,341,000,000 4,966,000,000 3,711,000,000 4,093,000,000 3,593,000,000 3,738,000,000 4,069,000,000 3,784,000,000  
      yoy
    34.21% 56.10% -12.09% -4.37% 910.38% -42.96% 205.08% -12.45% -125.19% 53.25% -18.55% 76.17% -157.91% 20.42% -24.76% -270.35% -39.53% -33.97% -31.58% -150.50% 56.17% 79.39% 3.85% 12.31% 92.28% -519.28% 80.04% 69.52% -2.23% -129.70% -29.78% -28.31% -53.64% -5.85% -8.02% -12.69% 12.93% -38.00% -10.97% -15.10% -7.01% 32.85% -8.80% 8.17%      
      qoq
    -12.57% 56.59% -14.60% 14.79% 1.69% -11.81% -7.10% 1112.80% -94.26% 371.67% -73.34% -449.00% -134.92% 150.68% -42.34% 14.72% -27.39% 56.63% -230.56% -140.72% -20.71% 62.31% -3.65% 25.94% -8.92% -6.04% 4.20% 115.61% -298.61% -140.35% -1.89% 24.36% -39.67% -4.61% 0.16% -19.59% 22.54% -6.81% -4.92% 4.01% -32.72% 33.82% -9.33% 13.92% -3.88% -8.13% 7.53%   
      net income margin %
    3.46% 4.00% 2.74% 2.94% 2.72% 2.68% 3.19% 3.20% 0.28% 4.92% 1.11% 3.86% -1.19% 3.40% 1.46% 2.35% 2.23% 3.06% 1.99% -1.38% 3.84% 4.73% 2.98% 2.95% 2.59% 2.79% 3.12% 2.68% 1.38% -0.68% 1.75% 1.61% 1.43% 2.38% 2.61% 2.59% 3.16% 2.68% 2.83% 2.91% 2.93% 3.80% 3.14% 3.43% 3.15% 3.25% 3.50% 3.34%  
      net income per common share:
                                                     
      basic net income per common share attributable to walmart
    770,000 880,000 560,000 660,000 570,000 560,000 630,000 -1,800,000 170,000 2,930,000 620,000 2,310,000 -660,000 1,880,000 750,000 1,290,000 1,110,000 1,530,000 970,000 -740,000 1,810,000 2,290,000 1,410,000 1,460,000 1,160,000 1,270,000 1,340,000 1,270,000 580,000 -290,000 720,000 730,000 590,000 960,000 1,000,000 980,000 1,210,000 980,000 1,030,000 1,080,000 1,030,000 1,540,000 1,150,000 1,270,000 1,110,000 1,150,000 1,240,000 1,150,000  
      diluted net income per common share attributable to walmart
    770,000 880,000 560,000 660,000 570,000 560,000 630,000 -1,800,000 170,000 2,920,000 620,000 2,300,000 -660,000 1,880,000 740,000 1,280,000 1,110,000 1,520,000 970,000 -730,000 1,800,000 2,270,000 1,400,000 1,450,000 1,150,000 1,260,000 1,330,000 1,250,000 580,000 -290,000 720,000 740,000 580,000 960,000 1,000,000 980,000 1,210,000 980,000 1,030,000 1,080,000 1,030,000 1,540,000 1,150,000 1,260,000 1,110,000  1,240,000 1,140,000  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                     
      basic
    7,974,000,000 7,978,000,000 8,011,000,000 8,041,000,000 8,038,000,000 8,044,000,000 8,053,000,000 8,077,000,000 2,693,000,000 2,693,000,000 2,694,000,000 2,724,000,000 2,711,000,000 2,736,000,000 2,754,000,000 2,792,000,000 2,785,000,000 2,799,000,000 2,815,000,000 2,831,000,000 2,833,000,000 2,832,000,000 2,831,000,000 2,850,000,000 2,843,000,000 2,853,000,000 2,869,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,950,000,000 2,995,000,000 2,981,000,000 3,008,000,000 3,035,000,000 3,089,000,000 3,109,000,000 3,144,000,000 3,210,000,000 3,221,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,230,000,000 3,229,000,000 3,230,000,000 3,233,000,000 3,257 3,278,000,000 3,301,000,000  
      diluted
    8,011,000,000 8,016,000,000 8,051,000,000 8,081,000,000 8,082,000,000 8,081,000,000 8,084,000,000 8,108,000,000 2,703,000,000 2,703,000,000 2,704,000,000 2,734,000,000 2,711,000,000 2,745,000,000 2,765,000,000 2,805,000,000 2,797,000,000 2,812,000,000 2,829,000,000 2,847,000,000 2,849,000,000 2,848,000,000 2,849,000,000 2,868,000,000 2,861,000,000 2,869,000,000 2,886,000,000 2,945,000,000 2,941,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,967,000,000 3,010,000,000 2,996,000,000 3,021,000,000 3,047,000,000 3,100,000,000 3,119,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,219,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,243,000,000 3,243,000,000 3,240,000,000 3,241,000,000 3,248,000,000 3,271 3,291,000,000 3,318,000,000  
      dividends declared per common share
      940,000    830,000 -1,520,000   2,280,000    2,240,000    2,200,000    2,160,000    2,120,000    2,080,000    2,040,000   2,000,000   1,960,000    1,920,000   1,880,000  
      consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
     -125,000,000 -152,000,000 -137,500,000 -137,000,000 -210,000,000 -203,000,000 -143,750,000 -190,000,000  -223,000,000 -19,500,000 -31,000,000  -49,000,000 -71,000,000 -27,000,000  -81,000,000 -83,000,000 -66,000,000  -84,000,000 -153,000,000 -33,000,000 -70,000,000 -64,000,000 -126,000,000 -107,000,000 -134,000,000 -142,000,000 -188,000,000 -155,000,000 -205,000,000 -113,000,000 -168,000,000 -116,000,000 -137,000,000 -110,000,000 -160,000,000 58,000,000         
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                    2,410,000,000               1,004,000,000 1,344,000,000 788,000,000                
      finance, capital lease and financing obligations
                           83,000,000 86,000,000 83,000,000 85,000,000                       
      capital lease and financing obligations
                               92,000,000 92,000,000 94,000,000 93,000,000 88,000,000 81,000,000 91,000,000 92,000,000 81,000,000 79,000,000 86,000,000 64,000,000 44,000,000 320,000,000         
      benefit from income taxes
                                 1,125,000,000            1,452,500,000 1,783,000,000 2,113,000,000      
      unrealized (gains) and losses
                                  1,845,000,000                   
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                          5,162,000,000 5,526,000,000 4,856,000,000 7,363,000,000 5,609,000,000 6,202,000,000 5,625,000,000 5,730,000,000    
      income from continuing operations
                                          3,414,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,283,000,000 5,188,000,000 3,826,000,000 4,089,000,000 3,711,000,000 3,870,000,000    
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                               270,000,000 15,000,000     
      basic net income per common share:
                                                     
      basic income per common share from continuing operations attributable to walmart
                                          1,030,000 1,080,000 1,030,000 1,540,000 1,150,000 1,220,000 1,100,000 1,140,000    
      basic income per common share from discontinued operations attributable to walmart
                                               50,000 10,000 10,000    
      diluted net income per common share:
                                                     
      diluted income per common share from continuing operations attributable to walmart
                                          1,030,000 1,080,000 1,030,000 1,530,000 1,150,000 1,210,000 1,100,000 1,140,000    
      diluted income per common share from discontinued operations attributable to walmart
                                             10,000  50,000 10,000     
      capital leases
                                             63,000,000 115,000,000 61,000,000 61,000,000 65,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000  
      less consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                             -222,000,000 -115,000,000 -266,000,000 -133,000,000 -147,000,000 -146,000,000 -161,000,000  
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                 15,000,000    
      diluted net income per share attributable to walmart
                                                 1.14    
    Balance Sheets:
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    Annual
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        assets
                                                       
        current assets:
                                                       
        cash and cash equivalents
      10,582,000,000 9,431,000,000 9,311,000,000 9,037,000,000 10,049,000,000 8,811,000,000 9,405,000,000 9,867,000,000 12,154,000,000 13,888,000,000 10,575,000,000 8,625,000,000 11,587,000,000 13,923,000,000 11,817,000,000 14,760,000,000 16,111,000,000 22,831,000,000 22,846,000,000 17,741,000,000 14,325,000,000 16,906,000,000 14,930,000,000 9,465,000,000 8,606,000,000 9,283,000,000 9,255,000,000 7,722,000,000 9,174,000,000 15,840,000,000 7,885,000,000 6,756,000,000 7,026,000,000 6,469,000,000 6,545,000,000 5,939,000,000 7,676,000,000 7,597,000,000 6,990,000,000 5,751,000,000 7,759,000,000 9,135,000,000 6,718,000,000 6,184,000,000 6,012,000,000 8,736,000,000 9,016,000,000 8,855,000,000 7,781,000,000 
        receivables
      12,115,000,000 10,518,000,000 9,686,000,000 9,975,000,000 10,039,000,000 8,650,000,000 9,075,000,000 8,796,000,000 8,625,000,000 7,891,000,000 7,647,000,000 7,933,000,000 8,218,000,000 7,522,000,000 7,674,000,000 8,280,000,000 7,349,000,000 6,103,000,000 5,797,000,000 6,516,000,000 5,770,000,000 5,111,000,000 5,029,000,000 6,284,000,000 5,612,000,000 5,382,000,000 5,342,000,000 6,283,000,000 5,785,000,000 5,002,000,000 4,568,000,000 5,614,000,000 5,865,000,000 5,395,000,000 5,252,000,000 5,344,000,000 5,275,000,000 5,187,000,000 5,012,000,000 5,275,000,000 5,813,000,000 6,778,000,000 6,091,000,000 6,146,000,000 6,096,000,000 6,206,000,000 5,996,000,000 6,191,000,000 6,768,000,000 
        inventories
      65,354,000,000 57,729,000,000 57,467,000,000 56,435,000,000 63,302,000,000 55,611,000,000 55,382,000,000 54,892,000,000 63,951,000,000 56,722,000,000 56,932,000,000 56,576,000,000 64,706,000,000 59,921,000,000 61,229,000,000 56,511,000,000 57,484,000,000 47,754,000,000 46,383,000,000 44,949,000,000 51,842,000,000 41,084,000,000 41,217,000,000 44,435,000,000 51,546,000,000 44,134,000,000 44,751,000,000 44,269,000,000 50,380,000,000 41,985,000,000 43,303,000,000 43,783,000,000 50,147,000,000 43,442,000,000 43,361,000,000 49,822,000,000 43,453,000,000 44,513,000,000 50,706,000,000 45,007,000,000 46,310,000,000 45,141,000,000 51,501,000,000 45,451,000,000 45,315,000,000 49,673,000,000 42,793,000,000 43,138,000,000 43,803,000,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
      4,869,000,000 4,355,000,000 3,789,000,000 4,011,000,000 3,548,000,000 3,438,000,000 3,290,000,000 3,322,000,000 3,661,000,000 3,531,000,000 3,357,000,000 2,521,000,000 3,169,000,000 2,798,000,000 2,500,000,000 1,519,000,000 2,020,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,565,000,000 20,861,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,895,000,000 2,152,000,000 1,622,000,000 2,148,000,000 2,572,000,000 2,391,000,000 3,623,000,000 4,107,000,000 3,543,000,000 3,486,000,000 3,511,000,000 2,330,000,000 1,457,000,000 2,178,000,000 2,296,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,800,000,000 2,404,000,000 2,099,000,000 2,251,000,000 2,224,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,811,000,000 2,160,000,000 2,197,000,000 1,992,000,000 1,588,000,000 
        total current assets
      92,920,000,000 82,033,000,000 80,253,000,000 79,458,000,000 86,938,000,000 76,510,000,000 77,152,000,000 76,877,000,000 88,391,000,000 82,032,000,000 78,511,000,000 75,655,000,000 87,680,000,000 84,164,000,000 83,220,000,000 81,070,000,000 82,964,000,000 78,243,000,000 76,591,000,000 90,067,000,000 73,602,000,000 64,996,000,000 63,328,000,000 61,806,000,000 67,912,000,000 61,371,000,000 61,739,000,000 61,897,000,000 69,446,000,000 66,370,000,000 59,242,000,000 59,664,000,000 65,368,000,000 56,763,000,000 57,336,000,000 63,401,000,000 58,232,000,000 59,097,000,000 65,112,000,000 58,132,000,000 62,133,000,000 63,278,000,000 65,841,000,000 59,632,000,000 59,687,000,000 67,142,000,000 60,002,000,000 60,176,000,000 59,940,000,000 
        property and equipment
      130,201,000,000 125,476,000,000 121,261,000,000 119,993,000,000 116,598,000,000 113,818,000,000 111,498,000,000 110,810,000,000 107,471,000,000 104,733,000,000 102,335,000,000 100,760,000,000 97,553,000,000 96,006,000,000 94,741,000,000 94,515,000,000 92,242,000,000 91,621,000,000 90,996,000,000 92,201,000,000 102,232,000,000 101,182,000,000 101,872,000,000 105,208,000,000 104,326,000,000 104,674,000,000 104,604,000,000 185,810,000,000 184,484,000,000 182,524,000,000 187,029,000,000 185,154,000,000 185,103,000,000 183,545,000,000 181,075,000,000 179,667,000,000 178,596,000,000 178,296,000,000 176,660,000,000 178,899,000,000 176,403,000,000 177,395,000,000 177,494,000,000 177,975,000,000 174,731,000,000 170,967,000,000 168,086,000,000 167,087,000,000 165,825,000,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      14,501,000,000 13,953,000,000 13,567,000,000 13,599,000,000 13,701,000,000 13,579,000,000 13,562,000,000 13,673,000,000 13,547,000,000 13,710,000,000 13,679,000,000 13,555,000,000 13,394,000,000 13,872,000,000 13,971,000,000 13,758,000,000 13,863,000,000 13,868,000,000 13,650,000,000 13,642,000,000 17,128,000,000 16,869,000,000 16,895,000,000 17,424,000,000 16,944,000,000 17,239,000,000 16,833,000,000                       
        finance lease right-of-use assets
      6,138,000,000 6,128,000,000 6,056,000,000 6,112,000,000 6,227,000,000 6,341,000,000 6,285,000,000 5,855,000,000 5,806,000,000 5,552,000,000 5,124,000,000 4,919,000,000 4,597,000,000 4,514,000,000 4,505,000,000 4,351,000,000 4,226,000,000 4,109,000,000 3,979,000,000 4,005,000,000 4,929,000,000 4,843,000,000 4,611,000,000 4,417,000,000 4,155,000,000 3,949,000,000 3,804,000,000                       
        goodwill
      28,722,000,000 29,060,000,000 28,866,000,000 28,792,000,000 27,942,000,000 27,930,000,000 27,999,000,000 28,113,000,000 28,015,000,000 28,268,000,000 28,306,000,000 28,174,000,000 28,137,000,000 28,664,000,000 29,438,000,000 29,014,000,000 28,923,000,000 29,159,000,000 28,872,000,000 28,983,000,000 30,236,000,000 29,542,000,000 29,416,000,000 31,073,000,000 30,716,000,000 31,454,000,000 31,416,000,000 31,181,000,000 31,044,000,000 17,840,000,000 18,850,000,000 18,242,000,000 18,204,000,000 18,037,000,000 17,575,000,000 17,792,000,000 16,339,000,000 16,751,000,000 17,051,000,000 17,799,000,000 17,531,000,000 18,102,000,000 18,888,000,000 19,758,000,000 19,515,000,000 19,729,000,000 19,280,000,000 19,734,000,000 20,497,000,000 
        other long-term assets
      16,173,000,000 14,187,000,000 12,369,000,000 12,869,000,000 11,993,000,000 16,262,000,000 17,558,000,000 17,071,000,000 15,944,000,000 20,826,000,000 17,098,000,000 20,134,000,000 16,295,000,000 19,979,000,000 20,267,000,000 22,152,000,000 22,633,000,000 21,552,000,000 22,493,000,000 23,598,000,000 22,736,000,000 19,950,000,000 16,770,000,000 16,567,000,000 15,777,000,000 16,174,000,000 16,148,000,000 14,822,000,000 14,744,000,000 10,835,000,000 12,035,000,000                   
        total assets
      288,655,000,000 270,837,000,000 262,372,000,000 260,823,000,000 263,399,000,000 254,440,000,000 254,054,000,000 252,399,000,000 259,174,000,000 255,121,000,000 245,053,000,000 243,197,000,000 247,656,000,000 247,199,000,000 246,142,000,000 244,860,000,000 244,851,000,000 238,552,000,000 236,581,000,000 252,496,000,000 250,863,000,000 237,382,000,000 232,892,000,000 236,495,000,000 239,830,000,000 234,861,000,000 234,544,000,000 219,295,000,000 226,583,000,000 206,062,000,000 204,927,000,000 204,522,000,000 209,414,000,000 201,566,000,000 199,718,000,000 206,857,000,000 197,886,000,000 198,705,000,000 205,144,000,000 198,620,000,000 200,747,000,000 203,706,000,000 207,889,000,000 203,985,000,000 202,746,000,000 209,876,000,000 200,969,000,000 202,187,000,000 203,105,000,000 
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and shareholders' equity
                                                       
        current liabilities:
                                                       
        short-term borrowings
      8,401,000,000 3,837,000,000 5,595,000,000 3,068,000,000 3,579,000,000 3,195,000,000 5,457,000,000 878,000,000 9,942,000,000 4,546,000,000 1,711,000,000 372,000,000 6,811,000,000 10,634,000,000 11,432,000,000 410,000,000 447,000,000 671,000,000 362,000,000 224,000,000 240,000,000 357,000,000 4,048,000,000 575,000,000 4,926,000,000 3,681,000,000 4,828,000,000 5,225,000,000 7,795,000,000 444,000,000 7,762,000,000 5,257,000,000 5,114,000,000 3,262,000,000 2,617,000,000 5,082,000,000 1,932,000,000 3,813,000,000 4,960,000,000 1,725,000,000 799,000,000 1,592,000,000 6,019,000,000 3,516,000,000 3,517,000,000 12,817,000,000 8,639,000,000 6,255,000,000 6,805,000,000 
        accounts payable
      67,156,000,000 60,086,000,000 57,700,000,000 58,666,000,000 62,863,000,000 56,716,000,000 56,071,000,000 56,812,000,000 61,049,000,000 56,576,000,000 54,268,000,000 53,742,000,000 57,263,000,000 54,191,000,000 52,926,000,000 55,261,000,000 57,156,000,000 49,601,000,000 48,151,000,000 49,141,000,000 54,152,000,000 46,326,000,000 44,096,000,000 46,973,000,000 49,750,000,000 45,871,000,000 45,110,000,000 47,060,000,000 49,729,000,000 43,128,000,000 44,612,000,000 46,092,000,000 47,587,000,000 42,389,000,000 41,367,000,000 42,990,000,000 39,902,000,000 37,997,000,000 40,553,000,000 37,225,000,000 37,224,000,000 38,410,000,000 39,656,000,000 36,828,000,000 36,347,000,000 39,221,000,000 36,701,000,000 36,770,000,000 38,080,000,000 
        dividends payable
      1,908,000,000 3,783,000,000 5,660,000,000  1,674,000,000 3,343,000,000 5,013,000,000  1,533,000,000 3,067,000,000 4,602,000,000  1,527,000,000 3,049,000,000 4,631,000,000  1,528,000,000 3,109,000,000 4,651,000,000  1,529,000,000 3,060,000,000 4,588,000,000  1,507,000,000 3,023,000,000 4,551,000,000  1,516,000,000 3,057,000,000 4,607,000,000  1,530,000,000 3,057,000,000 4,628,000,000 1,541,000,000 3,101,000,000 4,723,000,000 1,589,000,000 3,162,000,000 4,741,000,000  1,553,000,000 3,100,000,000 4,648,000,000 1,573,000,000 3,141,000,000 4,649,000,000  
        accrued liabilities
      31,521,000,000 28,821,000,000 26,085,000,000 29,345,000,000 28,117,000,000 27,656,000,000 24,092,000,000 28,759,000,000 26,132,000,000 29,239,000,000 27,527,000,000 31,126,000,000 27,443,000,000 23,843,000,000 21,061,000,000 26,060,000,000 24,474,000,000 23,915,000,000 21,371,000,000 37,966,000,000 24,995,000,000 23,768,000,000 20,377,000,000 22,296,000,000 20,973,000,000 20,691,000,000 21,023,000,000 22,159,000,000 22,795,000,000 22,846,000,000 20,782,000,000 22,122,000,000 21,757,000,000 19,686,000,000 19,708,000,000 21,243,000,000 19,651,000,000 19,605,000,000 19,499,000,000 18,290,000,000 18,685,000,000 19,152,000,000 18,773,000,000 18,237,000,000 17,807,000,000 18,606,000,000 18,616,000,000 17,282,000,000 18,808,000,000 
        accrued income taxes
      789,000,000 620,000,000 1,465,000,000 608,000,000 783,000,000 576,000,000 1,276,000,000 307,000,000 606,000,000 770,000,000 1,325,000,000 727,000,000 900,000,000 868,000,000 904,000,000 851,000,000 446,000,000 267,000,000 851,000,000 242,000,000 548,000,000 610,000,000 1,303,000,000 280,000,000 327,000,000 387,000,000 729,000,000 428,000,000 616,000,000 424,000,000 718,000,000 645,000,000 540,000,000 505,000,000 2,018,000,000 459,000,000 720,000,000 1,328,000,000 587,000,000 373,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,021,000,000 383,000,000 511,000,000 1,966,000,000 255,000,000 116,000,000 2,318,000,000 2,211,000,000 
        long-term debt due within one year
      3,523,000,000 4,011,000,000 4,085,000,000 2,598,000,000 3,246,000,000 1,495,000,000 1,865,000,000 3,447,000,000 2,806,000,000 2,897,000,000 3,975,000,000 4,191,000,000 5,458,000,000 5,316,000,000 3,580,000,000 2,803,000,000 1,575,000,000 1,617,000,000 3,500,000,000 3,115,000,000 4,358,000,000 5,553,000,000 5,983,000,000 5,362,000,000 4,093,000,000 4,396,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,876,000,000 2,591,000,000 1,090,000,000 1,576,000,000 3,738,000,000 3,257,000,000 3,254,000,000 3,256,000,000 2,266,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,257,000,000 2,746,000,000 4,024,000,000 6,041,000,000 4,810,000,000 4,874,000,000 4,659,000,000 3,287,000,000 4,147,000,000 4,692,000,000 5,967,000,000 5,587,000,000 
        operating lease obligations due within one year
      1,592,000,000 1,580,000,000 1,539,000,000 1,499,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,482,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,474,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,473,000,000 1,457,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,485,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,486,000,000 1,441,000,000 1,448,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,734,000,000 1,729,000,000 1,793,000,000 1,740,000,000 1,795,000,000 1,748,000,000                       
        finance lease obligations due within one year
      842,000,000 828,000,000 791,000,000 800,000,000 789,000,000 786,000,000 844,000,000 725,000,000 688,000,000 653,000,000 607,000,000 567,000,000 549,000,000 534,000,000 511,000,000 511,000,000 508,000,000 501,000,000 507,000,000 491,000,000 574,000,000 549,000,000 523,000,000 511,000,000 468,000,000 439,000,000 435,000,000                       
        total current liabilities
      115,732,000,000 103,566,000,000 102,920,000,000 96,584,000,000 102,558,000,000 95,260,000,000 96,100,000,000 92,415,000,000 104,230,000,000 99,220,000,000 95,505,000,000 92,198,000,000 101,408,000,000 99,899,000,000 96,530,000,000 87,379,000,000 87,620,000,000 81,122,000,000 80,841,000,000 92,645,000,000 88,121,000,000 81,957,000,000 82,647,000,000 77,790,000,000 83,784,000,000 80,283,000,000 79,888,000,000 77,477,000,000 85,751,000,000 71,683,000,000 80,757,000,000 78,521,000,000 80,435,000,000 72,811,000,000 74,193,000,000 74,130,000,000 68,122,000,000 70,282,000,000 70,492,000,000 65,262,000,000 69,624,000,000 65,272,000,000 71,560,000,000 67,152,000,000 67,942,000,000 77,021,000,000 72,214,000,000 73,552,000,000 71,818,000,000 
        long-term debt
      34,445,000,000 35,640,000,000 36,520,000,000 33,401,000,000 33,645,000,000 35,364,000,000 35,928,000,000 36,132,000,000 36,342,000,000 36,806,000,000 38,120,000,000 34,649,000,000 33,935,000,000 29,801,000,000 32,174,000,000 34,864,000,000 36,425,000,000 39,581,000,000 40,273,000,000 41,194,000,000 40,849,000,000 40,959,000,000 43,006,000,000 43,714,000,000 44,912,000,000 44,404,000,000 47,425,000,000 43,520,000,000 43,275,000,000 44,958,000,000 29,477,000,000 30,045,000,000 34,206,000,000 33,706,000,000 33,774,000,000 36,178,000,000 36,673,000,000 37,151,000,000 38,617,000,000 38,581,000,000 38,867,000,000 41,086,000,000 41,720,000,000 43,004,000,000 45,699,000,000 41,702,000,000 40,678,000,000 41,536,000,000 38,394,000,000 
        long-term operating lease obligations
      13,705,000,000 13,171,000,000 12,797,000,000 12,825,000,000 12,927,000,000 12,811,000,000 12,840,000,000 12,943,000,000 12,817,000,000 12,978,000,000 12,925,000,000 12,828,000,000 12,658,000,000 13,140,000,000 13,226,000,000 13,009,000,000 13,095,000,000 13,116,000,000 12,930,000,000 12,909,000,000 15,982,000,000 15,669,000,000 15,669,000,000 16,171,000,000 15,741,000,000 16,079,000,000 15,719,000,000                       
        long-term finance lease obligations
      5,916,000,000 5,947,000,000 5,878,000,000 5,923,000,000 6,056,000,000 6,161,000,000 6,047,000,000 5,709,000,000 5,670,000,000 5,449,000,000 5,039,000,000 4,843,000,000 4,512,000,000 4,420,000,000 4,409,000,000 4,243,000,000 4,061,000,000 3,952,000,000 3,802,000,000 3,847,000,000 4,750,000,000 4,673,000,000 4,474,000,000 4,307,000,000 4,068,000,000 3,915,000,000 3,810,000,000                       
        deferred income taxes and other
      16,345,000,000 15,656,000,000 13,609,000,000 14,398,000,000 13,748,000,000 14,072,000,000 14,849,000,000 14,629,000,000 14,304,000,000 15,109,000,000 13,999,000,000 14,688,000,000 14,760,000,000 14,092,000,000 13,943,000,000 13,474,000,000 12,893,000,000 13,654,000,000 14,143,000,000 14,370,000,000 13,657,000,000 12,927,000,000 12,986,000,000 12,961,000,000 13,018,000,000 13,049,000,000 12,792,000,000 11,981,000,000 11,467,000,000 8,999,000,000 9,541,000,000 8,354,000,000 9,167,000,000 9,240,000,000 9,386,000,000 10,144,000,000 7,877,000,000 7,272,000,000 7,824,000,000 8,391,000,000 8,169,000,000 8,805,000,000 7,789,000,000 8,311,000,000 8,164,000,000 8,298,000,000 7,989,000,000 7,694,000,000 7,613,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                       
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
      306,000,000 307,000,000 307,000,000 271,000,000 189,000,000 207,000,000 217,000,000 222,000,000 228,000,000 232,000,000 234,000,000 237,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000                               1,492,000,000 495,000,000 549,000,000 519,000,000 
        shareholders' equity:
                                                       
        common stock
      797,000,000 797,000,000 799,000,000 802,000,000 803,000,000 803,000,000 805,000,000 805,000,000 269,000,000 269,000,000 269,000,000 269,000,000 270,000,000 272,000,000 275,000,000 276,000,000 277,000,000 278,000,000 280,000,000 282,000,000 283,000,000 283,000,000 284,000,000 284,000,000 284,000,000 285,000,000 286,000,000 288,000,000 291,000,000 294,000,000 294,000,000 295,000,000 297,000,000 299,000,000 302,000,000 308,000,000 310,000,000 313,000,000 321,000,000 321,000,000 323,000,000 323,000,000 323,000,000 323,000,000 323,000,000 324,000,000 327,000,000 329,000,000 332,000,000 
        capital in excess of par value
      6,863,000,000 5,718,000,000 5,441,000,000 5,503,000,000 5,395,000,000 5,010,000,000 4,625,000,000 4,544,000,000 4,929,000,000 4,635,000,000 5,248,000,000 4,969,000,000 4,817,000,000 4,672,000,000 4,587,000,000 4,839,000,000 4,811,000,000 3,655,000,000 3,424,000,000 3,646,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,197,000,000 2,983,000,000 3,247,000,000 3,091,000,000 2,880,000,000 2,734,000,000 2,965,000,000 2,887,000,000 2,710,000,000 2,557,000,000 2,648,000,000 2,501,000,000 2,352,000,000 2,223,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,915,000,000 1,720,000,000 2,006,000,000 1,979,000,000 2,354,000,000 2,462,000,000 2,223,000,000 2,208,000,000 2,111,000,000 2,364,000,000 3,432,000,000 3,399,000,000 3,620,000,000 
        retained earnings
      101,558,000,000 96,328,000,000 90,849,000,000 98,313,000,000 94,435,000,000 90,788,000,000 87,230,000,000 89,814,000,000 85,831,000,000 85,470,000,000 78,035,000,000 83,135,000,000 77,946,000,000 82,519,000,000 80,532,000,000 86,904,000,000 85,674,000,000 84,572,000,000 82,577,000,000 88,763,000,000 92,279,000,000 87,614,000,000 81,141,000,000 83,943,000,000 80,656,000,000 78,432,000,000 76,276,000,000 80,785,000,000 80,287,000,000 80,810,000,000 82,982,000,000 85,107,000,000 84,480,000,000 84,838,000,000 84,120,000,000 87,636,000,000 85,972,000,000 84,145,000,000 87,903,000,000 84,959,000,000 82,492,000,000 85,777,000,000 80,814,000,000 77,172,000,000 73,366,000,000 72,888,000,000 70,791,000,000 68,489,000,000 72,978,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -13,124,000,000 -12,733,000,000 -13,296,000,000 -13,605,000,000 -12,525,000,000 -12,178,000,000 -11,367,000,000 -11,302,000,000 -11,573,000,000 -10,818,000,000 -11,147,000,000 -11,680,000,000 -10,780,000,000 -9,894,000,000 -8,498,000,000 -8,766,000,000 -8,488,000,000 -7,976,000,000 -7,946,000,000 -11,766,000,000 -14,616,000,000 -15,784,000,000 -16,168,000,000 -12,805,000,000 -12,382,000,000 -11,270,000,000 -11,091,000,000 -11,542,000,000 -11,469,000,000 -12,629,000,000 -10,281,000,000 -10,181,000,000 -11,133,000,000 -11,100,000,000 -12,954,000,000 -12,335,000,000 -11,672,000,000 -10,995,000,000            
        total walmart shareholders' equity
      96,094,000,000 90,110,000,000 83,793,000,000 91,013,000,000 88,108,000,000 84,423,000,000 81,293,000,000 83,861,000,000 79,456,000,000 79,556,000,000 72,405,000,000 76,693,000,000 72,253,000,000 77,569,000,000 76,896,000,000 83,253,000,000 82,274,000,000 80,529,000,000 78,335,000,000 80,925,000,000 81,431,000,000 75,310,000,000 68,240,000,000 74,669,000,000 71,649,000,000 70,327,000,000 68,205,000,000 72,496,000,000 71,996,000,000 71,185,000,000 75,552,000,000 77,869,000,000 76,145,000,000 76,389,000,000 73,691,000,000 77,693,000,000 76,525,000,000 75,183,000,000 79,571,000,000 78,871,000,000 76,574,000,000 81,394,000,000 79,109,000,000 77,746,000,000 73,088,000,000 73,393,000,000 71,661,000,000 70,249,000,000 76,343,000,000 
        nonredeemable noncontrolling interest
      6,112,000,000 6,440,000,000 6,548,000,000 6,408,000,000 6,168,000,000 6,142,000,000 6,780,000,000  6,127,000,000 5,771,000,000 6,826,000,000  7,870,000,000 8,018,000,000 8,704,000,000                     2,782,000,000 2,619,000,000 2,575,000,000 3,059,000,000 3,253,000,000 3,416,000,000 4,543,000,000 4,944,000,000 5,077,000,000 5,111,000,000 5,129,000,000 5,025,000,000 5,592,000,000 5,395,000,000 
        total shareholders' equity
      102,206,000,000 96,550,000,000 90,341,000,000 97,421,000,000                                              
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and shareholders' equity
      288,655,000,000 270,837,000,000 262,372,000,000 260,823,000,000                                              
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity
                                                       
        equity:
                                                       
        total equity
          94,276,000,000 90,565,000,000 88,073,000,000 90,349,000,000 85,583,000,000 85,327,000,000 79,231,000,000 83,754,000,000 80,123,000,000 85,587,000,000 85,600,000,000 91,891,000,000 90,757,000,000 87,127,000,000 84,592,000,000 87,531,000,000 87,504,000,000 81,197,000,000 74,110,000,000 81,552,000,000 78,307,000,000 77,131,000,000 74,910,000,000 79,634,000,000 79,469,000,000 73,812,000,000 78,324,000,000 80,822,000,000 78,906,000,000 79,046,000,000 76,114,000,000 80,475,000,000 79,144,000,000 77,758,000,000 82,630,000,000 82,124,000,000 79,990,000,000 85,937,000,000 84,053,000,000 82,823,000,000 78,199,000,000 78,522,000,000 76,686,000,000 75,841,000,000 81,738,000,000 
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity
          263,399,000,000 254,440,000,000 254,054,000,000 252,399,000,000 259,174,000,000 255,121,000,000 245,053,000,000 243,197,000,000 247,656,000,000 247,199,000,000 246,142,000,000                           203,706,000,000 207,889,000,000 203,985,000,000 202,746,000,000 209,876,000,000    
        noncontrolling interest
             6,488,000,000    7,061,000,000    8,638,000,000 8,483,000,000 6,598,000,000 6,257,000,000 6,606,000,000 6,073,000,000 5,887,000,000 5,870,000,000 6,883,000,000 6,658,000,000 6,804,000,000 6,705,000,000 7,138,000,000 7,473,000,000 2,627,000,000 2,772,000,000 2,953,000,000 2,761,000,000 2,657,000,000 2,423,000,000               
        liabilities and equity
                                                       
        total liabilities and equity
                     244,860,000,000 244,851,000,000 238,552,000,000 236,581,000,000 252,496,000,000 250,863,000,000 237,382,000,000 232,892,000,000 236,495,000,000 239,830,000,000 234,861,000,000 234,544,000,000 219,295,000,000 226,583,000,000 206,062,000,000 204,927,000,000 204,522,000,000 209,414,000,000 201,566,000,000 199,718,000,000 206,857,000,000 197,886,000,000 198,705,000,000 205,144,000,000 198,620,000,000 200,747,000,000      200,969,000,000 202,187,000,000 203,105,000,000 
        property under capital lease and financing obligations
                                 12,760,000,000 12,692,000,000 12,545,000,000 12,735,000,000 12,703,000,000 12,641,000,000 12,581,000,000 11,854,000,000 11,482,000,000 11,544,000,000 11,667,000,000 10,948,000,000 7,194,000,000 7,090,000,000         
        capital lease and financing obligations due within one year
                                 729,000,000 709,000,000 694,000,000 700,000,000 667,000,000 650,000,000 658,000,000 599,000,000 549,000,000 551,000,000 559,000,000 558,000,000 463,000,000 427,000,000         
        long-term capital lease and financing obligations
                                 6,683,000,000 6,621,000,000 6,610,000,000 6,828,000,000 6,780,000,000 6,700,000,000 6,763,000,000 6,251,000,000 5,930,000,000 6,070,000,000 6,242,000,000 5,581,000,000 4,262,000,000 4,097,000,000         
        property and equipment:
                                                       
        less accumulated depreciation
                                 -81,493,000,000 -80,126,000,000 -78,505,000,000 -79,407,000,000 -77,479,000,000 -76,948,000,000 -75,375,000,000 -73,625,000,000 -70,991,000,000 -69,729,000,000 -68,509,000,000 -65,825,000,000 -66,075,000,000 -64,252,000,000 -63,115,000,000 -62,519,000,000 -61,709,000,000 -59,585,000,000 -56,313,000,000 -54,724,000,000 -53,395,000,000 -51,896,000,000 
        property under capital lease and financing obligations:
                                                       
        less accumulated amortization
                                 -5,682,000,000 -5,701,000,000 -5,547,000,000 -5,557,000,000 -5,560,000,000 -5,497,000,000 -5,398,000,000 -5,135,000,000 -5,070,000,000 -5,001,000,000 -4,960,000,000 -4,827,000,000 -3,507,000,000 -3,556,000,000 -2,864,000,000 -3,115,000,000 -3,092,000,000 -3,032,000,000 -3,095,000,000 -3,131,000,000 -3,154,000,000 -3,147,000,000 
        other assets and deferred charges
                                     11,798,000,000 10,543,000,000 11,413,000,000 10,638,000,000 10,576,000,000 7,905,000,000 6,363,000,000 6,025,000,000 6,178,000,000 5,398,000,000 5,671,000,000 5,668,000,000 5,872,000,000 5,901,000,000 5,778,000,000 5,693,000,000 5,846,000,000 5,987,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                            -10,659,000,000 -8,388,000,000 -8,595,000,000 -7,168,000,000 -4,251,000,000 -1,957,000,000 -2,712,000,000 -2,183,000,000 -2,889,000,000 -1,968,000,000 -587,000,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                  453,000,000 367,000,000    
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                  70,000,000 87,000,000    
        property under capital leases:
                                                       
        property under capital leases
                                               5,239,000,000 5,632,000,000 5,549,000,000 5,529,000,000 5,668,000,000 5,763,000,000 5,893,000,000 5,899,000,000 
        obligations under capital leases due within one year
                                               287,000,000 302,000,000 301,000,000 300,000,000 315,000,000 309,000,000 311,000,000 327,000,000 
        long-term obligations under capital leases
                                               2,606,000,000 2,767,000,000 2,695,000,000 2,742,000,000 2,841,000,000 2,907,000,000 3,015,000,000 3,023,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-10-31 2025-07-31 2025-04-30 2025-01-31 2024-10-31 2024-07-31 2024-04-30 2024-01-31 2023-10-31 2023-07-31 2023-04-30 2023-01-31 2022-10-31 2022-07-31 2022-04-30 2022-01-31 2021-10-31 2021-07-31 2021-04-30 2021-01-31 2020-10-31 2020-07-31 2020-04-30 2020-01-31 2019-10-31 2019-07-31 2019-04-30 2019-01-31 2018-10-31 2018-07-31 2018-04-30 2018-01-31 2017-10-31 2017-07-31 2017-04-30 2016-10-31 2016-07-31 2016-04-30 2015-10-31 2015-07-31 2015-04-30 2015-01-31 2014-10-31 2014-07-31 2014-04-30 2013-10-31 2013-07-31 2013-04-30 
                                                        
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                        
          consolidated net income
        6,088,000,000 7,151,000,000 4,639,000,000 5,425,000,000 4,714,000,000 4,711,000,000 5,307,000,000 5,678,000,000 643,000,000 8,053,000,000 1,896,000,000 5,809,000,000 -1,767,000,000 5,147,000,000 2,103,000,000 3,633,000,000 3,132,000,000 4,364,000,000 2,811,000,000 -2,008,000,000 5,201,000,000 6,439,000,000 4,074,000,000 4,294,000,000 3,321,000,000 3,680,000,000 3,906,000,000 3,813,000,000 1,817,000,000 -727,000,000 2,276,000,000 2,363,000,000 1,904,000,000 3,104,000,000 3,152,000,000 3,202,000,000 3,889,000,000 3,216,000,000 3,414,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,283,000,000 5,188,000,000 3,826,000,000 4,359,000,000 3,726,000,000 3,885,000,000 4,215,000,000 3,945,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                        
          depreciation and amortization
        3,606,000,000 3,487,000,000 3,369,000,000 3,374,000,000 3,260,000,000 3,211,000,000 3,128,000,000 3,117,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,905,000,000 2,845,000,000 2,811,000,000 2,755,000,000 2,699,000,000 2,680,000,000 2,706,000,000 2,650,000,000 2,641,000,000 2,661,000,000 2,819,000,000 2,771,000,000 2,771,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,828,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,722,000,000 2,714,000,000 2,731,000,000 2,615,000,000 2,654,000,000 2,678,000,000 2,702,000,000 2,658,000,000 2,618,000,000 2,551,000,000 2,469,000,000 2,517,000,000 2,388,000,000 2,365,000,000 2,339,000,000 2,319,000,000 2,292,000,000 2,354,000,000 2,277,000,000 2,250,000,000 2,183,000,000 2,223,000,000 2,194,000,000 
          investment (gains) and losses
        -2,057,000,000 -2,617,000,000 551,000,000 224,000,000 135,000,000 1,158,000,000 -639,000,000  4,801,000,000 -3,835,000,000 3,062,000,000                                      
          deferred income taxes
        759,000,000 1,627,000,000 -76,000,000 -390,000,000 -1,000,000 -346,000,000 102,000,000 494,000,000 -1,105,000,000 1,161,000,000 -725,000,000 421,000,000 -83,000,000 180,000,000 -69,000,000 647,000,000 -1,017,000,000 -230,000,000 -155,000,000 665,000,000 774,000,000 388,000,000 84,000,000 -254,000,000 333,000,000 117,000,000 124,000,000 -153,000,000 -229,000,000 -67,000,000 -50,000,000 -535,000,000 137,000,000 92,000,000 2,000,000 1,134,000,000 155,000,000 -122,000,000 -591,000,000 -237,000,000 -159,000,000 -270,000,000 -312,000,000 53,000,000 26,000,000 119,000,000 347,000,000 128,000,000 
          other operating activities
        1,606,000,000 869,000,000 501,000,000 1,204,000,000 819,000,000 359,000,000 507,000,000 1,230,000,000 563,000,000 600,000,000 249,000,000 998,000,000 677,000,000 303,000,000 -59,000,000 595,000,000 451,000,000 336,000,000 270,000,000 591,000,000 625,000,000 356,000,000 -51,000,000 1,043,000,000 590,000,000 273,000,000 75,000,000 999,000,000 266,000,000 204,000,000 265,000,000 1,066,000,000 -628,000,000 942,000,000 -170,000,000 -26,000,000 -328,000,000 -33,000,000 112,000,000 293,000,000 239,000,000 193,000,000 -75,000,000 124,000,000 543,000,000 669,000,000 166,000,000 -370,000,000 
          changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                        
          receivables
        -1,723,000,000 -673,000,000 268,000,000 289,000,000 -1,475,000,000 234,000,000 -154,000,000 -126,000,000 -786,000,000 -261,000,000 376,000,000 299,000,000 -933,000,000 37,000,000 837,000,000 -954,000,000 -1,294,000,000 -376,000,000 828,000,000 -1,251,000,000 -658,000,000 -101,000,000 924,000,000 -507,000,000 -317,000,000 8,000,000 970,000,000 -546,000,000 -79,000,000 -877,000,000 1,134,000,000 -545,000,000 -1,114,000,000 -141,000,000 726,000,000 -172,000,000 -51,000,000 494,000,000 100,000,000 -99,000,000 782,000,000 -1,028,000,000 -245,000,000 91,000,000 613,000,000 -254,000,000 -122,000,000 567,000,000 
          inventories
        -7,562,000,000 148,000,000 -807,000,000 6,445,000,000 -7,966,000,000 -705,000,000 -529,000,000 9,338,000,000 -7,543,000,000 376,000,000 -154,000,000 8,480,000,000 -5,278,000,000 969,000,000 -4,699,000,000 899,000,000 -9,938,000,000 -1,238,000,000 -1,487,000,000 5,865,000,000 -10,726,000,000 245,000,000 2,221,000,000 7,258,000,000 -7,778,000,000 641,000,000 -421,000,000 5,968,000,000 -7,720,000,000 -106,000,000 547,000,000 6,306,000,000 -6,679,000,000 167,000,000 66,000,000 -6,571,000,000 791,000,000 264,000,000 -6,410,000,000 1,248,000,000 -1,475,000,000 5,700,000,000 -6,526,000,000 20,000,000 -423,000,000 -6,799,000,000 -15,000,000 584,000,000 
          accounts payable
        5,975,000,000 1,612,000,000 -310,000,000 -4,178,000,000 6,240,000,000 953,000,000 213,000,000 -4,831,000,000 4,347,000,000 2,028,000,000 971,000,000 -4,608,000,000 3,636,000,000 1,187,000,000 -1,640,000,000 -2,386,000,000 7,787,000,000 1,123,000,000 -1,004,000,000 -1,587,000,000 7,501,000,000 2,235,000,000 -1,183,000,000 -3,199,000,000 4,167,000,000 612,000,000 -1,854,000,000 -2,306,000,000 5,725,000,000 182,000,000 -1,770,000,000 -1,544,000,000 5,095,000,000 690,000,000 -155,000,000 3,257,000,000 2,098,000,000 -234,000,000 4,165,000,000 -243,000,000 -319,000,000 -390,000,000 3,488,000,000 411,000,000 -831,000,000 2,413,000,000 419,000,000 -743,000,000 
          accrued liabilities
        2,347,000,000 2,174,000,000 -3,627,000,000 1,186,000,000 603,000,000 3,239,000,000 -4,649,000,000 2,971,000,000 -2,927,000,000 3,079,000,000 -4,447,000,000 3,039,000,000 3,793,000,000 2,510,000,000 -4,949,000,000 2,126,000,000 690,000,000 2,592,000,000 -4,004,000,000 2,827,000,000 368,000,000 3,537,000,000 -2,109,000,000 1,293,000,000 550,000,000 -143,000,000 -1,514,000,000 80,000,000 1,805,000,000 111,000,000 -1,813,000,000 418,000,000 2,230,000,000 118,000,000 -1,838,000,000 1,643,000,000 203,000,000 -590,000,000 1,522,000,000 59,000,000 -919,000,000 666,000,000 1,179,000,000 346,000,000 -942,000,000 114,000,000 1,318,000,000 -1,527,000,000 
          accrued income taxes
        61,000,000 -837,000,000 903,000,000 -54,000,000 232,000,000 -706,000,000 963,000,000 -324,000,000 -166,000,000 -538,000,000 560,000,000 -178,000,000 35,000,000 -33,000,000 49,000,000 15,000,000 185,000,000 -589,000,000 428,000,000 -394,000,000 -46,000,000 -745,000,000 1,049,000,000 -45,000,000 -54,000,000 -340,000,000 346,000,000 66,000,000 134,000,000 -289,000,000 49,000,000 42,000,000 -35,000,000 -1,615,000,000 1,051,000,000 -223,000,000 -536,000,000 810,000,000 226,000,000 -1,339,000,000 695,000,000 743,000,000 -119,000,000 -1,450,000,000 992,000,000 -223,000,000 -2,194,000,000 116,000,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        9,100,000,000 12,941,000,000 5,411,000,000 13,525,000,000 6,561,000,000 12,108,000,000 4,249,000,000 16,712,000,000 813,000,000 13,568,000,000 4,633,000,000 13,143,000,000 6,458,000,000 12,998,000,000 -3,758,000,000 7,890,000,000 3,868,000,000 9,565,000,000 2,858,000,000 13,194,000,000 3,924,000,000 11,939,000,000 7,017,000,000 10,716,000,000 3,354,000,000 7,622,000,000 3,563,000,000 10,445,000,000 6,213,000,000 5,934,000,000 5,161,000,000 11,277,000,000 5,700,000,000 5,975,000,000 5,385,000,000 4,713,000,000 8,738,000,000 6,193,000,000 4,903,000,000 5,656,000,000 4,446,000,000 13,094,000,000 3,570,000,000 5,961,000,000 5,939,000,000 2,069,000,000 6,357,000,000 4,894,000,000 
          capital expenditures
        -7,218,000,000 -6,423,000,000 -4,986,000,000 -7,087,000,000 -6,189,000,000 -5,831,000,000 -4,676,000,000 -5,932,000,000 -5,458,000,000 -4,787,000,000 -4,429,000,000 -4,796,000,000 -4,569,000,000 -3,953,000,000 -3,539,000,000 -4,518,000,000 -3,569,000,000 -2,805,000,000 -2,214,000,000 -3,826,000,000 -2,869,000,000 -1,817,000,000 -1,752,000,000 -2,940,000,000 -2,894,000,000 -2,666,000,000 -2,205,000,000 -3,330,000,000 -2,732,000,000 -2,464,000,000 -1,818,000,000 -3,143,000,000 -2,485,000,000 -2,433,000,000 -1,990,000,000 -2,840,000,000 -2,410,000,000 -2,209,000,000 -3,179,000,000 -2,841,000,000 -2,203,000,000 -3,931,000,000 -3,130,000,000 -2,956,000,000 -2,157,000,000 -3,440,000,000 -3,098,000,000 -2,968,000,000 
          free cash flows
        1,882,000,000 6,518,000,000 425,000,000 6,438,000,000 372,000,000 6,277,000,000 -427,000,000 10,780,000,000 -4,645,000,000 8,781,000,000 204,000,000 8,347,000,000 1,889,000,000 9,045,000,000 -7,297,000,000 3,372,000,000 299,000,000 6,760,000,000 644,000,000 9,368,000,000 1,055,000,000 10,122,000,000 5,265,000,000 7,776,000,000 460,000,000 4,956,000,000 1,358,000,000 7,115,000,000 3,481,000,000 3,470,000,000 3,343,000,000 8,134,000,000 3,215,000,000 3,542,000,000 3,395,000,000 1,873,000,000 6,328,000,000 3,984,000,000 1,724,000,000 2,815,000,000 2,243,000,000 9,163,000,000 440,000,000 3,005,000,000 3,782,000,000 -1,371,000,000 3,259,000,000 1,926,000,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                        
          payments for property and equipment
        -7,218,000,000 -6,423,000,000 -4,986,000,000 -7,087,000,000 -6,189,000,000 -5,831,000,000 -4,676,000,000 -5,932,000,000 -5,458,000,000 -4,787,000,000 -4,429,000,000 -4,796,000,000 -4,569,000,000 -3,953,000,000 -3,539,000,000 -4,518,000,000 -3,569,000,000 -2,805,000,000 -2,214,000,000 -3,826,000,000 -2,869,000,000 -1,817,000,000 -1,752,000,000 -2,940,000,000 -2,894,000,000 -2,666,000,000 -2,205,000,000 -3,330,000,000 -2,732,000,000 -2,464,000,000 -1,818,000,000 -3,143,000,000 -2,485,000,000 -2,433,000,000 -1,990,000,000 -2,840,000,000 -2,410,000,000 -2,209,000,000 -3,179,000,000 -2,841,000,000 -2,203,000,000 -3,931,000,000 -3,130,000,000 -2,956,000,000 -2,157,000,000 -3,440,000,000 -3,098,000,000 -2,968,000,000 
          proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
        28,000,000 16,000,000 25,000,000                                              
          proceeds from disposal of certain strategic investments
        24,000,000   267,000,000                                             
          other investing activities
        -665,000,000 -474,000,000 -132,000,000 -73,000,000 -223,000,000 -111,000,000 195,000,000 -68,000,000 -37,000,000 -426,000,000 -526,000,000 5,000,000 248,000,000 -92,000,000 -456,000,000 40,000,000 -477,000,000 -499,000,000 57,000,000   21,000,000 6,000,000 -6,000,000 343,000,000 -109,000,000 251,000,000 148,000,000 -228,000,000 -289,000,000 -62,000,000 -120,000,000 59,000,000 -5,000,000 8,000,000 -10,000,000 -58,000,000 1,000,000 139,000,000 -113,000,000 22,000,000 -148,000,000 -56,000,000 24,000,000 -12,000,000 -100,000,000 221,000,000 -63,000,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -7,831,000,000 -6,106,000,000 -5,093,000,000 -8,718,000,000 -2,533,000,000 -5,719,000,000 -4,409,000,000 -5,913,000,000 -5,465,000,000 -5,049,000,000 -4,860,000,000 -4,757,000,000 -4,381,000,000 -4,026,000,000 -4,558,000,000 -4,485,000,000 -3,932,000,000 -3,448,000,000 5,850,000,000 -3,564,000,000 -2,873,000,000 -1,938,000,000 -1,696,000,000 -2,843,000,000 -2,461,000,000 -2,689,000,000 -1,135,000,000 -3,482,000,000 -16,126,000,000 -2,746,000,000 -1,682,000,000 -3,189,000,000 -2,312,000,000 -1,685,000,000 -1,874,000,000 -6,634,000,000 -2,297,000,000 -2,119,000,000 -2,965,000,000 -2,489,000,000 -2,113,000,000 -3,968,000,000 -2,817,000,000 -2,219,000,000 -2,121,000,000 -3,146,000,000 -2,800,000,000 -2,996,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                        
          net change in short-term borrowings
        4,554,000,000 -1,762,000,000 2,521,000,000 -468,000,000 365,000,000 -2,270,000,000 4,585,000,000 -9,071,000,000 5,402,000,000 2,838,000,000 1,343,000,000 -6,485,000,000 -3,779,000,000 -765,000,000 10,995,000,000 -35,000,000 -213,000,000 303,000,000 138,000,000 -23,000,000 -123,000,000 -3,720,000,000 3,542,000,000 -4,374,000,000 1,282,000,000 -1,165,000,000 -399,000,000 -2,664,000,000 7,372,000,000 -7,262,000,000 2,501,000,000 144,000,000 1,860,000,000 662,000,000 1,482,000,000 3,159,000,000 -1,922,000,000 1,065,000,000 3,263,000,000 1,015,000,000 -741,000,000 -4,445,000,000 2,287,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,129,000,000 4,177,000,000 2,420,000,000 -551,000,000 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        3,983,000,000     4,967,000,000 72,000,000           1,472,000,000 42,000,000 3,978,000,000 21,000,000   5,973,000,000   4,000,000 3,000,000 127,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 43,000,000 54,000,000 555,000,000 46,000,000 4,519,000,000 1,727,000,000 349,000,000 4,977,000,000 
          repayments of long-term debt
        -1,750,000,000   -651,000,000 -1,243,000,000 -1,574,000,000 -4,000,000 -150,000,000 -2,279,000,000 -1,784,000,000 -1,250,000,000 -513,000,000 -926,000,000 -10,000,000,000 -2,500,000,000 -510,000,000 -1,250,000,000 -1,195,000,000   -1,500,000,000 -43,000,000 -364,000,000 -734,000,000 -529,000,000 -2,521,000,000 -4,202,000,000 -4,682,000,000                
          dividends paid
        -1,875,000,000 -1,875,000,000 -1,880,000,000 -1,684,000,000 -1,668,000,000 -1,665,000,000 -1,671,000,000 -1,534,000,000 -1,534,000,000 -1,534,000,000 -1,538,000,000 -1,514,000,000 -1,519,000,000 -1,538,000,000 -1,543,000,000 -1,525,000,000 -1,536,000,000 -1,542,000,000 -1,549,000,000 -1,534,000,000 -1,524,000,000 -1,529,000,000 -1,529,000,000 -1,503,000,000 -1,509,000,000 -1,516,000,000 -1,520,000,000 -1,505,000,000 -1,530,000,000 -1,534,000,000 -1,533,000,000 -1,510,000,000 -1,526,000,000 -1,539,000,000 -1,549,000,000 -1,549,000,000 -1,560,000,000 -1,573,000,000 -1,571,000,000 -1,578,000,000 -1,579,000,000 -1,546,000,000 -1,545,000,000 -1,547,000,000 -1,547,000,000 -1,533,000,000 -1,543,000,000 -1,549,000,000 
          purchase of company stock
        -808,000,000 -1,645,000,000 -4,555,000,000 -1,445,000,000 -977,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -1,059,000,000 -1,497,000,000 -111,000,000 -485,000,000 -686,000,000 -1,212,000,000 -2,961,000,000 -3,339,000,000 -2,408,000,000 -2,419,000,000 -2,168,000,000 -2,391,000,000 -2,809,000,000 -1,439,000,000 -463,000,000 -723,000,000 -888,000,000 -1,122,000,000 -1,572,000,000 -2,135,000,000 -3,249,000,000 -2,317,000,000 -1,305,000,000 -539,000,000 -1,640,000,000 -2,209,000,000 -2,262,000,000 -2,185,000,000 -1,402,000,000 -2,117,000,000 -2,735,000,000 -437,000,000 -1,003,000,000 -280,000,000 -82,000,000 -307,000,000 -626,000,000 -1,710,000,000 -1,850,000,000 -2,246,000,000 
          other financing activities
        -140,000,000 -844,000,000 -61,000,000 -669,000,000 -449,000,000 -435,000,000 -617,000,000 -593,000,000 -483,000,000 -327,000,000 -845,000,000 175,000,000 -885,000,000 -570,000,000 -838,000,000 -340,000,000 -490,000,000 -16,000,000 -669,000,000 -173,000,000 -211,000,000 -127,000,000 -725,000,000 -173,000,000 -157,000,000 -268,000,000 -310,000,000 -148,000,000 -3,000,000 -150,000,000 -328,000,000 -105,000,000 -71,000,000 60,000,000 -145,000,000 -83,000,000 17,000,000 -120,000,000 -258,000,000 -126,000,000 -84,000,000 -16,000,000 -157,000,000 -70,000,000 -166,000,000 -222,000,000 -454,000,000 -284,000,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -19,000,000 -7,001,000,000 8,000,000 -5,149,000,000 -2,728,000,000 -6,624,000,000 -321,000,000 -13,235,000,000 3,130,000,000 -5,249,000,000 1,940,000,000 -11,458,000,000 -4,181,000,000 -6,715,000,000 5,315,000,000 -4,715,000,000 -6,554,000,000 -6,160,000,000 -5,399,000,000 -4,777,000,000 -3,526,000,000 -8,379,000,000 565,000,000 -7,086,000,000 -1,682,000,000 -4,685,000,000 -846,000,000 -8,458,000,000 3,441,000,000 4,966,000,000 -2,486,000,000 -8,459,000,000 -2,785,000,000 -4,659,000,000 -3,972,000,000 79,000,000 -5,782,000,000 -5,432,000,000 -485,000,000 -5,079,000,000 -3,695,000,000 -6,213,000,000 -103,000,000 -3,578,000,000 -5,177,000,000 882,000,000 -3,376,000,000 -741,000,000 
          effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -30,000,000 111,000,000 70,000,000 -290,000,000 -11,000,000 -346,000,000 6,000,000 76,000,000 -154,000,000 -7,000,000 154,000,000 258,000,000 -231,000,000 -149,000,000 49,000,000 -22,000,000 -97,000,000 30,000,000 -51,000,000 405,000,000 -101,000,000 346,000,000 -415,000,000 97,000,000 100,000,000 -220,000,000 -46,000,000 47,000,000 -186,000,000 -442,000,000 143,000,000                  
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        1,220,000,000 -55,000,000 396,000,000 -632,000,000 1,289,000,000 -581,000,000 -475,000,000 -2,360,000,000 -1,676,000,000 3,263,000,000 1,867,000,000   2,108,000,000 -2,952,000,000 -1,332,000,000 -6,715,000,000 -13,000,000 3,258,000,000 5,258,000,000 -2,576,000,000 1,968,000,000 5,471,000,000 884,000,000 -689,000,000 28,000,000 1,536,000,000 -1,448,000,000 -6,658,000,000 7,712,000,000 1,136,000,000                  
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
        9,536,000,000 9,935,000,000 8,841,000,000 14,834,000,000 17,788,000,000 1,000,000 9,514,000,000 7,756,000,000 7,014,000,000                  
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        1,220,000,000 -55,000,000 9,932,000,000  1,289,000,000 -581,000,000 9,460,000,000  -1,676,000,000 3,263,000,000 10,708,000,000  -2,335,000,000 2,108,000,000 11,882,000,000  -6,715,000,000 -13,000,000 22,894,000,000  -2,576,000,000 1,969,000,000 14,985,000,000  -689,000,000 28,000,000 9,292,000,000 -1,448,000,000 -6,658,000,000 7,712,000,000 8,150,000,000                  
          proceeds from the disposal of property and equipment
             220,000,000 72,000,000 87,000,000 30,000,000 86,000,000 47,000,000 44,000,000 54,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 104,000,000 114,000,000 104,000,000 72,000,000 116,000,000 16,000,000 23,000,000 60,000,000 103,000,000 90,000,000 86,000,000 42,000,000 211,000,000 103,000,000 7,000,000 198,000,000 77,000,000 89,000,000 16,000,000 196,000,000 523,000,000 171,000,000 89,000,000 75,000,000 219,000,000 68,000,000 111,000,000 369,000,000 42,000,000 48,000,000 409,000,000 77,000,000 35,000,000 
          payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                 -10,000,000 -114,000,000 -18,000,000 -598,000,000 -111,000,000   -5,000,000 -165,000,000 -10,000,000 -56,000,000 -1,387,000,000                     
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
           -559,000,000 -5,000,000   -545,000,000 -4,000,000   -428,000,000    -404,000,000 -6,000,000   -358,000,000 -10,000,000   -148,000,000 -148,000,000 -163,000,000 -96,000,000 -179,000,000 -81,000,000 -105,000,000 -66,000,000 -154,000,000 -63,000,000 -419,000,000 -54,000,000 -50,000,000 -213,000,000 -57,000,000 -175,000,000 -365,000,000 -69,000,000 -199,000,000 -62,000,000 -311,000,000 -28,000,000    
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                     -8,000,000 14,000,000 23,000,000 -126,000,000 -43,000,000 -777,000,000 -70,000,000 -40,000,000 -84,000,000 -94,000,000 -1,626,000,000    
          sale of subsidiary stock
           327,000,000 6,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 214,000,000 483,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 35,000,000 8,000,000                                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                        
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                        
          income taxes paid
                                                        
          interest paid
                                                        
          proceeds from disposal of certain operations
               87,000,000 48,000,000                                      
          net unrealized and realized (gains) and losses
                     -1,000,000 1,989,000,000 609,000,000 -1,188,000,000 942,000,000 2,077,000,000                              
          losses on disposal of business operations
                       433,000,000                              
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                      1,004,000,000                 
          proceeds from disposal of certain operations, net of divested cash
                       7,935,000,000                              
          premiums paid to extinguish debt
                                      -992,000,000                 
          change in cash and cash equivalents reclassified from assets held for sale
                                                        
          change in cash and cash equivalents reclassified from (to) assets held for sale
                                                        
          net unrealized and realized losses
                                                        
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                        
          asda pension contribution
                                                        
          change in cash and cash equivalents classified as held for sale
                        1,848,000,000                              
          proceeds from the disposal of certain operations
                           44,000,000    833,000,000     34,000,000             
          cash and cash equivalents reclassified as assets held for sale
                                                        
          unrealized (gains) and losses
                            -2,877,000,000 -3,223,000,000 -783,000,000 -975,000,000 -180,000,000 52,000,000 -783,000,000 -211,000,000 1,788,000,000 94,000,000 1,845,000,000                  
          losses and (gains) on disposal of business operations
                                                        
          loss on disposal of business operations
                                                        
          (gains) and losses for disposal of business operations
                               16,000,000    4,000,000 91,000,000                    
          changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                        
          purchase of available for sale securities
                                                        
          business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                       -3,000,000 -9,000,000 -275,000,000 -88,000,000              
          effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
                                       101,000,000 -46,000,000 293,000,000 139,000,000 105,000,000 -580,000,000 250,000,000 -214,000,000 -96,000,000 -14,000,000 -496,000,000 -116,000,000 8,000,000 90,000,000 -85,000,000 -20,000,000 -83,000,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                       -270,000,000 557,000,000 -76,000,000 -322,000,000 -1,737,000,000 79,000,000 -1,108,000,000 1,239,000,000 -2,008,000,000 -1,376,000,000 2,417,000,000 534,000,000 172,000,000 -1,269,000,000 -280,000,000 161,000,000 1,074,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                       6,867,000,000 8,705,000,000 9,135,000,000 7,281,000,000 7,781,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                        557,000,000 -76,000,000 6,545,000,000 -1,737,000,000 79,000,000 7,597,000,000 1,239,000,000 -2,008,000,000 7,759,000,000  534,000,000 172,000,000 6,012,000,000 -280,000,000 161,000,000 8,855,000,000 
          payments of long-term debt
                                          -1,513,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -2,013,000,000 -1,263,000,000 -2,244,000,000 -915,000,000 -21,000,000 -1,015,000,000 -1,294,000,000 -1,574,000,000 -1,557,000,000 -2,298,000,000 -1,088,000,000 
          investment and business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                        
          income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                 -270,000,000 -15,000,000    
          income from continuing operations
                                              3,414,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,283,000,000 5,188,000,000 3,826,000,000 4,089,000,000 3,711,000,000    
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                        
          changes in certain assets and liabilities:
                                                        
          investments and business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                        
          loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes