Walmart (WMT) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 11, 2025)

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What is Walmart Moat Score?

Walmart has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Walmart has Wide Moat: Walmart has a robust wide moat due to its market leadership, economies of scale, and superior distribution network. Its strong brand and customer loyalty, coupled with significant pricing power, reinforce its competitive position. The company's ability to leverage its scale for cost advantages and its extensive logistics network are key durable advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Walmart might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Walmart's Moat Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Walmart's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Walmart's Moat Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Walmart's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walmart's Moat Score falls into.

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Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Walmart Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR, USA, 72716

Website

https://stock.walmart.com

Walmart is a leading retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 locations globally. Walmart generated over $460 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2025, with Sam's Club contributing another $90 billion to the company's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $120 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 270 million customers globally each week.

Executives

C Douglas Mcmillon	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Kathryn J. Mclay	officer: Executive Vice President	702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Daniel J Bartlett	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
John D Rainey	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
John R. Furner	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Rachel L Brand	officer: Executive Vice President	702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Christopher James Nicholas	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
David Chojnowski	officer: Senior Vice President	5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
S Robson Walton	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board	C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0105
Alice L Walton	10 percent owner	110 N.W. SECOND STREET, SUITE 300, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Jim C Walton	director, other: Director	C/O WALTON ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Timothy Patrick Flynn	director	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Randall L Stephenson	director	208 S. AKARD ST., DALLAS TX 75202
Judith J Mckenna	officer: Executive Vice President	702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
M. Brett Biggs	officer: Executive Vice President	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716