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How WALMART INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$706.4B · 100%Cost of revenue$535.4B · 76%Gross profit$171.0B · 24%Operating income$29.8B · 4%Income before tax$29.5B · 4%Income tax$7.2B · 1%Net income$21.9B · 3%As of 2026-01-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$706.4B100%
Cost of revenue$535.4B76%
$171.0B24%
$29.8B4%
Income before tax$29.5B4%
Income tax$7.2B1%
$21.9B3%
Source: · event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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