Walmart Reports Record Q4 and FY21 Revenue

Fourth-quarter highlights
• Total revenue was a record $152.1 billion, an increase of $10.4 billion, or 7.3%. Excluding currency2, total revenue would have increased 7.5% to reach $152.3 billion.
• Walmart U.S. comp sales1 increased 8.6% with strength across most key categories.
• Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales increased 69% with strong results across all channels.
• Sam’s Club comp sales1 increased 10.8% and eCommerce sales grew 42%. Reduced tobacco sales negatively affected comp sales by approximately 410 basis points. Membership income increased 12.9%, the strongest growth in six years.
• Walmart International net sales were $34.9 billion, an increase of 5.5%. Net sales in constant currency2 increased 6.3%, led by Flipkart, Mexico and Canada. Changes in currency rates negatively affected net sales by approximately $0.3 billion.
• Consolidated gross profit rate increased 29 basis points with positive contributions from each operating segment, led by the U.S.
details at: https://corporate.walmart.com/media-library/document/q4-fy21-earnings-release/_proxyDocument?id=00000177-b235-d73b-a9f7-b2f591660001

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